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Judah Taub

Author of How to Move Up When The Only Way Is Down

How To Move Up When The Only Way Is Down

How to Move Up When the Only Way is Down

A Local Maximum is a situation in which we’ve reached a peak, but not the one that fulfills the highest potential. In order to move up in our pursuits, we must first move back down - a realization which can lead to frustration, decision-making paralysis and lost opportunity.

 

In How to Move Up When the Only Way Is Down: Lessons from Artificial Intelligence for Overcoming Your Local Maximum, Judah Taub draws from his perspective guiding early stage AI startups, his years serving in military intelligence where he developed a new kind of intelligence gathering, and his various experiences leading innovation throughout his career. Equipped with an off-the-beaten track perspective, Judah shares insights into how humans can achieve better decision-making to surpass expectations by learning from the way AI overcomes local maximums. 

 

What tech engineers already know is that with the rise of AI, we’ve developed new ways of addressing these limitations. These techniques, employed to save billions of dollars for global giants like Amazon and Google, are equally applicable to each of us. The trick is to be open to learning from AI instead of just using or fearing it.

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MEET JUDAH

Judah Taub, author of How To Move Up When The Only Way Is Down

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.

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Entrepreneurs should watch out for Local Maximum | Judah Taub, Hetz Ventures
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Are VCs putting too much weight on sales? | Judah Taub, Hetz Ventures
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Our AI investment thesis in the age of ChatGPT | Judah Taub, Hetz Ventures
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Judah is available for speaking engagements, both online and in-person, and can participate in a variety of formats: 

 

  • Conferences

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  • Investor gatherings

  • Community talks (including campus, synagogues)

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