This morning we went through the final hoop along the circus act known as conversion in Israel. As many of you know, we adopted our sixth child, Mishael Binyamin, almost 18 months ago. We have been winding our way through...
Topics: family, Jerusalem, Place/Time Shifting, Religion

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I have writing a blog now for almost 2 years. From time to time get comments, sometimes an email (or even an old fashioned phone call, usually from Elie Wurtman) complimenting me on a blog posting. The feedback is nice,...
Topics: Elie Wurtman, Facebook, twitter, Valuation, Venture Capital, Weblogs

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In part of my professional life I spend a lot time talking about, and dealing with, virtual stuff. Web sites, avatars, twitter feeds, blogs, etc., lots of virtual/digital stuff. In my "real" life I am overwhelmed just now by physical...
Topics: family, Place/Time Shifting, Science, Zionism

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Fred Wilson gets it head on in his posting (see below) on the coming revival of the IPO market for "venture backed companies," which for me is a euphemism for young companies starting to show promise but not controlled by...
Topics: Place/Time Shifting, Religion, Valuation, Venture Capital, Venture Fund Process

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Reading through reports of Ahmadinejad's appearance at the UN sponsored event in Geneva yesterday, and of course reflecting on Yom Hashoa and it's juxtaposition to Pesach, I thought back to another "world leader" who attempted to us the.
Topics: Elie Wurtman, Religion, Zionism

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