My professional journey is unfolding in a way that might seem like living life in reverse. I started in medical science and weaved through technology before circling back to healthcare, moving from the USA to the Netherlands, then Israel, back to the USA, then Israel, and now the Netherlands. I went from English to Dutch … Continue reading
Category Archives: Avram’s Past
my photo album is a graveyard
my photo album is a graveyard full of memories of the dead there, they still smile and laugh and are loved and love cherishing their photos, wishing for more parents and their parents smiling the weddings of my ancestors pictures of their graves with sweet words my mother would take me to the cemetery where … Continue reading
My secret power was thinking I had a secret power
Laying on my bed, staring at the ceiling in my bedroom at the Stanford Convalesce Home (now the Ronald McDonald House, across from the Stanford Mall in Palo Alto), a seven-year-old boy suffering from acute asthma. Struggling to breathe, I wondered if I would make it. My body was weak, but my mind was strong. … Continue reading
My first two digit birthday
I remember that day. I had just turned ten and was walking down the street close to my home when I realized that my age would be two digits from now on. The result of that insight was asking myself, would it ever be three digits? Thinking about that then made me think about death. … Continue reading
For Strategic Investors, You Are a Tactic
As a founder and one of the leaders of Intel Capital, one of the world’s most successful corporate venture groups, I am frequently approached by entrepreneurs seeking advice on securing investments from strategic investors. Strategic investors primarily invest to bolster their strategic objectives. For example, during my tenure as Corporate Vice President of Business Development … Continue reading
Speaker’s Corner
In 1964, just as I turned 21, I moved to London. Looking for a place to live, I remember seeing the ads saying, “No Jews.” I rented a bed sitter, one room with a bed, a table, and a few chairs. It was close to Paddington Station. My days were taken up with writing poetry … Continue reading
Goodbye Tony Bennett
It was close to midnight. I went to an after-hours club on Bush Street (San Francisco) run by a Chinese woman. I was with my Japanese girlfriend, who and her twin sister were singers at a Japanese Club not that far away in Japan Town. Like her, I was 18 years old. It was 1963. … Continue reading
What would Steve Jobs have thought about the Vision Pro
The Vision Pro is most likely the first Apple product that does not have at least some input from Steve Jobs. Possibly he was not involved in any way with the Apple Watch, but since he passed away on Oct. 5, 2011, the Watch came out in Sept 2014, just three years after his death. … Continue reading
Ethernet at 50, an Important Through Line in my Career
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ethernet. Bob Metcalfe is considered the inventor of Ethernet, which happened at Xerox Research Center in Palo Alto in the 70s. It was there that Metcalfe wrote a memo describing Ethernet. At that time, many competing technologies intended to connect computers in the same physical space. The concept … Continue reading
Oyster: A way to think about new business opportunities
In fifty years of working with both early-stage companies, I have realized that four components are required for a successful outcome. I call this concept OYSTER. Opportunity Why now? You can’t create an opportunity; it is something you recognize. And hopefully, before others do. Imagine you know how to surf and have a surfboard; you … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 