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Not to call anyone out...but accounting firms need to pick up the pace on their gen-AI integration, ASAP. "The industry needs to buy in and get together around adoption, because you’re facing a major labor shortage and a general reputational challenge,” says Isaac Heller, Co-Founder and CEO of Trullion - the leading AI-powered accounting software - in Bloomberg. Who already committed a billion dollars to transforming how their accountants work, and who's being cautious and falling behind? Read about it in Bloomberg, linked below. Amir B.

Want to lead an interesting life? Matan Bar, Co-Founder and CEO of Melio, gives you the blueprint for how on the latest episode of Invested with Michael Eisenberg. Listen for the (Israeli) mindset shift that will lead you to successful entrepreneurship, how ignoring product-market fit is also a growth strategy, and why storytelling is so important as a CEO, regardless of your company stage. Link to the full episode in the comments.

*Be Tomer Diari's next Executive Assistant?* The wonderful Shaked Aricha-Levi is making her next big move, and we’re looking for a hyper-attentive-multitasker to help Tomer support our portfolio companies and conduct business in the most efficient way possible. We're talking about a demanding yet rewarding role that includes: ✅ Learning about the startup world from an investor’s POV ✅ Getting privileged access to the inner workings of a VC ✅ Gaining visibility into deal flow and decision-making processes The full description of the role is in the comments - if this sounds like you, go ahead and fill out the form! Applications will be open until July 27th. Link below👇🏼

“So for the last question–as your venture capitalist and board member–I'd like to ask you how I've hurt you,” Michael Eisenberg asks Matan Bar on the newest episode of Invested. Co-Founder and CEO of Melio, Matan spoke with Michael about everything entrepreneurship–from starting a first company with a questionable name (IYKYK) alongside Ron Gura, Erez Dickman and Maya Bar Gura, to Melio’s humble beginnings as a manual bookkeeping firm and how it grew into a four-billion-dollar B2B payments solution. For a case study in how good storytelling gets you an audience with George W. Bush, what it means to keep small business in business, and some great banter in between - listen 👇 Ilan Atias Tomer Barel

*Be Tomer Diari's next Executive Assistant?* The wonderful Shaked Aricha-Levi is making her next big move, and we’re looking for a hyper-attentive-multitasker to help Tomer support our portfolio companies and conduct business in the most efficient way possible. We're talking about a demanding yet rewarding role that includes: ✅ Learning about the startup world from an investor’s POV ✅ Getting privileged access to the inner workings of a VC ✅ Gaining visibility into deal flow and decision-making processes The full description of the role is in the comments - if this sounds like you, go ahead and fill out the form! Applications will be open until July 27th. Link below👇🏼

Mind-blowing: Windward launched the first genAI agent for maritime and trade - which is expected to return up to 88X ROI for large maritime organizations.  The agent, MAI Expert, uses 10 years of Windward’s maritime risk expertise + proprietary insight data, while analyzing different risk parameters (e.g. global regulatory risk indicators, P&I insurance, and customer-defined settings) to create detailed vessel profile risk assessments, including adverse media screening and auto email writing. Launched in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), MAI Expert saves maritime companies 20-30 minutes per vessel screening and helps accelerate decision-making processes–leading to increased productivity and scaled ROI.  Hats off Windward team - this is what genAI is really about. Learn more about MAI Expert with the link in the comments.  Ami Daniel Matan Peled 

Founders: How do you reach a million dollars in ARR without writing a line of code?  Why would you want PE to acquire your competitors?  What if you’ve been defining your TAM wrong this whole time - and it’s actually much bigger than you think?    The discussion that came out of last week’s panel was both timely and backed by experience. Big thank you to participants Bar Mor, Vered Raviv Schwarz, Amos Haggiag and the incredible founders who joined Tomer Diari last week for a deep-dive into all things vertical software. Watch the full panel for insights like what goes into carving out a big TAM, how to dominate your market early, when to expand your product suite and what goes into becoming a category leader. Full video linked in the comments.  

*We're hiring a Producer* The wonderful Sofi Levak is going on maternity leave, and we're looking for a hyper-organized producer to replace her for a minimum of six months. You're an ideal candidate if you believe nothing is impossible and are passionate about storytelling, people, technology and Israel. It would also be great if you have some production experience and/or video and audio production skills. If this is you or someone you know - we'd love to hear from you. Link to apply in the comments 👇