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I was born in Israel to a very average Israeli family. When I was six, my father took up the role of engineer in South Africa, and I grew up in South Africa. I did my schooling in South Africa, studied computer, software, and electrical engineering at the University of Natal. To put myself through university, I started a company writing software for people. I called it Great Programming Solutions (GPS). By the time I finished university, we had 50 or 60 employees. Two years later, we mergered into an IPO in South Africa and London. From not knowing any better, we had fairly good success. I eventually left the business and had another two startups I wanted to try out. What I realized was that I needed to leave South Africa if I wanted to make it big; like actors go to Hollywood to try to make it big, entrepreneurs who want to make it big go to the U.S. I landed in the U.S., and I was fortunate enough over the next six years to be involved in a number of startups, which were sold e
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.