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Yahoo's Future
I just published a 4 Point Plan for Yahoo's Future which is now at the top of the Seeking Alpha Home Page. Comments welcome there!
View ArticleA Talent Shortage In Start/Scale Up Nation
Recently, I have been commiserating with a bunch of of my companies and VC colleagues about the talent shortage in Israel. Yup. I am back again to talk about the talent shortage. However, now it is...
View ArticleCreakonomics Part 1 - The OECD is a Seriously Ill Institution
In 2012, we are so numb to the gyrating economy, that a few mild economic earthquakes that hit nationally and internationally last week, went by with barely a squeak. I would like to highlight 3 of...
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Israel's Cellular Competition: Beware of Unintended Consequences
Photo credit: David Rabkin, rabkin.co.ilCommunication Minister Moshe Kahalon's incredible persistence in introducing competition to the cellular carriers has been a tremendous blessing for consumers....
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Creakonomics 2: Single Points of Failure
What do Salo, Finland and Stockton, California have in common? They were both fast growing economies that were built on one market or economic driver. In the case of Salo, it was Nokia and cellular...
View ArticleThe ONLY 8 Things That Matter for Israel's Venture Capital Industry
Sarah Lacy's blog post calling "I told you so" attention to Israel's shrinking pool of venture capital kicked off quite a reaction. Lacy's blog post coincided with new data showing that venture capital...
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Can We Please Stop Protecting Kids From Themselves and Ourselves from Lawsuits?
Madeline Levine's thoughtful and true piece in the New York Times about raising successful children hit home hard today...and made me late for a meeting.Levine thoughtful suggests that we let kids make...
View ArticleCreakonomics Part 3 -- Global Local Innovation Alliances
President Obama has focused much of the US Presidential election on Mitt Romney's outsourcing American jobs overseas during his time at Bain Capital. What really stings about the attack is it rings...
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Tel Aviv Should Innovate Rosh Hashana Responsibility For All
After my last blog post, I received a bunch of emails and a few calls questioning my view that "Innovation Cities" such as Tel Aviv would take brotherly social responsibility for others. At the core of...
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New Year. New Digs. New Opportunities.
New Benchmark Office at 32 Rothschild BlvdShana Tova. The New Year is a great time for renewal and for renewed focus. We are as passionate as ever about building great companies with great...
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Yom Kippur Thoughts on Choosing Mercy Over Cruelty: Through the Lives of...
in 36 hours, Jews around the world will enter synagogues for the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur, and pray to a merciful God to be sealed in the "Book of Life" for the coming year. In reflecting on...
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The Nobel Peace Prize Committee's Dangerously Wishful Thinking
What do Yasser Arafat, Barack Obama and the European Union have in common? They were all awarded Nobel Peace Prizes while on the brink of presiding over societal breakdowns and/or increased...
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זהו. חלאס. די.
הבית היהודי לא היה הבית שלי. הם אפילו לא היו הבית של אבא שלי אולי של סבא. הם תמיד נתפסו כמשהו ישן עתיק נוח כמו ריהוט ישן של בית כנסת, לא כמשהו שרוצה להנהיג ולהוביל. אבלגםאיננייכוללעמודמנגדכשתקוותם של...
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Layoffs at Better Place Might Be Good for Israeli Economy
I feel for the employees of Better Place, whose religious zeal and tireless work ethic brought the world to its feet, cheering for the all electric grid and car to hit the road. And hit the road it...
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יישר כח לרב הראשי שלמה עמאר ששבר את מונופול הרעלים של גוש קטיף
לפני 15 חודש התחלתי מאבק מול הרבנות בנושא כשרות היבול האורגני ונגד המונופול של עלי גוש קטיף על "כשרות" בתחום החסה ועוד עלים. ההתנגדות אז של הממסד היה מקומם שכן העדיפו "חשש איסור" מול סכנה בריאותית....
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Sending The Soldier From Shul
This shabbat morning I wandered into shul for my 6:45AM minyan as usual. Well, maybe not completely as usual given last nights air-raid siren during davening (prayers). I was slated to be the acting...
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Israel’s Leaders
We spend a lot of time in Israel complaining about our political leadership. Often, for good reason. It is only fitting, therefore, that when they do a good job, we should be equally complimentary....
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The Emergence and Importance of High Friction Social Networks
"I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT PEOPLE LIKE ME AS A MEMBER" -- Groucho MarxSince the beginning of the social web, low friction interaction has been the holy grail of fast growing...
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Going Big in 2013
Shai Tsur of Microsoft posted yesterday that it was a "Good year" for Israeli exits. Shai then lists the M&A deals of 2012 and concludes:"With some luck, this trend will continue into 2013. The...
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The 787 Dreamliner is the Titanic is the Tower of Babel
The nagging problems with Boeing's Dreamliner should cause us to deeply consider historical precedents of grand projects like it.The last 100 years has seem incredible advances in industrial...
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