Becoming a Startup Founder: Discover What it Takes

Mon Nov 17 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC+02:00

Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv-Yafo

Ignite by Coller \/ The Coller Institute of Venture
Publisher/HostIgnite by Coller / The Coller Institute of Venture
Becoming a Startup Founder: Discover What it Takes
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Fireside Chat: Bootstrapping to $300M & a Lightning-Fast Exit
About this Event

{The event will be held in English}

Join us for an intimate conversation with two remarkable entrepreneurs who've taken very different paths to success!



>>> What You'll Hear


💰 Different Paths to Success -
Bootstrapping for sustainable growth vs. raising capital and moving fast to exit.

🎯 The Real Founder Journey -
Managing teams under pressure, dealing with rejection, and the daily grind behind the headlines.

âš¡ What Actually Matters -
Product-market fit, customer trust, knowing when to scale, and reading market timing.

🧠 Leadership Through Growth -
How to lead when you're building something no one believes in yet.

🚀 From Napkin Sketch to Nine Figures -
The milestones, pivots, and critical decisions that shaped their journeys.


Whether you're contemplating your first startup, in the trenches of building, or curious about what it really takes, this conversation will give you unfiltered insights from founders who've lived it.


Q&A included – bring your toughest questions!



>>> The Speakers


Tal Kollender.

Tal bootstrapped Remedio (formerly GYTPOL) from napkin sketch to $300M valuation without raising a single dollar of VC funding. Building profitably from day one, she grew the company through word-of-mouth to serve Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Check Point. She's been named Cybersecurity Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 - and more recently, Remedio has been selected by Forbes Israel's "Next Billion Dollar Startups 2025" list.

Alon Yariv.

Serial founder who's experienced the full startup lifecycle. After winning first prize in the StartUp+ competition with Qubex, Alon co-founded Atero AI in July 2024. Just one year later, the AI infrastructure company was acquired by Crusoe Cloud in a $200M deal -proving that timing, product-market fit, and execution can compress years into months.


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Ignite by Coller - TAU Students Entrepreneurship Club.


Ignite by Coller is an entrepreneurial community which provides students and alumni the opportunity to explore an entrepreneurial path as part of the on-campus experience.

This is achieved by participating in events, engaging with other entrepreneurs, sharing ideas and creating new partnerships.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University, Sderot Henry Gildred, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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