The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. The word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the accomplishment of the other…
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man” George Bernard Shaw Mike Maples Jr., the famed seed investor and founder…
The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. Sign up to get the next edition in your inbox. It’s #Firgun time. The word “Firgun” (Hebrew: ??????/ pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture…
“When building for your first thousand users, you’re not looking for statistical significance – you’re looking for insights. One deep conversation with a user who loves your product is worth more than a hundred lukewarm surveys.” Rahul Vohra, founder of…
Remember when AI was just about chatbots and image generation? Those days are behind us. We’re entering the era of agentic AI – where AI systems don’t just respond, they take initiative. And for the services industry, this is a…
The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. The word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the accomplishment of the other…
“If you’re pre-product/market fit, the best advice that I have from that period is: action produces information. Just keep doing stuff.” Brian Armstrong, founder of Coinbase Product/Market Fit (PMF) is the holy grail for startups. It’s the point where you’ve…
Readers of VC Cafe will know that I’m a big fan of startup landscapes. A new report by F2 Venture Capital, Google Cloud and Deloitte Israel shines a spotlight onto the buzzing emerging AI landscape in Israel so I couldn’t…
It’s #Firgun time. The original version of this newsletter was posted on Linkedin here. The word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture (originally Yiddish), which describes genuine, unselfish delight or pride in the…
The most important companies are those that others don’t see as valuable. Peter Thiel The statistics for startup success are well known. About 90% of startups will fail within three years of starting. Within the group of startups that succeeds,…
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