Long Form – A chat with the Bootstrapped Podcast
Eze Vidra's a long form chat with the Bootstrap Podcast team, on pitching VCs in a pandemic, founder investor fit and his own journey from product manager to venture capitalist.
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.
Israeli Startups and Marketing – 5 Questions with an Experienced CMO
When is the right time for a startup to bring on marketing? Are brand and storytelling important before product-market-fit? We asked Hila Shitrit Nissim*, an experienced CMO, to share her perspective on marketing in Israeli startups.
Five Questions with Mark Gerson
I interviewed serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Mark Gerson, on his new book, The Telling, and the lessons we can get from Judaism on entrepreneurship and impact investments.
The Creator Economy – Who are they, what do they do and How do they make money?
50 million people consider themselves pro or semi pro creators. In this post, I cover who are they, what do they do and how do they make money as well as the best tools for creators.
Five Advancements Powering the Future of Content Creation
You’ve heard about the streaming wars, the cloud gaming/console wars, the rise of the creator economy. Behind all of these multi billion dollar markets vying for the consumer’s time and money, content plays a key role. Quality content makes users…
What is “Firgun” and why should you embrace it
With so much negativity around us, I want to share a tiny act of kindness that will bring you and your community joy. It's called "Firgun", and it's the opposite of schadenfreude.
What makes Clubhouse great, and what might cause its demise
Clubhouse is gaining in popularity and for a good reason. But not all is perfect and in this post, I look at the good, the bad and the ugly.
The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming
“It follows that the goal of forecasting is not to see what’s coming. It is to advance the interests of the forecaster and the forecaster’s tribe.” PHILIP TETLOCK, SUPERFORECASTING: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PREDICTION Covid-19 accelerated the adoption of entertainment…
How can startups engage Amazon and AWS across investment, partnerships and support
A few months ago, VC Cafe launched a series on startup engagement and outreach programs of large tech companies. After covering Google startup outreach and support (from my first hand experience), I’m happy to add Amazon and AWS, by looking…
15 years of VC Cafe
It’s hard to believe that it’s been just over 15 years since I launched VC Cafe on December 2nd of 2005. At the time, shortly after moving from a Tel Aviv suburb to join GLG in New York, I was…