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Measure Success Podcast
Why Most AI Efforts Miss the Mark
AI is everywhere, but most businesses are using it the wrong way. In this episode of the Measure Success Podcast, Carl J. Cox sits down with Eli Portnoy, co-founder and CEO of BackEngine.ai, to talk about the real gap between AI hype and real-world results. Eli explains why generic AI outputs fail, why context matters more than tools, and how sales and go-to-market strategies must evolve in a crowded, low-trust environment. They also discuss how outbound sales has changed, why easy channels stop working, and what leaders can do today to build relevance, trust...
2026-02-03
34 min
Kevin Kietzman Has Issues
Let's Meet for Christmas, J6 Bomber Known in 2021, Portnoy Apologizes, Leawood Hates Royals, Butker is Problem Too, Coach Drink Spits Truth, ISU AD Sums it Up
First thing up today is your invitation to join the Kietzman's at the North Pole/South Pole Christmas experience on December 18. We'll start in the 5:00pm hour and enjoy the fun until 8:00. We are taking reservations... just send yours via email to info@thejewelkc.com. Let's do this! The J6 pipe bomber was know to the FBI in 2021 according to documents from the "select committee." What a surprise. Sports media guru Dave Portnoy has the worst meltdown yet and is now apologizing for ranting Raiders coach Pete Carroll should be murdered. This is ugly. A sold...
2025-12-09
47 min
Millennial Media Offensive
MMO #193 – Two Real Daddies
Dan has entered fatherhood just in time for the shutdown to end. Mortgages are now 50 years. Jews and Communitists are in the news. Honestly I'm tired just listen to the show or have AI summarize it for you. Producers for MMO #193 Executive Producers Nail Lord of Gaylord Make Good Dono: We'd never forget you brother Fiat Fun Coupon Producers R from parts uknown Eli the Coffee Guy Sharky Shark Trashman Sir Cascadia Cbrooklyn112 Praetor Wiirdo of the Not So Flat Lands Booster Producers ...
2025-11-12
00 min
Leaders & Legacies
232 - Reinventing Voice of the Customer with AI - Eli Portnoy's Leadership Playbook
Eli Portnoy, CEO and co-founder of BackEngine, joins Craig Andrews to expose the flaws in traditional customer feedback systems—and why leadership demands better data. A seasoned entrepreneur and Harvard Business School Executive Fellow, Eli dives into how B2B companies often make strategic decisions using flawed insights from biased surveys.Eli unpacks how leadership in the AI era means throwing out broken instruments like opinion surveys and adopting tools that capture real, unfiltered customer conversations. He explains how BackEngine uses large language models to surface actionable feedback from client interactions—email threads, Zoom calls, and more—giving...
2025-10-16
31 min
Scaling Up Success Podcast
Scaling Up Success | Eli Portnoy | Why Startup Culture Requires Intentional Design
What if the key to scaling a business successfully wasn’t just funding, branding, or hiring the right people, but a founder’s lost “superpower”?On this episode of the Scaling Up Success Podcast, Ryan Van Ornum sits down with Eli Portnoy, serial entrepreneur and founder of Back Engine, to explore how startups can reclaim the CEO advantage, the unique ability to hear directly from customers, make fast decisions, and align every team for maximum impact.Eli shares his journey from building multiple startups to creating a platform that helps co...
2025-10-14
16 min
Like a Farmer
Glenny Balls on Aaron Rodgers, Theo Von, Drew Barrymore & That Time Guy Fieri Got Salty
We’re off the rails with the one and only Glenny “Balls” Medoro, formerly of Barstool Sports and now riding shotgun with Caleb Pressley on Sundae Conversation and multiple brand deal shoots. From being Barstool’s fastest intern to kissing Drew Barrymore and beefing with Guy Fieri (yep, that happened), Glenny holds nothing back. We talk the Mount Rushmore of Chicken, LinkedIn profiles that go too hard, wild stories featuring Aaron Rodgers, Drake, Ed Sheeran, and Matthew McConaughey. Also: Glenny’s Nashville adventures, Dave Portnoy stories, and a homeless vomit incident you can’t un-hear.Subscribe and leave a revi...
2025-10-08
1h 02
Discover Fresh Perspectives
Eli Portnoy on Unlocking Growth Through Automated, Actionable Customer Insights
Send a textWelcome to Discover Fresh Perspectives! In this episode, host David Gouthro sits down with Eli Portnoy, a passionate advocate for elevating the customer experience, especially in the B2B world. Eli shares his philosophy on why many companies only pay lip service to listening to customers—and what it really takes to capture feedback in a way that drives meaningful change.From the pitfalls of traditional surveys and the common blind spots in executive thinking, to the transformative power of AI in collecting and acting on customer insights, Eli offers both candid cri...
