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נורית בדר Nurit Beder

Aiming high, despite my fears, was the key to my success in the tech world

18.01.21|Nurit Reder
There are so many things I wish I’d known when I was first getting started, but the one thing I would emphasize is ‘aiming high,’ thinking big, and following your dreams as much as you can.
דונלד טראמפ  על רקע לוגואים של טוויטר ו פייסבוק

Trump’s social media silencing proves that market caps, not national borders, are what makes a superpower

17.01.21|Shaul Olmert
The Capitol Hill riots reminded the tech giants of their responsibility to democratic values. It’s too bad that that’s what it took
גל אורון

Bootstrapping is a means to an end

17.01.21|Gal Oron
It’s a way to help founders find the right investors for their company, argues Gal Oron, CEO of Zoomin
יוני צרויה

Bootstrapping fosters stability and efficiency

17.01.21|Yoni Tserruya
It’s a mentality that forces you to focus on what’s important and ignore vanity metrics, argues Yoni Tserruya, Co-founder and CEO of Lusha
אסנת סרוסי פיסטטר מאגמון Osnat Sarusi Firstater

Not All Bad: Covid-19 hampered the high-tech industry but also accelerated important technological processes

14.01.21|Osnat Sarusi Firstater
2020 has been a roller coaster – and now that this crazy ride is finally behind us, we can look back and discuss the many obstacles that made this year difficult.
ג'ואי סאבת Joey Sabet Managing Director of Clairfield International

M&As with Europe are being overlooked by Israeli tech ecosystem

10.01.21|Joey Sabet
"There is a venue for growth equity, private equity or rolling-up into a larger European entity," says Joey Sabet
ביטקוין עובדים משקיעים כסף דיגיטלי מטבע וירטואלי

Happy Bat Mitzvah Bitcoin! My how you’ve grown

08.01.21|Dov Greenbaum
12 years on, the world’s top cryptocurrency is affecting the lives of more and more people and increasingly finds itself under state scrutiny
Sharin Fisher Fort Ross Ventures

Better, Faster, Stronger: Israel’s tech ecosystem is only getting going

07.01.21|Sharin Fisher
I believe 2020 has marked a new era in the maturity of the Israeli ecosystem and the increasing trend in Israeli companies going public, something that we will probably see this year
אסף הנקין SPROUTT

Startups are providing a wakeup call to the insurance industry giants

04.01.21|Assaf Henkin
The current economic uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has caused what looks like a future of continued struggles for these insurance giants in the next few years
מעקב אחר אזרחים פרטיות מיקום ניטור

Privacy breaches add insult to Covid-19 injury

04.01.21|Dov Greenbaum
Too many data points and not enough oversight suggests the damage inflicted by the response to the pandemic will stick around even after the disease is eradicated
ביטקוין דולרים מטבע וירטואלי קריפטו כסף

Bitcoin is booming and Israel’s blockchain infrastructure and security startups hold a major key to the cryptocurrency revolution

03.01.21|Liron Rose and Adiel Yaakov
"We are at the beginning of a revolution, with insane amounts of capital flowing from legacy institutions to Bitcoin and alternative coins. Trust and security solutions are critical for this financial revolution"
Yael Paz Qumra Capital

Building relationships in the age of social distancing

30.12.20|Yael Paz
It’s easy to say that though we began these new relationships under the strangest circumstances, we ended up with the best possible outcomes
Natural Intelligence Tal Brener

Too much of a good thing? The rising shekel puts Israeli tech companies at risk

27.12.20|Tal Brener
The strengthening of the shekel exchange rate against the dollar is a real problem that if left unresolved will hurt all of us Israelis.
Itay Sagie איתי שגיא

U.S. investors doubled down on Israeli tech in 2020

27.12.20|Itay Sagie
American buyers made up 63% of M&As of Israeli tech companies as Asian and European deals falter due to Covid-19
Online Sharing

A hidden bill may strike a blow to our favorite Covid-19 pastime — online sharing

25.12.20|Dov Greenbaum
The role of private parties in enforcing copyrights and limiting speech through technical mechanisms is a center point of the new draft copyright proposal, reflecting the aforementioned copyright report and hearings, from earlier this week.
Oracle Jason Williamson

Oracle VP offers up seven predictions for startups in 2021

21.12.20|Jason Williamson
In a highly unpredictable 2020, we got a few guesses right with last year’s predictions piece. Here are my thoughts on things I believe we’ll see happen next year
A team brainstorming how to call their industry

Is it time to finally kill tech?

18.12.20|Dov Greenbaum
Our modern world has become so inundated with hyphenated techs that the term has become cliched, essentially meaningless
ביל גייטס מייסד מיקרוסופט תורם

“Occasionally Bill Gates and Warren Buffett got it right”

17.12.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert, though he hates to admit it, has learned something from the world’s top entrepreneurs