Ben likes meeting founders months before they even start raising money just to brainstorm with them, and when deciding whether to invest, he pays close attention to how well co-founders already know and work with each other rather than pushing them to add an outside business co-founder. He came to investing after senior operating roles at AudioCodes rather than a typical finance background, and he built his reputation by backing companies like Innoviz, NextSilicon, and Quantum Art early, using Israel's tight technical and military networks to check how founders really work together, while also speaking up about broader issues like education and bringing more engineering talent into the country.