Entrepreneurship

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…

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 Barbara Elstein

“Every customer has a problem, every problem has a solution, but not every solution has a customer.” — Lean Startup Machine

Background

#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

#MentorSpotlight || Meet Yaron Magal

“My job is to feel the startup nation. I believe that Israel brings different advantages than New York, Boston, or the Valley. Israel’s advantage is its brotherhood, its bond.”

The start of an investor

Launching ‘Upstart’

Raw talent lies at the heart of any startup ecosystem — and Jerusalem is bursting with it. Home to Israel’s leading academic…