“The FemTech revolution has happened. We stopped asking for permission to talk about what bothers us”

“The FemTech revolution has happened. We stopped asking for permission to talk about what bothers us.”?EZbra founder and FemTech pioneer Efrat Roman spoke to CTech about her iconic post-op bra for breast cancer patients and the odyssey of FemTech.

“We don’t all need to know exactly how AI works, but we need to know that we control it.”?John Chris Inglis, who left his role as the National Cyber Director at the White House earlier this year, added that “we also need to make sure that we improve our critical thinking skills so that we understand what technology offers us and what it offers us in the context of the world we live in.”

“The fear of f**king up (FOFU) has replaced the fear of missing out (FOMO).”?Adam Fisher, Partner at VC firm Bessemer Venture Partners, added that he is looking for "entrepreneurs who look a little further ahead. If it's too easy to raise at the beginning, it'll probably be harder later. The chance that you come up with an idea that no one else has at that moment is slim."

“You have to look at the map and know that California is much more than Silicon Valley.”?Sharon Vanek, Executive Director of the California Israel Chamber of Commerce, joined CTech to discuss the appeal of the Golden State despite its local challenges.

"When we raised money two and a half years ago, it felt almost free; today it is no longer like that."?Yael Peled Adam, co-founder and CPO of Laguna Health, added that her startup has “always been conservative in spending and in the employees we brought in. We have 24 employees and have raised $23 million.”