2025-09-23
29 min
TechKNOWlogy
Accelerating Customer Feedback with AI with Eli Portnoy
In this episode of TechKNOWLogy by Performix, we sit down with Eli Portnoy, Founder & CEO of BackEngine, an AI-driven platform that helps organizations speed up customer feedback loops and turn insights into action.Eli shares his journey from Amazon to founding Thinknear (acquired for $22.5M) and Sense360 (acquired for $44M), and how those experiences shaped his mission to help companies scale without losing their customer-first mindset.💡 What you’ll learn in this episode:1. How AI tools accelerate customer feedback2. Why startups and enterprises struggle with customer-centricity at scale3. Insights from building and selling multiple succe...
2025-09-22
17 min
No Limit Leadership
90: The One Practice Every Winning Company Has in Common: Mastering Feedback and Innovation w/ 8-Figure Founder Eli Portnoy
What if you could actually predict whether a business will succeed or fail? After analyzing over 150 companies, today’s guest uncovered the single practice that separates thriving businesses from those that stall out.In this episode of the No Limit Leadership Podcast, Sean Patton sits down with Eli Portnoy — serial entrepreneur, 8-figure founder, CEO of BackEngine.ai, and Harvard Business School instructor. Eli has built and sold multiple companies, and now he’s sharing his hard-earned lessons on leadership, iteration, and feedback.You’ll hear how fatherhood shaped his leadership style, why feedback...
2025-09-01
46 min
SaaS Fuel
Harnessing Data and Intuition: The Secret to Product-Market Fit | Eli Portnoy | 309
Eli Portnoy joins Jeff Mains on SaaS Fuel to dive deep into the world of B2B customer feedback, leadership, and scaling SaaS ventures. Eli shares candid stories and practical wisdom from his career, including founding and exiting Sense360 and ThinkNear. He breaks down how BackEngine AI is changing the game for customer retention and voice-of-customer insights by harnessing AI to organize and activate the wealth of organic customer feedback that's already flowing through businesses. The conversation ranges from tactical product decisions and the dangers of confirmation bias, to transformative leadership lessons, distribution vs. product obsession, and...
2025-08-12
47 min
Startup Success
Using Customer Feedback to Drive Product-Market Fit & Growth
Most startups collect customer feedback. Few truly listen. Eli Portnoy shares how to turn insights into growth, retention, and real product-market fit.
2025-07-29
00 min
Startup Success: A Podcast for Founders & Investors
Using Customer Feedback to Drive Product Market Fit & Growth
Most founders say they value customer feedback—but few know how to truly hear it, let alone act on it. On today’s episode, we are excited to welcome serial founder and CEO Eli Portnoy of Backengine.ai, a platform revolutionizing how businesses capture and act on customer feedback. With over $66M in successful exits behind him, Eli shares the lessons only repeated startup journeys can teach—most critically, why leaning into customer feedback isn't optional, it's foundational to a startup's success.Eli walks us through:Why your st...
2025-07-29
26 min
Entrepreneur with Diane Moura
The Feedback Edge Why Listening Drives SaaS Growth - With Eli Portnoy
Eli shares insights from his $66M in startup exits, discusses a benchmark study on customer feedback in B2B SaaS, and reveals lessons learned from building businesses, forming strategic partnerships, and scaling through customer-centric innovation.To learn more about Eli Portnoy go to www.backengine.comVisit https://getmymarketingplan.com/?utm_source=podcast and schedule your call today. We want to get to know you, understand your goals, and help your business get found by the people searching for you.
2025-07-23
50 min
The Remarkable SaaS Podcast
#371 – How Eli Portnoy turned a frustrating pattern into his biggest opportunity
A story about staying connected to customers while everyone else scales away from them.For SaaS founders who feel increasingly disconnected from their customers as they scale—and anyone questioning whether growth has to mean losing touch with what made you successful in the first place.Most SaaS companies don't fail because of bad product decisions. They fail because founders lose their superpower as they scale.Eli Portnoy, CEO and co-founder of Backengine, experienced this visceral pain twice before. In his garage days, he was everything—salesperson, customer success manager, product manager. He had...
2025-07-23
38 min
The B2B Growth Blueprint
Breaking Down Customer Feedback Barriers in B2B Companies with Eli Portnoy
B2B startup life moves fast, and founders are constantly pushed to make big bets with little more than scraps of feedback and intuition. You're trying to build something people actually want, but half the time, you're guessing at what that even looks like. It's frustrating—watching churn creep up or deals stall because something just doesn't click. Getting a clear picture of what customers really need shouldn't feel like detective work, but that's exactly how it ends up. Eli Portnoy is a repeat founder with two successful startup exits. He's worked at Amazon and built Thinknear an...
