From law to VC to entrepreneurship, Liat Aaronson, former executive director of the Zell Entrepreneurship Program and co-founder of Horizen Labs, has explored a variety of unique industries and leadership roles throughout her career. Aaronson is an M&A lawyer by trade, and though she loved working through the challenges that the field presented, she soon developed a desire to find a position where she could leave a greater impact. After leaving the legal world, Aaronson joined the Zell Entrepreneurship Program team and helped talented young students transition into the professional world. Aaronson thoroughly enjoyed supporting and learning from the entrepreneurs she worked with and decided to further pursue her passion for entrepreneurship with Horizen Labs. Liat sat down for an interview with 20MinuteLeaders creator Michael Matias and told him about the knowledge she has ammassed across various sectors and her plans of using her expertise to grow and scale her business.
Paradox, a growing American HR platform, acquires an Israeli AI-powered chatbot to optimize recruitment communication. Oshry Alkeslasi /
Israeli HR startup
Paradox - a global talent acquisition management platform.
March funding round turns into January acquisition
Spetz developed a chatbot system that seamlessly integrates into an enterprise’s existing communication channels like WhatsApp, Slack, or Messenger. In addition, the system connects to standard talent acquisition platforms, such as Comeet and Niloosoft, enabling HR to communicate with candidates throughout the recruiting process.
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Spetz platform definitely gained popularity during COVID, which has totally changed the talent acquisition landscape. The platform is based on AI technologies, helping large organizations manage the hundreds and thousands of talent acquisition processes going on at once. The platform though doesn’t stop there, it also automates solutions
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