Hillel Fuld
{{short description|Israeli American tech marketer and vlogger/blogger}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Hillel Fuld
| image = Hillel Fuld.jpg
| native_name = הלל פולד
| native_name_lang = he
| birth_place = New York City
| known_for = Blogging
| spouse = Racheli Fuld
| children = 5
| website = https://www.hillelfuld.com/
}}
Hillel Fuld ({{Langx|he|הלל פולד}}) is an American Israeli technology business advisor, blogger, and vlogger.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eyalbino/2016/09/19/meet-the-man-helping-transform-startup-nation-into-scale-up-nation/#42b71a485d57|title=Meet The Man Helping Transform Startup Nation Into Scale-Up Nation|last=Bino|first=Eyal|date=|website=Forbes|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.technmarketing.com/tech/detailed-explanation-turned-passion-career/|title=What Do I Do? A Detailed Explanation of How I Turned My Passion into a Career!|last=Fuld|first=Hillel|website=Tech N' Marketing|date=12 August 2018 }} Fuld's work focuses on the Israeli high tech industry,{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/24/despite-unrest-the-israeli-tech-ecosystem-is-flourishing/|title=Despite Unrest, The Israeli Tech Ecosystem Is Flourishing|last=Hillel|first=Fuld|date=24 December 2015|website=TechCrunch|access-date=}} guidance for startup companies, and marketing tips for growing a business or personal brands.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Jpost-Tech/Business-and-Innovation/The-Israeli-tech-guru-who-helps-start-ups-without-asking-anything-in-return-543617|title=The Israeli tech guru who helps start-ups without asking anything in return - Hi tech news - Jerusalem Post|website=www.jpost.com|date=26 February 2018 |access-date=2019-02-14}}
Family and education
Hillel Fuld was born in New York City to an Orthodox Jewish family,{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israels-secret-sauce-of-success-lessons-from-hillel-fuld/|title=Israel's Secret Sauce of Success: Lessons from Hillel Fuld|last=Rahman|first=Farhana|date=|website=The Times of Israel|access-date=}} where his father, Rabbi Yonah Fuld, served as principal of Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy. As a teenager, Fuld moved with his family from the United States to Jerusalem, Israel. Fuld graduated with a BA in political science from Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/thrive-global/content-creates-brand-words-of-wisdom-with-startup-strategist-hillel-fuld-d685f0694224|title="Content Creates Brand" Words Of Wisdom With Startup Strategist Hillel Fuld|last=Weiner|first=Yitzi|date=14 February 2018|website=Medium|access-date=}} He has spent his career in Israel's high tech industry. Fuld currently resides in Israel with his wife and their five children.{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/love-at-second-sight/|title=Love at second sight|last=Fuld|first=Hillel|website=www.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-29}}
Fuld's older brother, Ari Fuld, was stabbed in the back and killed by a Palestinian terrorist in September 2018 at the Gush Etzion Junction.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/terror-victim-ari-fuld-mourned-as-larger-than-life-hero-champion-for-israel/|title=Terror victim Ari Fuld mourned as 'larger than life' hero, champion for Israel|last=Fuld|first=Hillel|website=www.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-14}}
Career
Fuld began blogging while he was working at Comverse Technology, a now defunct telecommunications company, as a technical writer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mishpacha.com/Browse/Article/10783/5-to-9-Hillel-Fuld/|title=5 to 9: Hillel Fuld|last=Mernick|first=Moe|date=|website=Mishpacha Magazine|access-date=|archive-date=2018-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803144941/http://www.mishpacha.com/Browse/Article/10783/5-to-9-Hillel-Fuld|url-status=dead}}
Through his blog, Fuld has conducted interviews with influencers and public figures including Marc Andreessen, Gary Vaynerchuk, Guy Kawasaki, Alyssa Milano, and Steve Wozniak.{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/08/07/a-twitter-interview-with-marc-andreessen-on-startups-wearables-and-his-next-offices/|title=A Twitter interview with Marc Andreessen on startups, wearables, and his next offices|last=Fuld|first=Hillel|date=7 August 2014|website=VentureBeat|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-hillel-fuld-ended-up-in-a-bomb-shelter-with-woz-2015-8|title=How the 'Robert Scoble of Israel' wound up in a bomb shelter with Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak|last=Bort|first=Julie|date=|website=Business Insider|access-date=}}
In June 2025, Fuld was barred from visiting Australia after his visa was revoked due to his "Islamophobic rhetoric", according to the Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke. Fuld was supposed to speak at fundraising events in Sydney and Melbourne hosted by Magen David Adom.{{cite web|title= Coalition demands answers from Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke after barring Israeli-American speaker Hillel Fuld from Australia, citing islamophobia|url= https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/israeliamerican-speaker-hillel-fuld-responds-after-tony-burke-revokes-his-visa-due-to-islamophobia-rhetoric/news-story/823e11cdb2604a5514f3082562b51297|website=Sky News Australia|date=8 June 2025|access-date=8 June 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.hillelfuld.com}}
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Category:Israeli business executives
Category:American emigrants to Israel
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Technology evangelism
Category:Israeli male bloggers
Category:American male bloggers
Category:Israeli businesspeople
Category:American YouTube vloggers