2025-07-21
32 min
Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
SEC questions, Mountain West drama and Big Noon changes
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after a week away for a loaded episode. From SEC questions to Mountain West drama, to Barstool Sports joining Big Noon Kickoff and more. Joe Rexrode's story on Paul FinebaumSeth Emerson's story on SEC Media DaysChris' story on Mountain West-Pac-12 dramaDavid Gillaspie's Chicago Marathon Fundraiser0:00 Intro, David's meatball order and Paul Finebaum's kindness10:02 Eli Drinkwitz's weird CFP idea14:40 Will the SEC go to 9 conference games?19:11 The Arch Manning of it all23:53 Which SEC hot seat c...
2025-07-19
1h 05
"Let's Talk About..."
Eli Portnoy, Founder & CEO of BackEngine.ai
What separates a founder from a CEO? According to Eli Portnoy—it’s humility, discipline, and protecting your mental runway.Eli’s no stranger to building and scaling companies—he’s successfully founded and exited two startups (Sense360 and Thinknear), and is now back at it with BackEngine.ai, building the future of applied AI.In a recent conversation, Eli shared some standout lessons:🔹 Hire people better than you to elevate your vision—not just execute it.🔹 Quality beats hustle. 10–11 hours of focused work a day >...
2025-07-08
23 min
The Owner’s Guide: Strategies to Successfully Start and Grow a Business
Turning Conversations into Strategy: How AI Can Supercharge Customer Insights
Russ and Greg welcome serial entrepreneur Eli Portnoy, founder of BackEngine.ai, to explore how AI is revolutionizing the way businesses understand and act on customer feedback. From synthesizing data across platforms to pinpointing growth opportunities and preventing churn, Eli breaks down how AI-driven insights can give executives a real-time pulse on customer needs—without losing the human touch. Learn how to leverage internal data for smarter decision-making, protect proprietary information, and avoid common AI pitfalls. Whether you’re scaling fast or just starting out, this episode offers actionable advice on integrating AI into your business strategy—without replacing the pe...
2025-07-07
29 min
An Hour of Innovation with Vit Lyoshin
How to Leverage AI-Powered Customer Feedback to Scale Faster and Grow Smarter | Eli Portnoy
In this episode of An Hour of Innovation podcast, host Vit Lyoshin talks with Eli Portnoy, founder of BackEngine.ai, about how AI is reshaping the way companies gather and act on customer feedback. They explore how AI can surface hidden insights from emails, calls, and support tickets, turning scattered conversations into structured product intelligence. Eli shares how feedback loops break as companies grow, how to validate feature ideas using real data, and what it takes to build smarter, more customer-centric products.Eli Portnoy is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of BackEngine.ai, an AI-powered platform...
2025-07-04
42 min
Tech Startup Stories
Being Customer-Obsessed
Eli Portnoy, serial founder and CEO of BackEngine, joins Natalie Binns to talk about why staying close to your customer is essential at every stage of the startup journey. In this episode, Eli shares how he built BackEngine after experiencing first-hand how easy it is to lose direct access to customers as your business grows. They discuss product feedback loops, building with empathy, and what it really means to be customer-obsessed in a scaling company.
2025-07-02
27 min
ExitReadiness®️ PODCAST
Customer Feedback’s Impact on Exit Value Ft. Eli Portnoy
DISCLAIMER: The information in this presentation is provided as education only, with the understanding that neither the presenter nor ENNIS Legacy Partners is engaged to render legal, accounting, or other professional services. If you require legal advice or other expert assistance, you should seek the services of a competent professional. Neither the presenter nor ENNIS Legacy Partners shall have any legal liability or responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly, by the information contained in this presentation.============================================“We want you to he...
2025-06-18
22 min
Mailander Podcast
Eli Portnoy | Exit Playbook: Founder Reveals His Recipe for Selling Tech Companies
Meet Eli Portnoy, a serial entrepreneur who has done what few have: Founded and led two separate tech companies to successful eight-figure exits. He sold his first company, ThinkNear, for $22.5 million and his second, Sense360, for $44 million. This conversation is an insider’s look into his playbook, revealing the specific strategies he uses to build highly acquirable companies from the ground up.The discussion explores Eli's core philosophies: that companies are bought, not sold, and that influencing an acquirer’s vision is more powerful than chasing it. He details his strategy of building relationships with potential buyers year...
2025-06-10
45 min
Turning Point: Founder Journeys from Grit to Glory
Startup Stress, Burnout, and Resilience with Eli Portnoy of BackEngine
In this episode of Turning Point, Blaine Bertsch sits down with serial entrepreneur Eli Portnoy to explore the untold realities of startup life. From launching his first venture in college to scaling companies like Sense360 and now BackEngine, Eli shares the highs, lows, and critical lessons every founder needs to hear. He reveals how timing, traction, and customer insights shape business success—and why resilience, focus, and mental health are just as important as growth metrics.The conversation goes deep into the darker side of entrepreneurship: startup stress, founder anxiety, and the burnout that so often comes wi...
