The Referral Trap
Let’s start with a little story A while back, while I was working at a VC firm (Giza), I met a nice new analyst at Pitango, and we had a really good lunch at a steak place in the Ackerstein complex. She told me about a company that her team at Pitango passed on named […]
Israel - so many accelerators, so why does it feel like something’s missing?
A recent LinkedIn forum question by Amir Gelman, formerly of The Junction and now of 500 Startups, asked what is missing in Israel’s rich accelerator eco-system. I’ve been mulling this question over for the past few days. It’s not as simple as it sounds. The Israeli accelerator space is full of accelerators with great people […]
The word mentor is way over-used in the startup eco-system
Mentor — someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person (Merriam-Webster dictionary) With the proliferation of accelerators and co-working spaces in the startup world, everyone is touting their long list of impressive mentors. Many of the people on these mentor lists are truly impressive and can dispense invaluable […]
