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OurPeople: Alec Ellison, Chairman, OurCrowd US

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. “Prices in the public market are stretched, which is why one should invest earlier in a company’s development cycle.”. For 30 years, Alec Ellison helped hundreds of technology companies seal M&A deals that redefined the industry landscape. Since joining OurCrowd in 2016, he’s been putting that expertise to work to cultivate the innovation leaders of tomorrow.

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Simplicity a key to building a startup pipeline

Innovation 2 Enterprise

By Scott Meacham. In building a startup pipeline, keep it simple. Occam’s razor (also known as the law of parsimony) is a principle attributed to William of Ockham, a Franciscan friar and philosopher born around 1288. William did not originate the problem-solving model named for him; however, he practiced it relentlessly. Plus he was a colorful character.

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Newsletter: Zoom’s seed investor + New fuel for electric cars

OurCrowd

Startup of the Week: VisIC, fueling the electric car revolution. CropX named World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer. Meet Zoom’s seed investor Jim Scheinman. Quantum of solace for women’s diseases. Israeli tech is in hypergrowth under any government. Webinar for new OurCrowd investors. BlueNalu: Entrepreneur’s perspective on alt-seafood. MigVax oral vaccine could be Covid-19 booster.

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How to Establish Yourself as a Thought Leader in Your Industry

StartupNation

When asked “who are you?” you might answer the question by saying “I’m a business owner” and sharing the name of your business and its offerings or services. As a thought leader, you might want to expand on your answer. Who are you? What is your background? Why did you decide to pursue entrepreneurship? What kinds of successes put you on the map?

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Green Energy Makes Business Sense

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. • Venture funds are joining the rush to renewable energy—and it’s not a passing fad • Government subsidies will help, but inno vative companies and business logic will drive growth. From the frozen electric grids of Texas to the tar-soiled beaches of Israel, the urgent need to transform our dependance on fossil fuels is becoming clear. You don’t have to be a tree-hugging naturalist to embrace the shift.

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SPACs Unpacked: What Investors Need to know

OurCrowd

By Andy Kaye, President and Chief Institutional Officer, OurCrowd. • S PACs offer many advantages over IPOs or raising more private capital • Strategic venture investors have several tools to mitigate the risks and add value. The spring selloff of SPAC stocks has prompted concern about the future of this complex merger/IPO mechanism. But recent trends only reinforce the importance of understanding how valuations are set in SPAC deals, which we believe will continue to reshape the market for vent

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How to Turn Your Vacation Into a Marketing Opportunity

Smart Hustle Magazine

Every single touch with another human being is an opportunity for your company to shine. More importantly, it’s a chance to differentiate yourself from the competition. But there are a handful of situations where you can reap massive rewards, and you’re ignoring them. Here is one opportunity that you are missing out on right now, and how to fix it. Going on vacation?

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SPACs Unpacked: What Investors Need to know

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. • S PACs offer many advantages over IPOs or raising more private capital • Strategic venture investors have several tools to mitigate the risks and add value. The spring selloff of SPAC stocks has prompted concern about the future of this complex merger/IPO mechanism. But recent trends only reinforce the importance of understanding how valuations are set in SPAC deals, which we believe will continue to reshape the market for venture capital exits.

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The Simplest Business Planning Tool For Startups – Cuttles Startup Review

Feedough

If you ask entrepreneurs about the most difficult part of. Read more.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Record first Quarter for Israeli high-Tech Investments

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. Venture funding set to double over 2020. Capital raising by privately held Israeli technolo gy companies soared to a record $5.37 billion in the first quarter of 2021, 89% higher than in the previous quarter and double the amount raised in the first quarter of 2020. The surge was driven by 20 deals worth more than $100 million each, accounting for 55% of the total quarterly amount raised in 172 transactions.

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[Dandelion Energy in Wired] Your house could be a geothermal power station

OurCrowd

The way we heat and cool buildings is broken. In the US, temperature control accounts for more than half the average home’s annual energy consumption, which makes up over 12 per cent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Read more here. The post [Dandelion Energy in Wired] Your house could be a geothermal power station appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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[OurCrowd in The Marker] “????? ??? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ????? ???? ?????? ??????”

OurCrowd

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