Why Vertical Integration is the Only True Defensibility in AI
Moats have become much more discussed by aspiring startup founders with the growth of AI technologies. What will prevent you from facing endless competition?
Eze Vidra
Eze Vidra is the founder of VC Cafe and the co-founder and managing partner of Remagine Ventures, a pre-seed fund investing in ambitious founders at the intersection of AI, technology, entertainment, gaming, and commerce with a spotlight on Israel.
He is a former General Partner at Google Ventures (GV) in Europe, former head of Google for Entrepreneurs in Europe, and founding head of Campus London, Google's first startup hub. Eze writes on Israeli tech, venture capital, artificial intelligence, and founder strategy.
He is also the founder of Techbikers, a nonprofit that brings together the startup ecosystem on cycling challenges in support of Room to Read.
Weekly Firgun Newsletter – October 24 2025
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Why Prediction Markets Are the Next Multi-Billion Dollar Asset Class
Will Aliens be discovered in 2025? Who’s going to win the Nobel Prize? These are just some of the bets you can place in prediction markets like Polymarket or Kalshi
Everything is amazing right now and no one is happy
There’s this Louis CK bit from 2008 that’s been stuck in my head lately. He’s on Conan, talking about how we live in an incredible time but everyone’s miserable. He talks about being on a plane with WiFi, literally flying…
AI Slop, Scarcity, and the Future of the Creator Economy
Last week the Internet crossed a dubious record: AI-generated content now outnumbers human-written content on the internet. Research analyzing material published between 2020 and mid-2025 indicates that machine learning tools overtook human-written work late last year. This overwhelming volume means…
Weekly FIRGUN Newsletter – October 17 2025
The original version of the #FIRGUN newsletter was published on Linkedin. Sign up to get the next edition delivered to your inbox. In case you’re new here, the word “Firgun” pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in…
Why DTC Startups Are Investing in the New Era of Brick-and-Mortar Retail
I met an interesting startup founder yesterday. When he introduced himself, he said “I own a beauty salon”. His investor immediately chimed in and said “he’s being very humble. He is launching a tech enabled beauty salon chain and already…
Weekly Firgun Newsletter – October 10 2025
It’s #Firgun time! The original version of Firgun was published on LinkedIn. Subscribe to get the next edition in your inbox. In case you’re new here, the word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli…
The AI Bubble is Real (And So is the Opportunity)
“When people get very excited, as they are today about AI for example, **every experiment gets funded, every company gets funded — the good ideas and the bad ideas — and investors have a hard time, in the middle of…
Weekly #FIRGUN Newsletter – October 3 2025
This newsletter was originally published on Linkedin. Subscribe to get the next edition in your inbox. In case you’re new here, the word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes…