Venturing Away from Israel

Valley vs Israel Valuations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:57 +0300

This post was inspired by the blog post of my good friend Danny Cohen, who in his recent trip to the...

Back to Blogging

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:52 +0300

After a 15 months hiatus, I’m back to blogging. It’s been long overdue. And as my life...

A Second Internet Bubble?

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0200

I’ve gotten a lot of feedback for my last post - “There’s Nothing Wrong with...

There's Nothing Wrong with Buying Traffic

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:37:00 +0200

I’m writing this post following a recurring theme I have had when meeting entrepreneurs over...

What Asset Are You Building?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:36:03 +0200

This post follows a talk I gave at a Mobile Apps and Beer event a couple of weeks ago (another...

Mobile Wars are Over (and Apple isn't winning)- Part 3 of "trends to watch in 2012"

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:07:06 +0200

What I’m writing here may be obvious to some, controversial to others, and downright stupid to...

Privacy? What Privacy?!? Part 2 of "trends to watch in 2012"

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:49:00 +0200

Privacy has been a huge issue in discussions on the future of online services and advertising...

Making your life - simpler. Part 1 of "trends to watch in 2012"

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:50:00 +0200

This is the first in a series of posts on what I feel are the trends to watch in 2012. And the...

How much seed financing should you raise?

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:27:34 +0200

OK - so you’ve been going at this startup thing for a few months now. Maybe you have an...

2011 in perspective - what a year we've had!

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:42:00 +0200

It is that time again (or a week after) when a lot of different publishers post their summaries of...

Should we meet pre-traction?

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0200

It is relatively often that I talk to entrepreneurs who tell me “it is too early...

5 creative ways to find a technical co-founder

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:03:51 +0200

Technical co-founders are a scarce resource. Over the past several months, I have met quite a few...

Seed Stage Milestones (or "What I learned from The Junction Wave 3")

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:48:00 +0200

Last week we had our first demoday at The Junction (our co-working space/accelerator - read more...

Music Streaming - Any Room for Disruption?

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:14:00 +0200

Music streaming is one the most exciting spaces in consumer online services. It has been around for...

Is IRR slowing down innovation?

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:25:00 +0200

This post is written following an article I read in Reuters (Analysis: Too many start-ups chase too...

Can entrepreneurs pitch like Sabathia?

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:13:00 +0200

One of the most frustrating things for me as a venture capitalist is the quality of pitches I hear...

TechStars NY Demo Day

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:25:00 +0200

Last week I attended the Techstars New York demo day....

The Startup Disease of Featuritis

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:51:05 +0200

I want to address one of the most frustrating things for me as a VC focused on internet and mobile...

The Power is in Your Hands

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:40:00 +0300

I recently attended a social event where I was introduced to a bunch of entrepreneurs I have not met...

My Vote for Globes' Most Promising Startup 2011

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:00:21 +0300

I made a rookie mistake. Started this blog without an inventory of future posts. So trust me when I...