2025-06-05
47 min
SaaS Backwards - Reverse Engineering SaaS Success
Ep. 168 - How Gen AI Is Rewiring B2B SaaS Feedback
Send a textGuest: Eli Portnoy, Founder & CEO at BackEngine -- As B2B SaaS companies scale, they often lose touch with the customers who got them there. In this episode, Eli Portnoy, founder and CEO of BackEngine, sits down with Ken Lempit to talk about the critical breakdown in customer feedback systems—and how generative AI can help leaders hear what really matters.We unpack: ✅ Why customer feedback loops break as SaaS companies grow✅ The hidden costs of misaligned feedback channels and weak ownership✅ Ho...
2025-05-30
33 min
Fiscally Awesome with Matt Gardner
Customer Intelligence: Your Best Financial Strategy?
In this episode of Fiscally Awesome, Hiline CEO Matt Gardner sits down with multi-time founder Eli Portnoy to explore how customer obsession directly drives financial success. As the CEO of BackEngine and veteran of three successful companies, Eli reveals why most businesses are flying blind when it comes to understanding their customers—and how that ignorance costs them real money. What You'll Learn: Why customer sentiment is a leading indicator of financial performance How "going quiet" is actually your biggest churn warning sign (not complaints!) Why setting up finance infrastructure on day one saves you massive pa...
2025-05-29
42 min
Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast
Eli Portnoy, CEO of BackEngine.ai, on the Simple Tools Powering Big Ideas
In this episode of the Growth Elevated Leadership Podcast, host Julian Castelli interviews Eli Portnoy, CEO and co-founder of Back Engine. Eli shares his entrepreneurial journey, focusing on his experiences with Sense360, a data analytics company for the restaurant industry. He discusses the challenges of transitioning from founder-led sales to a scalable model, the impact of COVID-19 on his business, and the importance of adaptability and collaboration. Eli also highlights the evolving role of AI in business, emphasizing the need for curiosity and innovation. The episode offers valuable insights into scaling startups and...
2025-05-26
42 min
The Startup CEO Show
Building Relationships: The Key to Successful Company Acquisitions
In this insightful episode of the Startup CEO Show, host Mark MacLeod sits down with Eli Portnoy, a serial entrepreneur with two successful exits under his belt. Portnoy shares his journey from his first venture to his current role as co-founder and CEO of BackEngine, offering a masterclass in navigating acquisitions and building thriving startups. The conversation delves into the psychological aspects of selling a company, the importance of building relationships with potential acquirers, and the challenges of transitioning from founder to employee post-acquisition. Portnoy's candid reflections on his experiences provide valuable lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs, emphasizing...
2025-05-26
52 min
Business Mic
205: Eli Portnoy - Why Listening to Customers Is a Superpower for Business Growth
In this episode, Eli Portnoy, founder and CEO of Back Engine, joins us to share his entrepreneurial journey and deep passion for customer experience. Eli discusses how Back Engine is revolutionizing the way B2B companies listen to their customers through high-velocity, AI-powered feedback loops. He explains the painful gap he experienced in staying connected with customers as his previous ventures scaled, and how that personal struggle inspired him to build Back Engine. Eli also shares insights from a benchmark study on customer feedback ownership, highlights the common traps companies fall into, and emphasizes the critical role...
2025-04-26
25 min
The Growth and Scaling Podcast with Todd Westra
Ep #478 Eli Portnoy: Unlock Growth with Customer Feedback
Eli Portnoy is a serial B2B tech founder focused on solving business problems through customer insight. He’s the CEO of BackEngine, a SaaS platform that uses AI to analyze customer conversations and deliver real-time feedback to teams, such as marketing, product, and customer success.Eli emphasizes the power of customer insight to drive B2B growth. As CEO of BackEngine, he leverages AI to transform customer conversations into real-time insights for teams like product and marketing. With over 15 years of experience as a serial founder, he’s dedicated to proving the ROI of fee...
2025-04-17
28 min
The Sparking Entrepreneur Show
High-Voltage Innovation with Eli Portnoy, CEO of Back Engine AI
In this electrifying episode of The Sparking Entrepreneur Show, we’re thrilled to welcome Eli Portnoy, the unstoppable force behind Back Engine AI. A serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record, Eli has already led two companies to successful exits—and now he’s shaking up the world of artificial intelligence with his newest venture.As the CEO of Back Engine AI, Eli is on a mission to transform how businesses harness the power of backend AI infrastructure, making it faster, smarter, and more scalable. But his journey hasn’t always been easy. From overcoming early challenges to build...
2025-04-08
21 min
The Hard Pivot
BackEngine with Eli Portnoy
Eli Portnoy is the CEO of BackEngine and a serial entrepreneur who previously founded and successfully exited two companies, including Sense360 (acquired by Medallia) and Thinknear (acquired by Telenav). Tune in as Eli tells us the exact moment - at a hackathon with his team - when he realized he wasn’t the right CEO for what they were building at Sense360, and how that triggered the realization on what they should actually build…which led to their acquisition by a public company.
