On Monday, May 25th, I will be judging the Pitch Competition of the The IDC Entrepreneurship Club together with Mr. Idan Ofer (chairman), Mr. Gadi Dankner, Prof. Ronen Israel, Mr. Eran Shalev and Mrs. Daphna Murvitz.
Finalists will get to pitch at the national pitching Competition and stand to win a prize of $20,000.
This honest and [...]

9 lessons for life (that are also very much true for entrepreneurship) in this 5 min TED U2009 talk (U = University, TED attendees giving talks) by rock climber Matthew Childs:

Don’t let go!
Hesitation is bad
Have a plan
The move is the end
Know how to rest
Fear sucks
Opposites are good
Strength != Power
Know how to let go

Matthew Childs is [...]

Google recently launched Google Insight for Search which let’s you see what the world is searching for and compare search terms.
How can Google Insight for Search be useful?

SEM – Search trends can help you find hidden treasures in terms of territories which show high demand for what you offer. In many cases you’ll find countries [...]

Tal Siach, a social media wiz and the guy behind the 7000 Diggs prank just shared this beautiful presentation about social media with me. If you’re not convinced of the power of social marketing yet, check out these amazing numbers…
What The F**K is Social Media?
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Google’s recent introduction of Gmail Labs takes it’s already developed perpetual beta approach a step further.
Gmail Labs is a way for Google to take ideas that aren’t quite ready for prime time as well as ideas that wouldn’t normally be picked and let Gmail users decide whether they’re good (and should be further developed) [...]

This presentation, used in a recent New Media Entrepreneurship Workshop for Israeli Startup founders, covers:

The pros and cons of different equity capital sources (financing by founders, friends and family, angels and Venture Capitals).
How to create and deliver effective investment raising presentations.
The big DOs and DON’Ts of investment raising presentations.

This presentation was featured in Slideshare and [...]

In 1995, San Francisco native Craig Newmark, decided to create a way to share news about local events. Working as a software engineer, he began posting news about social events in San Francisco for people in the software and computer industries. This newsletter evolved to become craigslist.org, one of the most recognizable websites on the [...]

There are very few panels, forums or boards, where investors evaluate ventures, that the notion of “First Mover Advantage” isn’t raised. In many cases, it is regarded with such awe, that the mere hint of another player “moving” first, may kill the chance of the venture to be financed.
Deadly Crash on the TTM (Time To [...]