You're probably familiar with the 60's bestseller by Dale Carnegie, or at least you've heard of it. He's main point is "Interested is interesting!". The best way to get people to want to connect with you is to show interest in them. We're all selfish creatures, or so it seems.
Harvard Professor Yochai Benkler has a radical premise: cooperation triumphs over self-interest. In a lecture this month in Tel Aviv, he called for cooperation and community as a tool to fundamentally transform business.
Corporate accelerators are a recent phenomenon, both in Israel and globally. Microsoft selected Israel last year to launch its very first accelerator program. The company takes no equity, with the emphasis on business and technical mentoring.
Francois Hollande, President of France, led a delegation this week of 260 senior French executives and government officials to Israel for the 2nd annual France-Israel Innovation Day. The objective was to connect French companies with innovative Israeli startups.
The recent regulatory changes of Obamacare create opportunities and challenges for mHealth and eHealth startups that are worth considering. This post covers the massive changes that are about to take place in the industry and 66 Israeli startups operating in the mhealth space.
Folks in Silicon Valley seem to have been indoctrinated in the "Think big" mentality fully - and it's contagious. I've spent the past couple of weeks working with my American colleagues in New York and San Francisco and meeting our global partners. If there's one thing I could say is a stark difference between European entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley ones, is this 10X, or "moonshot" thinking.
Next month, one of the leading European operators is expected to announce a dedicated, Israel-focused venture capital fund. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to innovation clusters, some telcos are getting a better ROI from Israel than others.
Bloomberg’s World Healthcare Efficiency Index, released last month, makes for very interesting reading. Among 48 countries worldwide, the US ranked 46th. The top four (Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Israel), emphasize the role of Government in the efficiency of healthcare.
On one hand, it's never been easier to launch a startup. On the other hand, the chances of success seem to be ever decreasing. This post covers how to smart start your startup and maximize the chances of achieving product-market fit.
Advice for job seekers in venture capital. There's something about VC that creates this fatal attraction, but with very few openings a year (it's a very small industry compared to banking/law/tech) landing that dream job can be harder than you think. I share the best advice out there, and some pointers for wannabe VCs out there.
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