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Trimming The Hedges, Planning For A Rainy Day

Haystack

Yet, looking back, not much changed — there’s more money than every in the early-stage ecosystem, bigger financing rounds, large private pre-IPO growth rounds, and much more. Just like optimism can compound on itself, so too can hesitation and a bent toward slightly more conservative cash and planning management.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

VC Cafe

Diversity – Women make up about 33% of the start-up workforce in Israel, according to a new report from Power in Diversity. In management positions, women representation is 23.3%. Given that some of these new stocks have low trading volume, in practice the lock up period can be longer.

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ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

Dont miss Plan - This may seem obvious, but Ive seen a number of CEOs shot for missing the first quarters numbers after going public, which is a great way to shrink your market cap well before the lock-up period is up. I spend my days working with cool start-ups in a variety of capacities. Same principle here.