“Products that are loved and used by customers don’t start with what you want to build; they start with what your customers need.” – Des Traynor, co-founder of Intercom AI startups attracted a record 46.4% of the total $209 billion…
As we established in my post ‘In Q4 2022 founders face tough choices‘, we are currently going through a rough patch for many startup founders. Especially on the growth stages. But imagine the following scenario: your company achieved the beginning…
The VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Is it because there are more worthy companies for investment all of a sudden, or are VCs driven by the need to deploy some of their capital before the end of the calendar year?
One of my favorite blogs in Hebrew, thecoils, has posted a comprehensive overview of the venture capital and M&A activity of Israeli companies and funds in 2007, as well as some predictions for 2008. For those who can’t read Hebrew,…
Greetings! After almost two months of absence due to a coast-to-coast move, I’m happy to be back to VC Cafe, and there’s much ground to cover. First, some exciting news. Sarah Needleman from the Wall Street Journal interviewed me a…
