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Must view video of The case of Rabbi Shalom Rubashkin
Posted by: | CommentsIf the case wasn’t so serious I would write more about how amazing the video production is and the marketing strategy behind the campaign, but at this time my thoughts and prayers are with Rabbi Shalom Rubashkin and his family.
Visit: JusticeForShalom.org
Passover for the Entrepreneur – Freedom!
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First off I want to apologies to all my readers as I know I have not been posting very often during the last few months. I hope all that will change in the coming months. The thing is I want to post quality articles and that sometimes takes time I don’t have, but I do love sharing my thoughts on building a business with entrepreneurs here in Israel so hopefully I will pick it up.
Freedom means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. The first grade answer to what freedom has to do with Passover is that we were slaves in Egypt and then G-D took us out and we became free. But what does “free” really mean? We were free for a little bit and then G-D gave us a huge amount of laws that we would now have to follow.
Freedom does not mean being free to do whatever you want, freedom means that you are not a slave to your desires or to our ingrown animal instincts. We can raise ourselves above our desires and only then we will be free.
But what does freedom mean to an entrepreneur? Again the first grade answer is that we become so successful that we can do whatever we want. But is that what freedom is all about? As stated above it’s not.
Being a Free entrepreneur means you running your business and not your business running you. Sometimes we get so caught up with our business that everything in our lives are dictated by the next meeting or by the next email or the next project.
But Passover comes to remind us that we should be in control of our business and not our business in control of us. Passover is the perfect time to take a week off, not check your email (so much) and to postpone any meetings until after the Chag. Let us remember what it really means to be free.
Wishing everyone a Chag Samayach!
Nachum Kligman
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-25
Posted by: | Comments- Israel One of World’s Safest Places for Investors http://bit.ly/3fsDbc #
- Netanyahu and ministers to take 5% pay cut – wonder if the US Administration will do the same http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/110151 … #
- Oy! – ethnic profiling on Facebook, not that theres anything wrong with that #
- Oy – Ethnic Profiling on Facebook, not that theres anything wrong with that http://bit.ly/dsjJd #
- Outrageous Bank Charge in Israel http://bit.ly/HSQUT #
- New tool uses Facebook to improve Israel's image http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1102592.html #
- Not in Jerusalem? Post your Western Wall notes via Twitter http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1102104.html #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-18
Posted by: | Comments- Fortune Names Israel Corp. One of World's Largest Companies http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132374 #
- First Date 2.0: ShidduchVision aims to ease shidduch crisis http://bit.ly/hy5l2 #
- Are the Maccabiah Games too expensive? http://bit.ly/1mgU8y #
- Technion gets $12 million to start business school http://bit.ly/sIb3n #
- Before you rent an apartment in Israel http://bit.ly/sTF2P #
- Hi-tech venture-capital investment drops 40% in Q2 http://bit.ly/jo47a #
- Is American Baseball coming back to Israel? http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1100747.html #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-11
Posted by: | Comments- Kosher food at Yankees and Mets Stadiums http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1098439.html #
- Israeli Economy a Draw for North American Immigrants http://bit.ly/1xTdGd #
- Muqata Exclusive: Technical Plans for the "LifeKeeper" Patch http://bit.ly/b47wL #
- Virtual Kosher Supervision Via Video Cameras http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1098842.html #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-04
Posted by: | Comments- Agriprocessors set to be sold http://bit.ly/B2sZV #
- AOL CEO is in Israel http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132108 #
- 12 essential rules when designing a Logo http://bit.ly/vxKD2 #
- 10 Great new E-Commerce ideas http://bit.ly/19guCM #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-27
Posted by: | Comments- Israel's richest woman says she receives clairvoyant messages http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1094515.html #
- RT @thebigfelafel Beware of Craigslist Jerusalem West Africa Scam – New on The Big Felafel http://tinyurl.com/kry25f #
- Cautious optimism on unemployment: Employment in Israel is up 33% since April http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1095819.html #
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
Posted by: | CommentsIn the seminar I gave last week I mentioned a few times that “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”. What I mean by that is just because you can start a website or blog, doesn’t mean you should.
I said that the first thing you should do before starting a website or a blog is to write down your goals and what you hope to accomplish. The main reason I say this is because once you publish something on the net it sort of stays forever. Even if you delete a post or a website doesn’t mean that someone with the know how can find it and repost it. If you are going to publish something make sure you will never mind anyone finding it or reading it even in the distant future.
This comes to play a lot when you are building a large business or are more in the public eye. I try very much to stay away from topics of relegion or polotics when I publish something on the web because you are always going to end up upsetting someone and you never know if that will some how come back to haunt you.
Now if you really don’t care what other people think (as I am known to be) then go ahead and publish what you want. The reason I don’t is because I don’t only represent myself. I represent the companies I have founded and the future companies I have yet to found. I represent current and future investors, employees and clients and even though it may not “be fair” to have your personal feelings affect your company doesn’t mean it doesn’t.
So if you ever plan on launching a company or business larger then your local neighborhood I strongly reccomend that you be extra careful on what you post online. Yes it can be hard and those that know me know that I am a passionate person, but you sometimes you need to hold back.
This is one of the reaons why I “have two names”. Online most people know me as Richard Kligman yet in my neoghborhood and amongst my friends I am known as Nachum Kligman, but that is for later and a much longer post.
PS: Similarly to creating something online, just because you can create a product doesn’t mean you should. Check out the pics below for an example. 
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