Building a global marketplace from scratch & embracing an unforeseen target market

Q&A with Nava Brief-Fried, CEO & Founder of ModLi

As a religious woman, Nava kept finding herself asking the same question, “Why is it so difficult to find…

#MentorSpotlight || Meet Aaron Dubin

“VC’s invest in lines, not dots. In that sense, founders can’t expect an immediate investment, a dot. Rather, they should build a line by delving into a relationship.”

Background

Necessity is the Mother of Invention || #MentorSpotlight with Guy Cherni

“Israel’s agenda of entrepreneurship out of necessity is comparable to countries in Africa. Collaboration between the countries will benefit both sides and change the world for a lot of people.” — Guy…

#MentorSpotlight || Meet Nitzan Cohen Arazi

“I’m an ‘amateur.’ The more I know, the more I realize I don’t know. But I know that I love what I do.”

Background

As a teenager, Nitzan spent many years involved with Israeli youth movements. In…

#MentorSpotlight || Meet Helen Wexler

“Have a big vision, but don’t forget the detailed plan.”

Around the world to Israel

Helen Wexler grew up in New York but made aliyah to Israel with her family at the age of 16. She says she loves…

#MentorSpotlight || Meet Isaac Hassan

‘In the 3 years we’ve been around, the biggest success is the community we’ve helped to develop, as well as the companies that have grown along the way.’

Rock of Gibraltar to Dome of the Rock

#MentorSpotlight || Meet Ariel Sterngold

“Entrepreneurs have an idea and research like crazy, then they move to execution and completely forget about the competition. It’s a fine line — both are needed.”

The beginning

The ‘always-win’ approach and how ambition is the key to building successful companies

#MentorSpotlight with Moti Kintzlinger

As founder and CEO of several successful companies in industries ranging from semiconductors…

#MentorSpotlight || Meet Alona Stern

“As product designers, we make so many assumptions. We project how people will interact with our product. Instead, we should be building and testing prototypes with real users. They’ll bring insights to light that we never could’ve imagined.”