This week's guest on The Business Leader Podcast is Or Lenchner, the CEO of public data collection platform Bright Data. He is also the founder of the Israel-based digital media agency Dmarketing, and was a part of the founding team and head of customer relations for Trophit, a patent-pending technology company.

We speak to Or about Bright Data's lawsuit against Meta, the differences between the Israeli and American tech scenes, the importance of public data for businesses, and much more.

Here's what we discussed:

• Can you tell us a bit about your journey to where you are now? (00:38)
• Did you always want to be a CEO? (03:12)
• How does the CEO role differ to other C-Suite positions? (05:49)
• How important is it for businesses to utilise data to inform business decisions? (07:22)
• There has been a societal awareness about the use of data and controversy around data being unknowingly collected, or data breaches where information is leaked. How do you ensure that Bright Data technology is ethical and safe? (12:00)
• At the beginning of this year, Bright Data filed a lawsuit against Meta to protect access to public data that the tech company - formally Facebook - has tried to close access to. Why did you think this was important? (14:12)
• What’s the secret to scaling a business successfully and what characteristics are important to have in your core leadership team? (18:39)
• Did you come across any challenges working in a company that had been acquired? (21:25)
• Could you tell us about your journey to founding your own company before working at Bright Data? (23:21)
• How has your military experience helped your career in business? (25:50)
• As CEO, you have an important role in influencing and cultivating a company culture – what values do you think are important in this culture? (28:14)
• How does the tech scene differ in markets across the globe - for example Israel and the US? (30:16)
• The Good News Postcard: If you could choose to be any fictional character, which would it be and why? (32:56)
• What makes a great business leader? (33:45)

Thanks to Tasmin from the Jill Dando News for bringing us The Good News Postcard this week. Get your dose of positive news by visiting The Good News Post, a website collated by hundreds of young people aged 8 to 18 in the UK. They've written real-life “news that’s good for you”, covering people, animals, stories to cheer people up, and tips to make lives better.

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