Yaron Carni, at The Blogs

Apr 18, 2024, 7:58 AM

Lessons From the Iranian Attack: Seconds of Success Are Years in the Making

On Sunday morning, I woke up. And everything around me was just the way it had been the day before. And, although I’m not observant, I said the morning prayer, modeh ani. In school, they taught me that you never...

Mar 10, 2024, 10:18 PM

Startups: Cut Costs Yesterday, But Be Strategic

2023 was the year of efficiency. For a lot of companies globally, and certainly in Israel as well, that seemed to mainly mean reducing headcount - something that was to an extent simply a required natural correction after the...

Dec 5, 2023, 11:06 AM

Resilience is in Israel’s Economic DNA

If I had to pick two words to describe the Israeli reaction to the horror of October 7th and the events that have unfolded after that, I wouldn’t even have to think. “Resilient” and “determined” are so clearly the...

Nov 27, 2023, 11:49 PM

Don’t Just Stop Funding US Universities; Support Israeli Ones

“This shouldn’t be hard,” said University of Florida president Ben Sasse, speaking about his university’s decision to condemn the atrocities perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli civilians on October 7th. But for many universities, it has been - and as...

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Yaron Carni is the founder of Maverick Ventures Israel, a Tel Aviv-based, industry-agnostic VC fund specializing in early stage startups with compelling early products that need advice and assistance building traction and connections to take them to the next level. Before Maverick, Yaron founded the Tel Aviv Angel Group and facilitated Google's first acquisition in Israel - LabPixies. Yaron is a graduate of the Sam Zell Entrepreneurship Program, holds a Masters Degree in Law with a concentration in Intellectual Property, and has been on the board of United Hatzalah since its formative years.

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