What will I be? In Second Life…

So, OK. I finally did it. Registered and immediately started to explore. Trying to talk to all characters I meet I discovered very quickly that I need to get a job. My husband could say that too, since I have been playing hours per day… But to justify, well, playing is part of my job [...]

What will I be?

Last night my 6 year old son, Yonatan, made a dramatic announcement. “I decided I will not be a chef”, he said completely seriously, as seriously as he made the original announcement about a year ago. “But I am worried,” he added, “I don’t know what will I be when I grow up”. I was amused, [...]

Prepare your umbrellas. All will get wet.

Recently I was told by a friend that non-profit investments in Internet (social) ventures will not slow down at the same rate as investments made in similar projects for profit. I went back to that article I read last February on the NY Times titled “A capitalist jolt for charity“, by Steve Lohr. I keep [...]

Invest in the life of a deserving entrepreneur

“…anybody in the world can invest in the life of a deserving entrepreneur…”. This quote belongs to kiva.org, third place winner of the “membersproject“. That’s the “American Express” project, offering an initial investment of up to $1.5 million, in a world changing project, chosen by visitors’ votes. My favorite was this 3rd place. The idea is [...]

Choose your battles, choose your worries

As an ex senior financial reporter I can’t really ignore the global financial state as if it doesn’t concern me at all. However, the ex clarifies I no longer experience the waves of adrenalin I used to have during previous local and global financial dramas I covered in the past. Many people are really worried [...]

Transformation

Yom Kippur is one of the most elegant days of the year in my view. It has a unique holiness all over it. I get excited every year after the New Year day when Yom Kippur approaches, looking forward to the people interaction, neighborhood networking, on this day. What enables this unique interaction is the silence. [...]

New year, new hopes and wishes

The Hebrew year 5769 has just begun. With it began a new and a crucial year in the life of the kids4kids venture I am leading. Kids4kids is the temporary name I had given to the network I established on ning. Its purpose is to connect kids from all over the world to help each other [...]

That question popping

Business partnership is a lot like a marriage. I have made that observation in my earlier posts. I decided to look for a partner for my startup idea because I felt that in order to advance I need complementing skills. However, pretty early during that search I understood that it won’t work. You can’t just [...]

Surprise: a game developer on the house…

I like surprises. I am not easily excited by surprises. But here is one that did get to me: The Peace Game that my daughter suggested. Check out this link. She took me by surprise my daughter. After only a single encounter with a debate lesson, no real interest in politics and a couple of weeks [...]

The Startup Experts Pattern – choices.

As one of my readers pointed out there are not enough cross references between the percentages I presented in my previous post. I get the cross references from reading each and every questionnaire filled. But the software doesn’t analyze the connections between choice on question 1 and choice on question 6 for instance. Sometimes I read [...]