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Seems to me that the "spy" was doing mandatory military service when he was 18 in the Intelligence part of the army? It seems common for many Israeli technicall

by chippy 7y ago

Seems to me that the "spy" was doing mandatory military service when he was 18 in the Intelligence part of the army? It seems common for many Israeli technically minded teens to go into that or similar wings rather than the more on the ground units. It was from 1995 to 1998 (that's 20 years ago now) before he was at University and is the first item in his work experience. And the length of the position is about the same as military service. I do not know his current age.

inglor 7y ago
Yes, and CrossRider mostly did an SDK for cross-browser extensions. I used their product before they did ads and it worked pretty well. I stopped using them because I could stop supporting IE but they had a real product back then. Teddy Sagi is bad for other (gambling related) reasons - but he is just an investor...
- dlgtho 7y ago
  Teddy has sold most if not all of his shares in Playtech and other gambling related businesses[1]. Also calling every one who ever served in 8200 an Israeli spy is ridiculous. Military service is mandatory in Israel. Lots of kids serve in 8200 because they get assigned there for their affinity for math and computers. Most of them do menial Ops tasks, I interview them occasionally for junior positions. Here are some Israel startups founded by "spies": ICQ, CheckPoint, Wix ... [1] https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-sagi-bows-out-of-playtech-sells-remaining-shares-1001261885 https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-sagi-bows-out-of-playtech...
cik 7y ago
Can confirm. Israelis (for the most part) have mandatory service after high school. Joining the Modiin (Intelligence Unit) is great, it's akin to other high value units like Golani and 8888, but it's just a unit. My friend in Modiin is literally a report editor - not everyone in every unit does every thing. To answer your other question - Sagi is 48, and one of Israel's most successful technology investors.

by chippy 7y ago

inglor 7y ago

Yes, and CrossRider mostly did an SDK for cross-browser extensions. I used their product before they did ads and it worked pretty well. I stopped using them because I could stop supporting IE but they had a real product back then. Teddy Sagi is bad for other (gambling related) reasons - but he is just an investor...

dlgtho 7y ago
Teddy has sold most if not all of his shares in Playtech and other gambling related businesses[1]. Also calling every one who ever served in 8200 an Israeli spy is ridiculous. Military service is mandatory in Israel. Lots of kids serve in 8200 because they get assigned there for their affinity for math and computers. Most of them do menial Ops tasks, I interview them occasionally for junior positions. Here are some Israel startups founded by "spies": ICQ, CheckPoint, Wix ... [1] https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-sagi-bows-out-of-playtech-sells-remaining-shares-1001261885 https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-sagi-bows-out-of-playtech...

cik 7y ago

Can confirm. Israelis (for the most part) have mandatory service after high school. Joining the Modiin (Intelligence Unit) is great, it's akin to other high value units like Golani and 8888, but it's just a unit. My friend in Modiin is literally a report editor - not everyone in every unit does every thing. To answer your other question - Sagi is 48, and one of Israel's most successful technology investors.