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Why Everyone Is Wrong And Graph Search is Actually A Huge Deal

Why Everyone Is Wrong And Graph Search is Actually A Huge Deal

May 5, 2013 · by shahar · in Uncategorized

Everyone is wrong.  In the past month I’ve been surprised to read all the coverage about the new Facebook Graph Search.  Everyone seems to dismiss it as a “nice to have” feature for specific use cases.  But everyone is wrong. …

A Case For Working Late

April 22, 2012 · by shahar · in Uncategorized

A couple of weeks ago Sheryl Sandberg went to the top of the Memes with her call to stop overworking ourselves for long hours. Since than, I’ve seen many other people talk about the fact that working into the night…

The Real Life Of A Startup

March 26, 2012 · by shahar · in Start ups

The past week everyone were talking about Zynga acquisition of Omgpop, the startup behind the Draw Something phenomena. For most people who are not involved deeply in tech, this seems like one of this Hollywood stories. Small startup release a game, in less…

The Amazing Opportunity Of The Open Graph

November 22, 2011 · by shahar · in Facebook, Stagedom, Start ups

One of the most exciting opportunities for startups in recent months is the new Facebook Open Graph. The life blood of every startup is the ability to reach new users. The old “viral black magic”. Facebook and Twitter were always…

First Share. After That Everything Else

November 7, 2011 · by shahar · in Start ups

I just find it remarkable that there are still startup that put out content driven products that doesn’t allow you to share their content out. Two recent examples I encountered in the past day are actually two of my favorite iOS apps:…

The Startup Scene: SF vs NYC revisited

October 20, 2011 · by shahar · in Start ups

As many of you knows, after a few years in San Francisco I’m now spending most of my time in New York. I made the move mostly for personal reasons as well because my new startup is very entertainment focused and I…

The Art Of Pitching

September 16, 2011 · by shahar · in Start ups

It’s been a few years since I had to pitch a new company and I almost forgot one of the most important lessons for entrepreneurs: Pitch early and pitch as much as you can. There are tons of post that…

Championship Lessons – What The Mavericks Heat Series Can Teach Us About Business

June 13, 2011 · by shahar · in Sports, Start ups

I’m a huge sports fan. One of these crazy people who follow their team around the world, paint his face before a game and cry when they lose. I have also been playing basketball all my life. Many times I…

The Big Music Business Opportunity

April 28, 2011 · by shahar · in Music, Start ups, Uncategorized

As many of you already know, I’m working now on my next venture. And as some of you know, this one is going to take a deep dive into the music industry. What? Music? Am I serious? Yes. Like you,…

Conclusions From The SXSW Experiment

March 20, 2011 · by shahar · in Start ups

After 9 days, tens concerts, more parties, a few panels, not enough hours of sleep and way to much to count glasses of vodka, I’m finally out of the SXSW madness. It took me about two days to recover and…

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