Adisababa's Weblog
stop the non*sense | Mark As Read |
Which player would you want on your team? OR it is the 2nd year in a row that i prefer the Real Madrid Vs. Barca decisions: not ready to switch sides. but sometimes?the home team is paying a dear price. […]
within and without | Mark As Read |
how can these two be opposites? they seem to be on totally different planes
Pricing | Mark As Read |
Benny Daon, is one of my favorite entrepreneurs. why? he is? hard working -when i met him first in 1998, he was bootstrapping his company. this included packaging CDs in cardboard boxes prior to shiping to customers.? i believe this is a sight i will not see again. he is insightful – he named his
1 page, 1 slide | Mark As Read |
can you describe your company in 1 slide? that is really hard. usually takes quite a bit of time to understand your customers well enough to articulate your value in 1 slide and for the customers to agree. but these days people have less patience and want to make decisions quickly. would it be a
The man in the arena | Mark As Read |
it is the beginning of the year. happy new year. 2012. the end of history? maybe just something different. expect the unexpected? some of my companies are struggling. the 2nd half of 2011 has been miserable. everyone is waiting. people seem to prefer to delay decisions. channels are clearing their inventory levels, with no new
LinkedIn? | Mark As Read |
I pressed a button I did not intend 500 emails went out inviting older contacts I am not really in touch with to LinkIn. Within 1 minute, 10 people accepted. the movement in the network. the signals coming back. I could visualize it. Now I am learning about my new connections. Including my mom whom
poland, israel, palestine | Mark As Read |
Happy new year, again the first day of the new year is wonderful. ???=????? yet, it is also the first day (of the rest of our lives) of the horrible days. the 10 days in which we as Jews need to think about the last year. what was good, what was not. what do we
half naked and full of criticism | Mark As Read |
happy new year all my dear friends wanted to recommend my friend, Zvi Arom's, web site which houses his poems some of the lines are so touching, i wish i would have been writing them. i think i am going to use some of these lines in my SMS i am especially proud of the
which would you rather be? | Mark As Read |
in life, and in your startup, what would you rather be? this earth digger? moving earth one bucket at a time or ??? this guy, who skates almost frictionless on ice? its kind of a loaded question. yet, it is surprising how often in life and in
end of summer | Mark As Read |
it is the end of summer. school year is just around the corner. football. some air to breathe. a new bag, 3 sharp pencils. in our family it is time for a great barBQ with Limor's brother's family as all 3 boys' birthdays are in the last week of august so it is time for
Spring Of ?69 | Mark As Read |
here is a picture from my kindergarten. spring of 1969 if i am not mistaken good education system israel is high on its spirits. met gil eshet last night. first time in about 35 years. he is on the second row from the top, second from right. it was delightful what you see are the
carmel fire | Mark As Read |
a lot can be said about the terrible fire last week but pictures are louder than words so, here is an interesting photobook done by www.guyshachar.com which is an interesting site on its own
??? ???? please? | Mark As Read |
what a wonderful performance for me this song, prayer,? ???? , is so exact, and "connected". it is also a prayer of transition. from "up" to "down" . body and soul. life and death. and of that special israeli moment, friday afternoon as Shabat is coming. ???? ???? from doing to being learned about this
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero | Mark As Read |
Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future
manana | Mark As Read |
manana – an indefinite time in the future. future, futurity, time to come, hereafter – the time yet to come … and how do you say it in hebrew? tal, our 5 year old says: ???-??
Q3 | Mark As Read |
it is that time of the year everything that has waited since the end of july is now coming back it is the end of the holidays and time to loose some weight but it is also time to realize how to budget better i am not talking just about personal budget talking about startup
i am running ??? ?? | Mark As Read |
thanks god for dudu tassa, a real cultural hero the great thing a about art, is that someone has packaged your emotions in such a great way. ??? ?? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ??? ?????? ???? ??? ?? ????? ????? ???? ??? ???? ??? ??? ?? ????? _______ ??? ?? ???
together, beginning to end | Mark As Read |
Orna, my mentor, friend and colleague got me this book Home, or in hebrew habyta by assaf inbari. the story of kibbutz, a dream created in Israel 100 years ago. a dream of community, socialism, values, sufficing with little and even less. i was swept away by the book and recommend it to anyone who:
zimmer in the north | Mark As Read |
it's summer. hot. boy it's hot. time to be together. ‘vacances';? not high-end. mid-end, mid-east, mid-life,? vacances . the whole family bar one. and friends. 6 adults and 10 kids. a few quiet days. and cool if possible. air condition and shade. together. north. zimmer. ___________________ its morning. i wake up last. breakfast is wonderful....
