In this episode of Yalla, Let's Go!, Erica and Abbey sit down with Nadav Keyson — CEO and co-founder of Riverside, the podcasting and video platform behind Taylor Swift's New Heights interview, Hillary Clinton's recordings, and Aleph's own Invested podcast — for a conversation about building a global company from Tel Aviv, moving from Amsterdam with his brothers, and why he has never once considered leaving.
Nadav grew up in Amsterdam and moved to Israel four and a half years ago, joining the brothers who had already made the move. He and his brothers Gideon and Yonatan built Riverside out of the ashes of an online video debate platform for Dutch politicians, and chose Tel Aviv over Amsterdam and the United States for the company's first office. He opens up about the Israel Police using Riverside to document witness testimonies after October 7th, the first paying customer who turned out to be a scam, what makes Israeli hiring different from Dutch hiring, and why the smartest people here go to startups instead of corporates.
Also in the episode:
From Amsterdam to Tel Aviv: moving toward something, not away from something
Riverside's origin story: the online video debate platform for Dutch politicians
Building a company with your brothers — and dividing product from tech
October 7th: how the Israel Police used Riverside to record witness testimonies
Taylor Swift, New Heights, Hillary Clinton — and the first paying customer who scammed them
Hiring in Israel vs. the Netherlands: authority, risk appetite, and where talent goes
Why he has never considered moving Riverside to the US
Aliyah advice: lose the excuses, get the immigrant mentality, land the first job
At 70, looking back: a fuller, more meaningful life — and a bigger company
This is a sharp, practical conversation about building a global company from Israel — and why he wouldn't build it anywhere else.
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