The original version of #Firgun was pubslished to 7,800+ subscribers on Linkedin. It’s #Firgun time! 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 genuine,…
It is GDC 2026 week in San Francisco, but I skipped the conference this week. I was supposed to be in Israel, but alas the war disrupted my plans. But even without listening to the keynotes from the large studios,…
Mega-seed rounds may grab the headlines, but for founders launching in 2026, the capital-efficient, unpriced round remains the smartest path to Series A.
A curated 2026 requests-for-startups list covering the markets, product gaps, and investor theses founders should watch before raising.
The original version of the newsletter was published on Linkedin. In November #FIRGUN officially celebrates 5 years. See my update on what I’ve learned from writing Firgun and what keeps me going. In case you’re new here, the word “Firgun”…
It’s #Firgun time! The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. Subscribe to get the next edition in your inbox. In November #FIRGUN officially celebrates 5 years. See my update on what I’ve learned from writing Firgun and…
Startup founders are passionate about their product. They can recite the feature list, technical specifications, and future roadmap backward and forward. Yet, when it comes to early-stage sales, founders often fall into a trap: mistaking product enthusiasm for selling expertise.…
This past couple of weeks I was lucky to be surrounded by the Israeli tech ecosystem leaders. Whether it was at the excellent Jefferies Tech Trek in Tel Aviv, which brought together leading US and Israeli investors and founders or…
The original version was published on Linkedin. Subscribe to get the next edition directly 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…
Israel has quietly become one of the world's most dynamic spatial computing ecosystems, with over 85 startups collectively raising $3.1B+ to reimagine how we interact with digital and physical worlds.
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