Round B

18 stories about Round B
How is a managing a startup similar to waiting for a baby to be born?

What to expect when you’re expecting: The CEO edition

04.02.21|Shaul Olmert
Flying Pigs CEO Shaul Olmert compares doing a product version update to visiting the doctor to see your baby’s ultrasound
A manager looking at figures while ignoring his employee

A business can’t be managed based on data alone

24.01.21|Shaul Olmert
As much as we rely on figures for making business decisions, you shouldn’t sanctify KPIs
As a startup you must never stop questioning

It’s never too late to question what it is your startup actually does

06.01.21|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert stresses that when it comes to young companies, the product vision is constantly subject to changes
Shaul Olmert at the doorway of his new office

A chance encounter got me to open the door to the idea of remote work

24.12.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert shares his internal deliberations on the pros and cons of working from home
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
דוכן עיתונים עיתונות

Founders should enjoy the same opportunity to diversify their wealth as their investors do

06.12.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert argues against those who claim that selling founders’ shares signals bad things about the company
דולרים דולר כסף שטרות שטר 2

Startup founders beware: There is such a thing as raising too much money

30.11.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert shares his take on how to choose a long-term backer and his strategy for raising capital
מלצר מלצרית מסעדה

Even when they’re dead wrong, the customer is always right

22.11.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert breaks down the importance of putting your product in front of real people as early in the development process as possible
מיון מועמדים לעבודה בעזרת רובוט

Job market power shift exposes the Israeli tech scene’s rotten recruiting practices

12.11.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert laments the way employers are treating job applicants now that the tables have turned and demand outweighs supply
עובדים יחסי עבודה פקידה מנהלת עצלן עצלנית משרד

Battling boredom: What’s a CEO at an early-stage startup supposed to do?

05.11.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert shares his frustrations about days of inaction and the importance of being part of a team
הרמת יד מכרזים ידיים

The tech community’s solidarity is a key feature of what makes us the Startup Nation

28.10.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert sheds a light on the behind the scenes acts of kindness that help make the Israeli tech sector thrive
חברי צוות מגבשים אסטרטגיה לחברה

The path to true startup success means you can’t take ethical shortcuts

22.10.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert explains how key decisions made in a company’s earliest days largely define its core values and characteristics
עושר עשירים מס כסף דולרים

Setting up a startup? It all starts with raising initial capital

15.10.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert, founder of Flying Pigs offers some golden advice for new startups on the early stages of financing your dreams
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When it comes to startups, it’s not wise to get too attached to your initial idea

07.10.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert thinks back to a messy lunch in New York and explains why execution often trumps inspiration
מוסף שבועי 7.11.19  מדור אוכל מרק פטריות

Startup Soup: Selecting the right people to throw in the pot gives a company all its flavor

29.09.20|Shaul Olmert
How does an early-stage company recruit the right people when you can’t afford to compete with the tech scene’s salaries?
צוואה קשיש חתימה חוזה ירושה

Covid-19 highlights just how far bureaucracy has to go in terms of digitization

22.09.20|Shaul Olmert
When deals in the hundreds of millions of dollars are sealed in an email, do we really need to personally submit dozens of manually filled out, signed, and stamped forms just to open a bank account?
שאול אולמרט מנכל ומייסד החזירים המעופפים

Choosing a co-founder is like choosing a life partner

14.09.20|Shaul Olmert
The most significant decision in a company’s life is made right at the very beginning: who, if anyone at all, do you start this complex journey with
שאול אולמרט מנכל ומייסד החזירים המעופפים

Meet Shaul Olmert’s new startup - Flying Pigs

08.09.20|Shaul Olmert
Eight years after launching Playbuzz, Shaul Olmert is embarking on a new journey, with a new startup. In a personal column, he shares his reasons for leaving and why he gave his company such a bizarre name