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September 16, 2025 35 mins

On this episode of the Zero Prime podcast, tune in to our conversation with Eldad Farkash, Co-founder and Chairman of Firebolt. With over two decades in data architecture, Eldad spent 14 years as CTO of Sisense before building Firebolt into a next-generation data warehouse.

Get a glimpse into Eldad’s approach as a rare founder who's built not just one, but two unicorns from the ground up. Eldad shares what life is like as a founder in the Tel Aviv tech scene, reveals how he applied hard-won lessons from Sisense to speed-running Firebolt to unicorn status and breaks down why he believes intelligent data ordering and storage management are the keys to guaranteeing lightning-fast database performance. 

Don't miss this episode if you want a glimpse into the future of data infrastructure with one of the industry's leading architects!

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