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🎯 Know Who You're Targeting — And Who You're Not "Focus on the process and the real understanding of who you are targeting and who you are not targeting." — Lior Handelsman, General Partner at Grove Ventures. Founders often fall into the trap of trying to sell to everyone. But real growth starts when you get specific: ✅ Who exactly is your ideal customer? ✅ Where do they spend time? ✅ How do you reach them effectively? Just as important: Who is not your target? Knowing where not to spend time and budget can be just as powerful as knowing where to double down. 📺 Watch this clip to hear Lior’s take on why clarity in targeting is the foundation of an effective go-to-market strategy. #Startups #TargetAudience #GoToMarket #MarketingStrategy #VC

In the latest episode of the BioNation Podcast, Eran Seger, CEO of Protai, shared how the company is redefining drug discovery with proteomics. By leveraging AI and computational tools, Protai is developing cleaner, more effective treatments through a deeper understanding of disease at the protein level. Google for Startups Israel | 8200 Alumni Association | 8200Bio #BioNationPodcast #LifeScience #Proteomics #DrugDiscovery #AI #Innovation #HealthcareInnovation

🚀 Looking Ahead: The Future of Work, Investment & Education Last night, we had the privilege of hosting a thought-provoking conversation with Eric Weinstein, alongside Lotan Levkowitz, in collaboration with ICON - Israel Collaboration Network. From the shifting job market to the evolving nature of investments and education, one thing is clear: the future won’t wait for us to catch up—we need to adapt, and fast. What skills should we embrace? What’s easy, what’s hard, and where are the biggest opportunities? These are the questions we must keep asking as we navigate an AI-powered world. Now is our moment to shape what’s next. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for this incredible discussion. More to come! #AI #Investing #FutureOfWork #VentureCapital #Education #ICON

Private 5G networks are transforming industries, but security remains a critical challenge. That’s why it's great to see our portfolio company OneLayer teaming up with Ericsson to bring advanced Zero Trust security to private cellular networks. Making these networks secure, scalable, and enterprise-ready is no small feat—congrats to the OneLayer team on this milestone! 🎉 🔗 More on the collaboration here:  https://lnkd.in/dg_9tZbE

Entrepreneurship is often glorified, but what about the challenges, failures, and tough decisions that come with it? This Tuesday, April 1st, our Managing Partner, Dov Moran, will be speaking at the Future Ready program’s closing event at OpenValley Ashdod. In a special Q&A session, Dov will share insights on the untold struggles of entrepreneurship, innovation, and resilience. 🚀 What to expect? ✨ Meet the startups and companies participating in the program 🤝 Network with investors, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs 🔥 Gain exclusive insights into real-world startup challenges 📅 When? Tuesday, April 1st 📍 Where? OpenValley Ashdod ⏰ Time? 10:30 AM The event is free, but registration is required: bit.ly/FutureReady0104 See you there! OpenValley Israel #FutureReady #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #GroveVentures #DovMoran #StartupLife #Networking

💡 Reality Check on Product-Market-Fit "It’s never the perfect product. Nobody sells the perfect product." — Lior Handelsman, General Partner at Grove Ventures. One of the biggest marketing challenges founders face? Deciding when to adjust the product to fit the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)—and when to refine the ICP to fit the product. 📌 Some founders spend too long tweaking their product, hoping for ‘perfection’ before going to market. But in reality, there is no perfect product—only a product that is right for the right customers. 📌 Others stick too rigidly to an initial ICP, even when the market is telling them their real buyers are elsewhere. The best founders don’t chase perfection—they chase fit. 📺 Watch the highlight below for Lior’s take on this key marketing dilemma. #Startups #Marketing #GoToMarket #ProductMarketFit #VC

📢Fully booked! - The Invisible Hand of AI What a response to our private evening with Eric Weinstein & Lotan Levkowitz—all spots are officially taken! This Sunday, leaders in venture capital and technology will come together for a special discussion hosted by Grove Ventures and ICON - Israel Collaboration Network. If you didn’t get a seat this time— hope to host you in our future events. 🚀 #AI #Investing #VentureCapital #SoldOut

Check out these insights from ActiveFence on making AI models smarter and more efficient! 🚀 Shiri Simon Segal dives into how distilling a large language model helped create a faster and better content moderation system—keeping up with evolving threats in real-time. A must-read for anyone in AI, Trust & Safety, and Machine Learning. 👇

📢 Happening Soon: The Invisible Hand of AI - A Private Evening with Eric Weinstein Eric Weinstein isn’t just a thinker—he’s a mathematician, economist, and intellectual provocateur who has reshaped discussions on finance, innovation, and the future of capitalism. This coming Sunday, Grove Ventures and ICON - Israel Collaboration Network are hosting an exclusive gathering with Eric Weinstein & Lotan Levkowitz, bringing together top minds in venture capital and technology. 🔒 Space is limited 🔗 https://lu.ma/04ycs4zb Stay tuned. 🚀 #AI #Investing #VentureCapital

💡 No Such Thing as Smooth Sailing in Startups "15 years in a company, starting at $12M in sales and finishing at $3B—I never had a single day of smooth sailing." — Lior Handelsman, General Partner at Grove Ventures. There’s a common myth that at some point, everything in a startup just ‘clicks’—that once you hit product-market fit, raise funding, or scale revenue, the turbulence stops. That moment never comes. The best founders don’t wait for smooth sailing. They learn to navigate uncertainty, focus on what truly needs fixing today, and push forward. 📺 Watch the highlight below—more key insights from Lior’s conversation on the Founders’ Marketing Compass podcast. #Startups #Leadership #Growth #GoToMarket #VC