SaaS and usage, a key success factor | Mark As Read |
Do you know who is using your software? as a provider of SaaS software, you should be concerned with who uses your software. And how much first, a step back there are many advantages to the SaaS model: it scales it can be inexpensive in the early stages, which are very risky, to understand if
On my way | Mark As Read |
i think friendship is important. it is a big part of my life. and i am very proud of my friends. and my good friends also know my top problem. i am not good at keeping in touch with them, though i try to make it up in intensity, intimacy and quality. so yes, that
so, how is the Philippines? | Mark As Read |
it is far away. perhaps too far. but it is beautiful. and simple. and simple is not so simple anymore. a bit like Thiland – it is tropical with the best Mangos and Cocunuts. and beautiful beaches, yet undeveloped. a bit like Cuba – poor, but with many more smiles. people take life in the
shock-o-late | Mark As Read |
what is really israeli? shoko (chocolate milk) in a bag for breakfast is high on the list.? it looks slightly less pretty when one drinks it why it is so deeply en-grained in our culture? maybe because it is breakfast, early memories, mom, and a certain body part…. but i am here to write about
to cry | Mark As Read |
i guess it is that time of the year music such a great way to express, well, i want to say ‘that which is so difficult to express in words' but it does not only express itself in words, but also with sound. what a combo. when done well, it is from the heart and
live | Mark As Read |
i have a resolution and a recommendation: for increased happiness in life, i have a few wishes. some i guess are fantasies that are best left unotuched. others are totally achievable and i think widely applicable to most of us so here is one of hopefully a longer list go see a live musical performance
when was the last time you did something for the first time? | Mark As Read |
today is my birthday. 36 years old. depending on how you count not a simple day. seems like a forced celbration. a bit like new years eve. i prefer to stop and think about what has been achieved, what requries change. and time to execute on some general rules for hapiness: when was the last
you?ve got me | Mark As Read |
i think izhar ashdot is fantastic. go see him. his performance is a music session with songs. while most singers perform songs with some music. words for this song are actually by zur philosoph ??? ???? ????? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ?????? ????? ?? ??? ????? ????? ?? ???? ????? ??? ??? ??? ?? ????
Less is more? or More is Less | Mark As Read |
Idan sent this over welcome to post-modern times: * Our communication – Wireless * Our phones – Cordless * Our cooking – Fireless * Our food – Fatless * Our Sweets – Sugarless * Our labor – Effortless * Our relations – Fruitless * Our attitude – Careless * Our feelings – Heartless * Our
it doesn?t interest me | Mark As Read |
spent the weekend with Limor in NYC now, my lover is gone and i am alone. again. the shopping highlight of the weekend was anthropologie irit my sister loves it; Anat, Danny's wife wants it, and apparently, as i found out this weekend, Limor needs it. as is common in such cases, i spent too
Board Deck | Mark As Read |
Size of deck is inversely proportional to effectiveness of the package when my companies get confused, lose focus, i get a very fat board package i think the deck should be very consistent in its make up and it should not be hard to produce the board deck, because it is the manifestation of how
Barca Loses, Barca Loses, Barca Loses! | Mark As Read |
it is still difficult to comprehend. why has so much happiness for so many people been erased? why? and i thought that 2nd goal, 3 minutes from time, was real and i am disappointed. boy, the grief. and to watch it with my child, with his grief. 90 minutes of pain and anxiety. Mourinho is
do you love your job? | Mark As Read |
do you have a dream job? Being a sports announcer can be a fun job you get to see you favorite teams in some of their greatest moments. does not sound bad. i am sure it has its dull moments as well. many days and nights away from home. many disappointments. many moments when not
invisible | Mark As Read |
what is invisible? everything that matters, except every thing and (except) matter. _________ John Lloyd, Cambridge educated comedy writer and television producer, ex room mate of douglas adams (hitchhiker guide to the galaxy), is a great speaker and thinker some of my thoughts about the invisible (probably borrowed from him): we choose what to see...
