January 31, 2025 – Israeli VC Judah Taub and Unlikely Felon Will Young

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Judah Taub – Managing Partner at Henz Ventures & Author of How to Move Up When the Only Way is Down: Lessons from Artificial Intelligence for Overcoming Your Local Maximum

Judah Taub is co-founder and managing partner at Hetz Ventures, a leading Israeli seed stage venture capital firm ($300M AUM) taking a thematic approach to early stage investing. Before founding Hetz, Judah was Head of Data at Lansdowne Partners ($20B London-based hedge fund) as well as advising multiple young start-ups. In his service in the Israel Defense Forces Judah served as an officer in a classified intelligence unit where he engineered a large-scale project to win the IDF 2014 Creativity Award. He has lectured widely, including throughout the IDF and at Wharton Business School, on time-management and creative thinking, and wrote a book for new soldiers published by Yediot, Israel’s leading publisher. Judah was also elected as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2020. Judah is the author of How to Move Up When the Only Way is Down.
Will Young – Author of The Unlikely Felon: A Memoir of Ambition, Elder Care and Jail

W.C. Young made his mark as an entrepreneur and civic leader, helping raise more than $25 million dollars for companies and nonprofits in his capacity as board member (serving on ten boards), volunteer, and business owner from 2000 to 2011. He helped start several companies and raised significant funds for children’s organizations throughout the Denver area through his relationship with the Denver Active 20-30 Children’s Foundation (where he was the top fundraiser from 2005 to 2010). Denver Business Journal named Will to its prestigious 40 Under 40 Award list in 2000 and recognized one of his companies (XploreNet) as the sixth fastest-growing privately held company in Colorado during the early 2000s. The Journal also included him in its 2010 edition of the Denver Business Journal’s Power Book. He was a 2011 finalist for the Journal’s Philanthropy Day Corporate Citizen of the Year Award. Will has authored five books and at one time lectured and trained professionals nationwide. He considers himself a professional, creative, dynamic true storyteller and speaker, making an incredible impact architecting, writing and delivering authentic stories and keynotes. He writes and records books, podcasts, plays, keynotes, movie scripts, short stories, and blog posts from his own life experiences. Will’s stories move, challenge, anger, inspire, and motivate people of all ages to listen, change, laugh, cry, and look inside themselves. He’s a Colorado State University graduate with a wife and four children. He coaches volleyball, basketball, and soccer. He spends his time consulting, writing, traveling, and watching his kids play sports. He believes we all deserve a second chance.