Made in Jerusalem
Startups, Innovation and Tech from the Capital of the Startup Nation, Curated by MadeinJLM.org
Glide Connects.
Glide Connects.
An ask to vote for their SXSW 2016 panel.On the day before the official start of SXSW last March, I had a chance to be with Chaim Haas and Sarah Glide at the Texas School for the Deaf to witness something beyond words. ¶ Watching hundreds of high school kids in a gym connecting and having fun using sign language and then using Glide as a way to communicate with their friends using real time video on their smart phones totally transformed the way they could reach and be heard anywhere in the world is transformative.Alan WeinkrantzAug 25, 2015
Above The Code: Startups really are rock and roll bands….
Above The Code: Startups really are rock and roll bands….
Insights from engaging with students on the Transdisciplinary Innovation Program at Hebrew University / Jerusalem.Yesterday I was at Hebrew University of Jerusalem speaking to a group of student startups on the principles of startup communications. ¶ These were students from all over the world taking part in the Transdisciplinary Innovation Program. ¶ The focus on here is on principles. ¶ They are belief sets. ¶ These are not tips and tricks. ¶ They are your first step forward — way before you even think about “PR,” or even thinking about “press…” ¶ I call it “Above The Code,” because this is about…Alan WeinkrantzAug 25, 2015
OurCrowd’s Singular Successes
OurCrowd’s Singular Successes
There’s a reason why Jon Medved is smiling, it’s because he loves Israel and his start-up OurCrowd.com has brought over $150,000,000 in…investments through the Israel in the past two years. ¶ Get in on the action and listen to his interview with Voice of Israel’s Simcha Gluck.Voice Of IsraelJun 28, 2015
Let’s stop saying “starving artist.”
Let’s stop saying “starving artist.”
My mom, Susie, is and always has been a rather eccentric ball of emotions and perceptions that she couldn’t adequately speak about; her…brushstrokes spoke for her on the rare occasion that anyone was ‘listening.’ I think that she appreciated my curiosity as a toddler. She never said that to me, but she painted a picture of me playing with a raw egg. She thinks and speaks in visuals. ¶ My childhood memories involve lots of strange objects around the house (my personal favorite is the bottom half of a mannequin that my mom called Melissa) and a mom who was mostly nocturnal.Cori WidenJun 9, 2015
Uri Adoni of JVP Talks the Secret of Jerusalem’s Startup Success
Uri Adoni of JVP Talks the Secret of Jerusalem’s Startup Success
Jerusalem has been hailed one of the top five start-up communities in the world by Entrepreneur.com. Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) has…helped that happen. Listen to JVP partner Uri Adoni talk about his company’s 22 years of investing in Jerusalem start-ups.Voice Of IsraelMay 18, 2015