Startups are fueled by dreams. And those dreams are fueled by stories. One such popular story is about the 'visionary' startup founder. We all know the legends about Apple, google, Microsoft and Amazon and their visionary leaders. We often hear that these companies were successful because their founders wanted to do good, or to develop great products, or to help society.

CheckPoint is one of the most successful companies in Israel. Started in the mid 1990s, it was one of the first companies in the world to sell a commercial "Firewall" product (their product was simply called "Firewall-1"). In few short years their sales grew exponentially and they became one of the most dominant firewall vendors worldwide.