2025-02-10
1h 04
What is Jewish Music
Eli Schwebel - Thank You for the Music
About the Guest: Eli Schwebel is a Brooklyn-based recording artist and producer with deep roots in Jewish music. He played a key role in revitalizing Jewish Acappella and introduced a pop-rock sound that redefined traditional Jewish music. His solo album, Hearts Mind, is considered groundbreaking in the genre. Eli has performed at prestigious venues like Avery Fisher Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The Jerusalem Theater, and recently had sold-out shows at Joe's Pub and David Geffen Hall. He has shared the stage with prominent artists such as Mordechai Ben David, Matisyahu, and Avraham Fried, and has performed with...
2024-08-11
1h 13
The Shawn and Matt Show
91. Eli Tucker - The State of the Arlington VA Real Estate Market | Redfin Leaves NAR
Eli Tucker from RLAH Real Estate is the first in-studio guest on the Shawn and Matt show discussing the State of the Arlington Real Estate Market, Redfin Leaving the National Association of Realtors and Dave Portnoy's record-breaking Nantucket home purchase.VideoYouTubeRedfin leaves NAR, are they the first of many?https://www.redfin.com/news/redfin-is...Dave Portnoy purchases a record breaking Nantucket home for $42 Million!https://nypost.com/2023/09/29/dave-po...Connect with Shawn Battlehttp://www.thebattlegroup.comhttps://www.instagram.com/theshawnbattleBusiness...
2023-10-06
47 min
Girls on Porn
Break-Up Sex
One last hoorah! The girls are talking about the horniness stage of grief and the final consummation at the end of a relationship. Not to be confused with ex sex, make up sex or rebound sex, break-up sex rides an emotional rollercoaster that can be profoundly alluring. Tune in to hear Rachel's pitch for her break-up sex porn masterpiece!Bed and BreakupsBe sure to rate Girls on Porn 5-Stars on Apple Podcast and Spotify! And leave your favorite search term OR your porn star name in the review for a chance to have it read o...
2023-09-27
43 min
Girls on Porn
Nunsploitation with Nat Portnoy
Get back in the habit! The girls welcome performer and creator Nat Portnoy to the show. She goes deep on her journey into the porn space and what life is like now. Her passion for subversive storytelling and her thoughts on desire, shame, repression, and freedom are a blessing. Come and worship!Holy TreeBlissBe sure to rate Girls on Porn 5-Stars on Apple Podcast and Spotify! And leave your favorite search term OR your porn star name in the review for a chance to have it read on-air. Follow Us on...
2023-09-20
56 min
The Ben and Emil Show
PP Episode 9: Is Obesity Over? | Big Pharma's Fat Profits Come At A Cost
The obesity market is big business. The makers of so-called "miracle" obesity and diabetes treatments like Mounjaro and Ozempic stand to make hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars over the next decade if they're further approved by the FDA and widely prescribed. Investors are already picking the winners as Eli Lilly has quickly become the most valuable healthcare company at a whopping $500 billion dollars. Will congress get on board and approve these treatments under Medicare? Will private insurance cover them? How will these drugs affect other industries like fast food? And how safe are they? Plus, we delve into the dirty...
2023-08-17
1h 02
Breslev Israel Podcast
United Souls Weekly Emuna Class - By Eli Goldsmith - True Sincere Journeys - "The New Cool Crowd!"
Click & Share - https://fb.watch/lzIHsvUMA9/ - Join the #new #cool #crowd #sincere #true #journey by Eli Breslev Goldsmith! United Souls - Extracts from New Book TBA - Part 32 - The Transitions of United Souls! Subscribe & Share - https://eligoldsmith.substack.com/p/united-souls-extracts-from-new-book-b0e?sd=pf #chatgpt #openai #bard #unitedsouls #shareon Cover Photo - Israel Portnoy - a special edition to our growing list of musicians at Unity Inspires Projects TBA #unitybookings Practical Spiritual Mastery In 3 Parts! Part 1 - https...
2023-07-05
32 min
Eli Goldsmith Inspired Flow!
Unity Bookings, Marketing & Projects Announcements - New Opportunities Flow!
Reach out direct plz - For Unity Bookings & New Opportunities together - UnityInspireProjects@gmail.com Enjoy also, United Souls Weekly Class True Sincere Journeys - "The New Cool Crowd!" Join live (Date & Time TBA) Click & Share - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A9yob9N9H4 Join the #new #cool #crowd #sincere #true #journey @EliGoldsmith United Souls - Extracts from New Book TBA - Part 32 - The Transitions of United Souls! Subscribe & Share - https://eligoldsmith.substack.com/p/united-souls-extracts-from-new-book-b0e?sd=pf #chatgpt #openai #bard #unitedsouls #shareon Cover Photo - Israel Portnoy - a special edition to our...
