Emi Gal

I almost lost my carry-on’s wheels on Prague’s beautifully rock-paved yet chancy sidewalks, the other day. And I was just trying to get to the Three Crowns Hotel in the (very) contrasting Praha 2, nothing fancy.
It was my third time in Prague, none of which was long enough to allow me to get the real [...]

Last week I’ve been lucky enough to be part of the Seedcamp USA crew (Advertag, Codility, Erply, Joobili, Kukunu, Kwaga, Patients Know Best, Platogo, Shoutem and Wondergraphs) that took over America in a one-week trip across the East and West coasts.
We started off in New York, which was fun and entertaining, especially the day we met [...]

Yesterday evening I had the opportunity and privilege to see the preview of Varekai, Cirque du Soleil’s new show, debuting on the 5th of January at the Royal Albert Hall.
I don’t have words to express how amazing the show was. Everything – the live music, costumes, story, acrobats, set, even the actors’ humor made me [...]

For those of you who didn’t find out, Seedcamp announced the dates for the Mini Seedcamps in 2010.
If you’re not sure if Seedcamp is for you, go ahead and read about the seedcamp experience or find out how to put your startup on steroids.
Without further ado, here are the dates for the Mini Seedcamps [...]

“Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. You can make more money, but you can’t make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the [...]

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy [...]

I strongly believe that fun can change people’s behavior. The guys at Volkswagen apparently think the same, so they’ve put together The Theory Awards, a competition for those of you who want to change the world for the better through fun stuff.
Here’s a glimpse of what they’re trying to achieve:

For more videos, check out The [...]

For the past couple of days, I’ve been trying to put to words how fantastic the Seedcamp experience has been to me, my team and our whole company. But today I realized that the best way to show you how much Seedcamp can help your company is by showing you how it has helped us.
Last [...]

What’s the thing?

1. Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.
2. I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.
3. [...]