Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2019

It’s a good bet that you’ve been exposed to articles, courses and lectures about various styles of management, and how each is appropriate for some companies and for some levels of organization and at various times. When should the dictator in you emerge? A consensus-building leader works well in that style until someone yells “fire!” and the emergency requires a dictatorial style of management to act quickly, protecting lives.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Contributed by Stefano Maifreni, founder and director of Eggcelerate. We’ve all been there—working outside hours, trying to get ahead or catch up. But sending emails to staff during their downtime can backfire badly. And here’s why … In 2019, the average office worker received 90 emails per day. But it’s the occasional messages sent by bosses to their team members late at night or at weekends that can have negative consequences—particularly on your culture.

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The Seraf Compass

DECEMBER 25, 2019

In previous posts we have addressed how Board Directors can add value, communicate effectively with CEOs, and prepare for successful board meetings, but how should entrepreneurs go about recruiting one? A good Board Director can be a huge asset, but a bad one can actually be a hindrance to your business, and at the very least leave you lacking the skills and advice you need.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 22, 2019

My brother in law Jerry is working on a project to collect all of his family’s digital subscriptions; subscriptions to streaming video services, music services, subscriptions to online news and other publications, subscriptions to software services, subscriptions to education services, etc, etc. He is planning a dinner in which he will review all of them with his family and understand which ones they are using and which ones they are not using.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Projecting an estimated investment of NIS 150 million into the small Negev town, the tender to operate the government-backed CanNegev incubator was awarded to crowdfunding investment platform OurCrowd, nonprescription pharmaceutical giant Perrigo and Israeli medical cannabis cultivator BOL Pharma. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in The Jerusalem Post] OurCrowd, Perrigo & BOL Win Israeli Government Tender for Operation of a Medical Cannabis Incubator in Yeruham appeared first on OurCrowd

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 22, 2019

By Scott Meacham. There is very big news this month for individuals and families affected by sickle cell disease (SCD). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first targeted treatment to reduce the frequency of pain crises in individuals living with SCD. This new drug — Adakveo ® from Novartis — decreases the frequency of the debilitating and unpredictable pain episodes caused by SCD.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 21, 2019

USV’s portfolio company Recount Media produces excellent short (5 mins or less) videos about political news and related topics. They also produce the Shift series of events. In November, Recount did a Shift event about Antitrust policy and my partner Brad Burnham was on the panel. This is a Recount style 5min summary of that conversation.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In June, Syqe Medical, an Israeli pharma-tech company, announced the launch of the world’s first pharmaceutical-grade metered-dose cannabis inhaler. This drug delivery device will enable physicians to prescribe precise dosages meeting pharmaceutical standards. Read more here. The post [Syqe in NoCamels] 2010-2019 Insights from a Decade of World-Changing Israeli Innovations appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Y Combinator CEO and Partner Michael Seibel shares a process for building product as a small startup. Topics. 00:00 – Have a process to get product out the door. 1:02 – Decide on a release schedule. 1:15 – Put someone in charge of product. 1:34 – Establish KPIs. 1:47 – Create a theme for the product cycle based on a KPI. 2:00 – Product meeting. 2:30 – Brainstorm new features, bugs, and tests. 3:35 – Sort each into: easy, medium, or hard. 4:59 ̵

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Rohit Bhargava is obsessed with understanding trends, past, present and future. His 10th and last edition of the Non-Obvious Trends reports is out on January 7th and from my review it's good. Listen to the interview and read more below! What I liked best was in fact the first part of the book, where Rohit shares how we can all learn to open our minds to see the future.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Our dog Ollie is eleven today. Here is a photo of him on the beach with a tennis ball, pretty much his favorite place to be and thing to do.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Lemonade offers customizable property and casualty insurance policies at a flat monthly rate in the U.S. Back in April, Lemonade said the investment will fund its upcoming European launch, and support further expansion in the U.S. Read more here. The post [Lemonade in CTech] These Are The Biggest Israeli Tech Funding Rounds We Reported on in 2019 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 27, 2019

As part of our efforts to further support founders in Startup School , we awarded $15,000 in equity-free grants to the most promising companies to go through the course. The quality (and quantity!) of founders who participated in Startup School this past year made the grant selection process a tough one. Congratulations to the following startups* for their impressive progress over the 10-weeks of Startup School!