2023-07-04
43 min
The Sod's Law Podcast
Memphis Soul w/ Southern Avenue
This week I am talking to two of the founding members of grammy-nominated Memphis blues and soul band Southern Avenue, Tierinii Jackson and Ori Nafalty! We talk their two very different backgrounds, how they came to form one of the hottest bands you’ve not yet heard of and what it’s like taking a months-old baby with them on a world tour! We'd like to give a HUGE thank you to our friend (and 1st ever SodsPod guest) Eli Portnoy for putting us in touch with Southern Avenue, and also for...
2022-05-23
1h 12
The Exit - Presented By Flippa
Best of Both Worlds with Eli Portnoy
Today we are talking to Eli Portnoy, the co-founder, SVP, and GM of Sense360. With an entrepreneurial spirit that started in high school, Eli always knew he wanted to be a part of the startup world. He’s had two successful exits, both of which he says were great experiences. He’s here to talk about how and why he exited his companies. He’ll touch on the process of transitioning his 11-person company to a large, publicly traded company. Knowledge as Payment Eli’s first business attempt came in high school, when he and a couple friends realized there were no...
2022-03-28
30 min
Sit Down Startup
Sense360’s Eli Portnoy on getting the most from your data and the power of cold-reach email
Founded in 2014 and acquired by Medallia in September 2020, Sense360 offers businesses clearer insights on customer behavior through data. We met for a virtual chat with Founder & CEO Eli Portnoy to find out more about: Prioritizing value at every step of your pitch Effective cold outreach strategies Leverage your existing data to engage prospects Shoutout to our top partner Deel! They are a global hiring platform that makes it easy to hire anyone in a new country in minutes.
2022-03-17
12 min
Rock Around The Blog
RATB: Uutiset, Billy Idol ja Ian Hunter
Rock Around The Blogin Sami Ruokangas ja Juha Kakkuri päivittävät coolin maailman eli rockuniversumin uutiset kirjoista, levyistä ja kiertueista. Kuunteluvinkkenä Billy Idolin uusi biisi sekä Ian Hunterin upea ensimmäinen sooloalbumi vuodelta 1975. Jakson soittolista: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7u7MMtw7QfkgBE67jlaIWJ?si=2bf73e7829ba4415 Jakson kansikuvassa ovat Ian Hunter ja Sami Ruokangas. Mukana jutuissa esiintyvät myös Bruce Springsteen, Barack Obama, Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Oasis, Ronnie James Dio, Mick Wall, Wendy Dio, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rickey Medlocke, Gary Rossington, Damon Johnson, Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, Dream Theater, Mike Portnoy, Blackberry Smoke, Pa...
2021-08-18
21 min
Z Report Live!
Z Report Live! Show #525
On this week's spectacular edition of the Z Report LIVE, we have an amazing show for you. We have the World premiere of a NEW single from the guys over at Thank You Hashem titled Take Us Home featuring Moshe Storch, the World debut of a new single from Nachas titled Nodeh Lecha, the World debut of new music from the album titled Carry On with songs composed by Binyamin Zwickler A"H featuring Aryeh Kunstler, Danny Palgon, Eli Dachs, Eli Levine The Portnoy Brothers and Joey Newcomb, the US debut of a new single released by Meilech Kohn...
2021-05-05
2h 06
The Girl Who Talks Sports
Baseball is BACK
The MLB is making it's return (2:57), Tea Time with Jamal Adams (12:01), Dak Prescott signed his franchise tag (20:34), Dallas Goedert got sucker punched in the face (25:59), ARod and Dave Portnoy might be buying the Mets (31:15), Tweet of the week (35:58), Feel good with Eli Manning (38:48).
2020-06-24
42 min
Eli Dr. Blues Marcus
Traveling Blues-IDC International Radio, May 27, 2020 (ep.442)
Traveling Blues returns to the air!!! Saying farewell to Lucky Peterson, Genie Pepper Swinson, and Big George Brock. A new single from Israel Portnoy, a live recording from Ron Gang, and happy birthday wishes to Dave Specter, Bruce Cockburn.
2020-05-27
00 min
The Sod's Law Podcast
Facing Flames w/ Israel Portnoy
This week, my guest is the amazing Israel Portnoy. Now those of you who’ve listened to the podcast for a while will know that our first ever episode back in December 2019 featured a conversation with a very close friend of mine, Eli Portnoy. Eli and Israel are brothers. So to gauge a sense of what their family background was like, what it was like being one of 9 siblings, the son of a Rabbi living in Hale, Cheshire, I’d recommend skipping back to Ep #1 and hear Eli talk about that. My c...
