David StarkPassover in a time of AI overlordsI just stumbled upon a draft of a blog post that I wrote 7 years ago. I never published that post but the themes are as relevant today as…Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
David StarkinGround Up VenturesNew website, unchanged promiseI am excited to share that after 4 years with our homemade Wix site, groundup.vc has an upgraded look and feel. We have always viewed…Jul 7, 20221Jul 7, 20221
David StarkinGround Up VenturesHow to turn the odds in your favor when you are playing a losing gameFundamentally, building a startup is a losing game — the outright probability of failure outweighs the probability of success..May 24, 2020May 24, 2020
David StarkinGround Up VenturesThis one trick will greatly increase the likelihood of your startup’s successI’ve never written a click-bait headline before, but I feel so strongly about this “trick” that I felt it was warranted. Thankfully I…Jan 14, 2019Jan 14, 2019
David StarkinGround Up VenturesState of Seed Investing in Israel — 2018We asked the country’s top seed VCs about their investment activity in 2018 and their outlook for 2019. Here’s what they said.Dec 26, 20182Dec 26, 20182
David StarkinGround Up VenturesWhy we invested in Neighborhood GoodsIn honor of the biggest shopping day of the year and in celebration of the opening of their first store…we are pleased to announce our…Nov 23, 20181Nov 23, 20181
David StarkinGround Up VenturesWhy we invested in JonesWe are thrilled to welcome Omri, Michael and the entire Jones team to the Ground Up family. Jones makes insurance compliance instant and…Sep 27, 2018Sep 27, 2018
David StarkinGround Up VenturesWhy we invested in DandelionWe are pleased to announce our seed investment in Dandelion and are excited to support the team in their mission to provide earth-powered…Mar 27, 2018Mar 27, 2018
David StarkinGround Up Ventures7 Bold Predictions from Journey 2017Today was the Journey conference, the largest annual conference in Israel bringing together startups, investors and service providers for a…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
David StarkinGround Up VenturesWhy Rod Tidwell is our kind of founderOne of the challenges of starting a new fund is winning competitive deals when going up against venture firms with established brands and…Jul 17, 20171Jul 17, 20171