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 26, 2019

“In this past decade, the Israeli tech ecosystem came into its own. What was interesting, full of potential and a promising phenomenon, became a powerhouse juggernaut that everybody in the world now has recognized,” Jon Medved, founder and CEO of OurCrowd, tells NoCamels. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved in NoCamels] 2010-2019 Insights from a Decade of World-Changing Israeli Innovations appeared first on OurCrowd.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 26, 2019

As I prepare to write my annual year end posts (what happened and what will happen), I have been reading similar posts by others. This part one of two posts by Alex Danco is good. I am waiting for the second one to drop now. The “what happened” post is easier to write but still very helpful to me. It helps me close the door on the year and understand it at a macro level.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 23, 2019

As is my tradition, I made a playlist of songs that stayed with me in 2019. This year, I focused on songs that mostly flew below the radar and aren’t likely to be heard on everyone else’s top tracks playlists. I’ve named it Uncut Gems and I hope you like it.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This project seeks to use drones to plant 1bn trees. Reforestation is an important part of climate mitigation and reforestation projects are behind many carbon offset programs. So technology like this could make all of that a lot more efficient.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 25, 2019

I really like Stevie Wonder’s song from the late 60s written by Anna Gordy Gaye, George “Horgay” Gordy and Allen Story. The song lays out what Christmas means; candles burning low, mistletoe, snow and ice, carols right outside my door. I grew up celebrating Christmas and it was always a special time for me and my family. Decorating the tree, midnight mass, Christmas dinner, and gifts.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Bouqs founder John Tabis tells contributor Mark Miller how frustration—and a love of roses—led to the creation of a farm-to-table flower enterprise. Read more here. The post [The Bouqs in Fast Company] This startup used storytelling to disrupt the $50 billion flower industry appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The dark web functions no different than a social network for criminals—with hierarchies, money flows, and user reputations being built and torn down, according to Avi Kasztan, SIXGILL co-founder and an expert in dark web monitoring and intelligence. Read more here. The post [SixGill in CTech] Dark Web—a View From the Inside appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Elbit Medical Technologies Ltd. (TASE: EMTC) announced this morning that it has agreed the sale of most of its stake in Insightec for $102 million at a company valuation of $702 million. The buyer was not named. Read more here. The post [Insightec in Globes] Elbit Medical agrees to sell Insightec stake for $102m appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 25, 2019

data.world is a modern data catalog service for analytics and teamwork. The data.world APITrack this API returns data discovery, comprehension, integration, and sharing in relation to the data catalog service. The API provides methods to manage files, users, data projects, data streams, insights and more. Read more here. The post [data.world in ProgrammableWeb] ProgrammableWeb’s Most Clicked, Shared and Talked About APIs of 2019: Big Data and Analytics appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The Israeli company plans to use some of the funding to increase the breadth of chronic conditions addressed by DarioHealth’s digital therapeutics platform. Read more here. The post [DarioHealth in Globes] DarioHealth raises $21.3m in private placement appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 21, 2019

As a part of its new digital orthopedic surgery platform, Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes division will work with Zebra Medical Vision to supplement its artificial intelligence and imaging analytics efforts. Read more here. The post [Zebra in Fierce BioTech] DePuy taps Zebra Medical to bring AI vision to its new Velys digital orthopedic surgery platform appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 24, 2019

A UK hospital has introduced a modular device allowing for remote examinations for patients with acute and worsening chronic conditions. Read more here. The post [Tyto Care in pharmaphorfum] UK hospital introduces TytoCare remote medical exam device appeared first on OurCrowd.

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