???? ??? ???? ??? ? keep families together | Mark As Read |
ever been rejected? not a nice feeling what about kicked out? and taken away from your parents? if you believe being an Israeli, or a Zionist, or a human being means being an example to others; if it means not repeating things we did not like when they were done to us;? here is a
Quilt your job | Mark As Read |
this blog is a re-post from seth godin, author, agent of change, entrepreneur. i would like to be a bit like him. he is one of the few blogs i read on a regular basis. why? they are short they make you see regular things in a different lite they help promote change in the
IceLand | Mark As Read |
always wanted to visit IceLand (Island in some languages) always seemed a pristine place. hard working people, basic values: simple. simple. simple! unlike Israel, where things are complex. today Danny sent me this quote: ?First Iceland burnt our money, now they are sending us the ashes?. not so simple any more
Israel at 62 | Mark As Read |
i was going to write something for independence day but then i ran into this poem by david sela and i took the easy way out will try again next year ????? – ??? "????" ?????! ????? ?? ????? ?????? ???: ?????? ??? ????? ??? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ?????, ?????? ?????? ????? – ????? ?????, ????? ??? ???? ??? ??
Israel and USA | Mark As Read |
i am going to attempt to create a list of things that are really different between Israel and the USA press here for the entire series this is in order to help US employees of my portfolio companies to better understand Israeli culture good luck… it is also a result of a board call i had yesterday, just as
a million stars ? ??? ?? ???? ??? | Mark As Read |
??? ?? ???? ?"? 1983-2006 ??? ??????? ??????? ????? ????? ?? ????? ????, ?? ?????? ?? ???, ??? ?? ????, ???? ?' ?"? ????? ?'???"?, 24.07.2006, ???? ??????. ?????? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ??? ???? ?? ???????? ???? ????? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ??????? ?? ?? ??? ?????
Give me your tired, your poor | Mark As Read |
in the last month or so, three different times a US VC said no to a deal we were working on. the usual reply is that it is really interesting, but there is some risky or serious work to do: the CEO is not proven the go to market is unclear can it scale? so, we are left with the deal. alone. reminds
rejection | Mark As Read |
wanted a deal real bad and lost it first time in a long time bitter it is nice that this happens to a VC once in a while. we inflict this pain every day good luck to the entrepreneur. i really want him to succeed. but hey, not too much
Exciting football in israel? | Mark As Read |
Bayern Munich is in the champions league semi final Hamburg is in the European league semi finals both started the european season with Macabi Haifa and Hapoel tel-aviv in the same group and altogether were not much better. in the case of hapoel tel-aviv and hamburg, the israeli team may have actually been better. we beat them
boycott | Mark As Read |
Boycott was a name of an Irish estate agent who did not behave nicely to others, and thus got ostracized – socially isolated: The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish "Land War" and is derived from the name of Captain Charles Boycott, the estate agent of an absentee landlord, the Earl Erne, on
life from the other side of the pyramid | Mark As Read |
do you have a teenager at home? wondering how to get her out of the post-modern world she lives in (h&m, iPhone, beverly hills 90210 – the new generation)? wondering how to spend spring vacation with your kids in a meaningful, fun way that will not spoil them? here is how one wondrful high-school junior (and his parents,
music on the go ? Lifetrons micro speakers | Mark As Read |
unfortunately, i am a critical person. very hard to satisfy. i tell myself that there is a balance in that: once i am satisfied, it is a real satisfaction. nice little personal lie. but it works. try it. so, when is see a great product: good design, quality performance, reasonable price i become happy and hopeful. it also generates a
guiltar | Mark As Read |
Guiltar: a musical instrument whose strings are pulled by your mother. (Frank Mullen III, Aledo, Ill.) i would prefer that the phrase becomes fill in the blank: a musical instrument whose strings are pulled by _________ would love to hear from you how you fill in the blank. your boss? your mother? your wife??your friend? it definitely seems
SFO airtrain | Mark As Read |
The SFO airtrain is a big savior What a change from their previous dumb buses Connectivity to terminals is, well, not european: you need to go up, then down, then an elevator, then you can feel as if you are in a civilized, mass transit aware urban center. while you are going to the 5th floor of
the road from slavery to freedom | Mark As Read |
a great holiday is coming. hag sameach. passover. what a misnomer. you can not just pass-over the subject of the path from confinement to liberty, from slavery to … is freedom the word? i was hoping salvation, but no, freedom is a good fit. ( btw tried to find a picture for freedom. this is what
Bronze anniversary | Mark As Read |
wednesday night was big. Carmel graduated from her army course. that's topic for another post. but let me tell you, i was proud but also, Wednesday night was Limor and mine bronze anniversary. that's 19 years. and 4 kids.3 cats and a dog. wow unbelievable. we have done some great things together. responded in some hard moments as a...
airlines, indications of the future | Mark As Read |
want to see the future? airlines are not just an indication of the past, but also of the future On the way back from the USA had? a short connect in CDG. suitcase did not make it with me. but across the gate from my flight to TLV, there stood in its majesty, a dream. the A380.
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