Category: Startup
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Never forever
There are two imaginary words humans invented that are holding us back as individuals, as companies, and as a species. We created them back in the days out of necessity but they have become so prominent in the way we see the world that instead of serving us they now threaten our existence. FOREVER &…
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No attachment
When I was an art student almost 30 years ago I studied under the guidance one of Israel’s greatest artist Yaakov Dorchin. He wasn’t a man of many words but still somehow with the little words he did use he taught us much more than many others teachers did with a million words. In our first…
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“We tried it it doesn’t work!”
How would the world look if babies would decide walking wasn’t worth it after trying once or twice and failing? There is a silent vision killer I have seen in action more times than I can count. It is true for personal vision and for company/product visions alike. It is called the “We tried it…
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Team Zero & the Chief-Example-Officer
Lately, I found myself talking with founders a lot about a concept I call “Team Zero”. It is an extremely simple concept to grasp and yet one of the hardest to apply. “Team Zero” means that you, as founders, accept that your company is your creation and that everything you see in it, whether you love…
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What’s your Person Market Fit?
Many of the founders I coach come from product or engineering backgrounds. I found that product/dev analogies work really well when it comes to working to their personal growth and goals. The question that works best of all, and gets them to identify their gaps and pinpoint where they want to grow was: Imagine you…
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Igniting a vision
There is a rare moment I live for. It is the birth of a vision in a person’s mind. It is the second when, for the first time they see, actually see, the picture of the future they are about to create. I found the secret to converting that vague sense of future you have…
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Speed vs. Velocity
When I saw this screen capture by the man who ran a full marathon in his balcony during COVID-19 I was reminded about how easy it is for us humans to confuse movement with progress. It made me think about the times, during the past 20 years as an entrepreneur and product person when I found myself…
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The incredible story of Jo Van Gogh Bonger
Look at this face. This incredible lady singlehandedly and against all odds created the brand of who is today the most recognized artist in the world. I was browsing Google photos trying to find a photo of van Gogh (the painter himself not his work) in order to paint his portrait when my eyes landed…
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When there’s a will there’s a way
The other day as I was taking one of my “let’s keep our sanity while in quarantine” walks I happened to bump into this incredible tree. And it seemed to capture in one frame what it really takes to reinvent yourself in times of unbelievable difficulty. I’m not sure what happened in this tree’s but…
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What’s your before & after vision?
COVID-19 is the mother of all triggers. You want to react and being proactive is realllllllly hard. Your team looks up to you with one question in their minds “What should we do now?” But asking “what to do?” is a question that is reactive by nature and in times like these, we should do…