2020-05-25
1h 03
The Sod's Law Podcast
Being the Rabbi's Son w/ Eli Portnoy
In the first Episode of the Sod's Law Podcast I'm talking with Eli Portnoy; Eli grew up in what would be considered an atypical but not unheard of circumstance - one of nine children in a religious Orthodox Jewish family. We talk family, crazy schooling and even substance abuse. Find out more at sodspod.com. -- If you'd like to support Sod's Law you can become a Sod's Law patron at patreon.com/sodspod from as little as £1 /$1 a month - there are different tiers including ad-free episodes, giveaways and more!
2019-12-23
46 min
#LAisgoodforyou
Startup pivot: Eli Portnoy on how to successfully pivot your startup
Eli Portnoy, founder and CEO of Sense360 talks about his regret of not selling his first company, pivoting his second startup, and how many mistakes he could've avoided if only he had a co-founder at times.
2018-08-20
36 min
Tastemakers Podcast
Episode 28 - Sense360 - Eli Portnoy
This is a conversation with the founder and CEO of Sense360, Eli Portnoy. Sense360 uses mobile sensors built into smartphones to understand a user’s location and activity and combines that with attitudinal data to explain the “why, what, and how.” Their clients include companies like Chipotle and Firehouse Subs amongst many others, He also founded ThinkNear, a pioneer in using location data to target advertising. Tastemakers will be live at CohnReznick’s Restaurant Technology Summit, which features speakers like Josh Patchus from Cava Grill and Christopher Sebes from Heartland Commerce, on October 18th in Washington DC. To regis...
2017-09-20
00 min
Mobile Commerce Minute
The OTHER 10 smartphone sensors you aren't using
<p><a href='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/64010f74aea5933cfa8482600018ee2a8138b2a1/file.mp4'><img src='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/6895401fda649ea660023c7d8b1f297efbb2e4ea.jpg?image_crop_resized=200x120' width='200' height='120' alt='The OTHER 10 smartphone sensors you aren't using'/></a></p><p>Perhaps it is true that we only use a fraction of our human brain because we haven't mastered how the rest work. The same could be said about the sensors inside...
2015-07-01
16 min
The Mobile Commerce Minute with Rob Woodbridge & Chuck Martin (Video)
The OTHER 10 smartphone sensors you aren't using
2015-07-01
00 min
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
The first 120 days - Loren Hillberg's transition from advisor to President of Thinknear
2015-03-12
00 min
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
How mobile sensors will bring a new layer of context and relevance to marketing - with Sense360 co-founder Eli Portnoy
When location based marketing emerged on the radar for marketers it changed the game. Bringing contextual, localized ads to a person within proximity to the business who's ad they were staring at - and not the person 5 miles away - was revolutionary. This ushered in the world of mass one-to-one mobile marketing. Right in the middle of this revolution was Eli Portnoy. You may recognize him as the founder of Thinknear (and 4-time UNTETHER.tv guest) and he is back on the show, this time talking about his new start up, Sense360. Sense360 takes contextual...
2015-03-05
00 min
Z Report with Yossi Zweig
Featuring the latest Jewish music and concert information
On this week's Z Report LIVE we have a truly Amazing show for you. The world debut of a new single from Israeli superstar Chaim Israel covering Yehuda Green's hit song Rebbee Rebbee in Hebrew, the World debut of yet another track off Mendy Jerufi new album entitled Hayom Hu Yav, the US debut of a new single from Refael Mirila titled Lecha Dodi, the World debut first listen to a track off Mendy Portnoy's new album Esa Einai which features his interpretations of Reb Shlomo Carlebach hits feat. Daniel Zamir and the US debut of a new single from...
2015-02-18
00 min
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
Cuddles Inc. + Eli Portnoy of Sense360
Welcome to episode #218. On the show: Microsoft HoloLens and Inconspicuous Mode; ShopX gives away 1 million beacons for free; SpaceBillboard; Bud Light's beer delivery app; Google Translate in real time; Sense360 launches and raises $2.5 million; Bluebite partners with Lamar to make LaBite; Skin & Bones from the Smithsonian; Is Google buying SoftCard?; Shazam can beacon now. Our special guest is Eli Portnoy of Sense360. Full show notes can be found here.
2015-01-26
00 min
This Week in Location Based Marketing (Video) | Mobile marketing | context marketing | smartphone marketing | SMS marketing | context-based marketing
Cuddles Inc. + Eli Portnoy of Sense360
<p><a href='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/066af28fa1666c8d6ffe6016180bc69c3868bc83/file.mp4'><img src='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/729fe692cc80fe4ac575714d880bd163f84a19b5.jpg?image_crop_resized=200x120' width='200' height='120' alt='Cuddles Inc. + Eli Portnoy of Sense360'/></a></p><p>Welcome to episode #218. On the show: Microsoft HoloLens and Inconspicuous Mode; ShopX gives away 1 million beacons for free; SpaceBillboard; Bud Light's beer delivery app; Google Translate in real time; Sense360...
