Tomer Dean: "What do investors want? They want to make money."

In this episode of Real Life Superpowers, Ronen and Noa speak with Tomer Dean, co-Founder and CEO of Audiolabs.

As we enter the next frontier in artificial intelligence, with generative AI leading the way, this conversation on the Real Life Superpowers Podcast, can be super relevant for entrepreneurs who are trying to navigate this new landscape and figure out what skills it makes the most sense to hone in order to stand out

The conversation is with Tomer Dean. He’s the co-Founder, and CEO of Audiolabs - a startup that builds AI technology to convert podcasts into short-form video clips.

He’s a tech entrepreneur, listed on the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30, full-stack developer, guest writer at TechCrunch, host of 2 podcasts, the list goes on.

Growing up in Silicon Valley, he started his digital career at the age of 15. He taught himself how to code his first website, which he later sold at 16 for $10,000.

He hasn’t stopped coding and building since.

During the years, he’s built many side-projects and companies in SaaS, media, consumer, and e-commerce.

Some were bootstrapped, some VC-backed, and some sold.

Topics discussed:

• The momentum of generative AI as a perfect time to enter the market with a valuable product
• Tomer’s rather aggressive approach to validating products (“we prefer to sell and then build”)
• His experience-based, practical methodology for identifying and screening potentially successful ventures
• The five elements investors are looking for when you pitch them
• How to navigate pitches to investors in order to make sure you’re getting honest feedback (and improving your chances of moving forward with them)
• Pro tips for cold emailing

…And much more!

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Noa Eshed: recognized as a thought leader by the Daily Telegraph. Her book "The Smart Marketer's Guide to Google Adwords” was an Amazon no.1 bestseller. Her digital marketing agency Bold Digital Architects has acclaimed several industry awards. She previously co-founded and distributed Israel’s only national magazine for students, and is a certified lawyer (Hebrew U grad) and journalist.

Ronen Menipaz: an Israeli investor, entrepreneur, tech advisor, and founder of numerous business ventures in the entertainment, adtech, and fintech space. During his 25 years of entrepreneurial experience, Ronen has been involved with over 100 startups in Israel, 30 of which he founded or co-founded. Two of those startups went public, while five were sold and four more are currently privately profitable companies.