Avihai Michaeli, at The Blogs

Aug 1, 2020, 9:06 PM

How did Israeli “Camel Startups” turn into Unicorns, Outnumbering the EU ones?!

A recent global Unicorns list places Israel #7 in numbers of Unicorns in the world (Along with Brazil). A more pin-pointed study of companies who became Unicorns in the recent 12 months, places Israel as #1 in Europe, with...

May 6, 2020, 11:26 AM

Salesforce and Intel Tease Each Other. Who’s More Loyal to the Israeli Innovation

Following the acquisition of the Israeli Moovit, by Intel for $900M, a social media "teasing" discussion by Salesforce and Intel, caught the attention of the Israeli Startups ecosystem In recent days the main discussions in the Israeli Startup ecosystem is...

Apr 8, 2020, 10:35 AM

Feudalism Revived?! A Medieval Business Structure Returns to Startup Funding

As Covid-19 strikes, Seed Startups will need to replace their search for funding with a simpler "Protection" model. "Funding Replacements" by Corporate Companies is such a protection. In Medieval times, this "protection" business model was called "Feudalism". As an entrepreneur, you...

Mar 29, 2020, 12:02 PM

Businesswise — The coronavirus home quarantine could be a growth opportunity

The crisis could be a "one step back, two steps forward" situation for businesses. Instead of waiting for markets to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic - prepare for it, strengthen your business abilities, and come back much stronger the day after!

Feb 16, 2020, 12:36 PM

Will Tesla owners soon be hacking their cars – like American tractor owners did?

In recent days, Tesla declared that it would give a deadline to “force software updates" on owners who have been resisting them. Could that be the same trigger that made American farmers start hacking their own "John Deere" tractors?! Reports...

Feb 11, 2020, 9:02 AM

Encrypted and Secured Messaging Apps? Unfortunately There’s No Such Thing- Yet

The Untold Truth- Encrypted Mobile Apps are NOT secured at all- mainly due to the Mobile Keyboard Apps we're all using, to type our messages with. In his recent article in the British press, Edward Snowden argues that Without encryption, we...

Feb 7, 2020, 7:11 PM

Why should Elon Musk’s “Mars Mission” be named after David Bowie?!

Achieving the hardest mission starts with a vision. Bowie’s song “(Is there) life on Mars?” Is such a vision. It was first released in 1971, the year Elon Musk (the founder of SpaceX) was born. As an Entrepreneur, and someone...

About Me

Mr. Avihai (Avi) Michaeli has served in Business Executive positions in the Israeli business ecosystem, in the recent 25 years. Avihai held positions like VP Sales & Marketing, and few times as CEO. After managing a Startup for 6 years, on behalf of its investor, it got acquired. Ever since then he started mentoring various Startups on behalf of their investors, helping them get funded or M&A's. Avihai servers either as an advisory to the Companies management, or take an Interim active role. Mr. Michaeli is also doing innovation scouting for various international brands, introducing them to relevant Startups upon their needs. Avihai writes posts and articles about the Startups ecosystem and gets interviewed about the subject quite often

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