2015-01-26
16 min
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
Macy's commits to beacons, ex-cons share photos and Verizon's new business + The Location Score Index update
Welcome to episode #200. On the show: Google Outside expands; Geotargeted ads to help The Times Newseum; Weve is dead; Pigeonly's Photopigeon; MoodMedia rolls out presence; Macy's commits to Shopkick and 4000 stores; Futur Heritage pushes Remy Martin; Verizon to enter car sharing; The Drink Up fountain; Urban Airship pushes iOS' interactive push notifications. Special guest is Eli Portnoy of Thinknear on their latest Location Score Index. Full show notes can be found here
2014-09-22
00 min
This Week in Location Based Marketing (Video) | Mobile marketing | context marketing | smartphone marketing | SMS marketing | context-based marketing
Macy's commits to beacons, ex-cons share photos and Verizon's new business + The Location Score Index update
<p><a href='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/628a012b118776d9a16c208ae31fdd00db265d0b/file.mp4'><img src='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/20abba52cf96df10478370ec10f96e6b04d262cb.jpg?image_crop_resized=200x120' width='200' height='120' alt='Macy's commits to beacons, ex-cons share photos and Verizon's new business + The Location Score Index update'/></a></p><p> Welcome to episode #200. On the show: Google Outside expands; Geotargeted ads to help The Times Newseum; Weve is dead...
2014-09-22
16 min
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
X is getting closer to the spot - with Thinknear's Eli Portnoy
2014-09-16
00 min
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
EP #525: The locus of the location based advertising industry with Thinknear founder Eli Portnoy
Can you imagine paying for a billboard, television or newspaper ad to target an audience in Los Angeles only to have it run exclusively in New York? How about wanting to target an audience sitting in a stadium in Toronto only to actually have your message seen in Kansas City? Welcome to the tumultuous and challenging world of location based marketing. This challenge - the accuracy of location data - effects every single advertiser trying to grow their business via mobile. This challenge is also one that Eli Portnoy and his team at T...
2014-08-08
00 min
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
TWiLBM #192: Jesus Jones had it right
Welcome to episode #192. On the show: Factual's Trusted Data Contributor program; Target gets in the image recognition game; Applebee's hands over the keys to their Instagram account; Hillshire Brands bumps sausage revenue by 20% with beacons; Vibes gets personal with messaging; Marketron brings location-based services to broadcasters; DELI Amsterdam offers personality-based travel recommendations; First Data's new Perka loyalty program; PopJam's Instagram for kids; Guardians of the Galaxy VR premier. Our guest is Eli Portnoy of Thinknear talking about their new Location Score Tags. Full show notes can be found here: http://untether.tv/2014/twilbm-192/
2014-07-28
00 min
This Week in Location Based Marketing (Video) | Mobile marketing | context marketing | smartphone marketing | SMS marketing | context-based marketing
TWiLBM #192: Jesus Jones had it right
<p><a href='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/2d547a04c85e6c0415c1d2c8af402b41beea31b6/file.mp4'><img src='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/5d2a353065795c20fd203079f183debc78d5766a.jpg?image_crop_resized=200x120' width='200' height='120' alt='TWiLBM #192: Jesus Jones had it right'/></a></p><p> Welcome to episode #192. On the show: Factual's Trusted Data Contributor program; Target gets in the image recognition game; Applebee's hands over the keys to their Instagram account; Hillshire...
2014-07-28
16 min
UNTETHER.tv - Mobile strategy and tactics (video) | Pervasive Computing | Internet of things
EP #505: Behind the scenes of a mobile startup - with Thinknear co-founder Eli Portnoy
It has been 31 months since I last sat down with Eli Portnoy, co-founder of Thinknear, and to say things have changed would be an understatement. This episode highlights the epitome of being a startup in the ever-changing mobile ecosystem. The story of Thinknear really does mimic the flight paths of many of the most successful startups that are emerging from round one of mobile but the road was not always straight and the path not always clear. When we last spoke in August of 2011, Eli and the Thinknear team were focused on a b...
2014-07-16
00 min
This Week in Location Based Marketing (Video) | Mobile marketing | context marketing | smartphone marketing | SMS marketing | context-based marketing
TWiLBM #171: The commute doesn't compute
<p><a href='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/1cd05789a3fbff48e2df34abf783a7ea65be4a47/file.mp4'><img src='http://embed.wistia.com/deliveries/b3dc882d282dec77ec160a4a1e6be4cbdc62cd42.jpg?image_crop_resized=200x120' width='200' height='120' alt='TWiLBM #171: The commute doesn't compute'/></a></p><p> Welcome to episode #171. On the show: Top stories featuring Square and Bookfresh, CommuteStream, LevelUp and Foodler, Muber, SounderPoster 3.0, Amtrak, Caribou Coffee, IMGuest.com, Mastercard and Syniverse and Stylinity...
2014-03-03
16 min