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"https://www.ohadsamet.com/2013/01/07/getting-advisors-on-board-three-practical-tips/", "published_at": "2013-01-08T00:19:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-72d7-72e1-a9ff-09c27dee277b", "title": "What are the risks of mobile POS systems?", "url": "https://www.ohadsamet.com/2012/12/19/what-are-the-risks-of-mobile-pos-systems/", "published_at": "2012-12-20T06:10:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-72d7-72e1-a9ff-09c27e55552f", "title": "Why isn’t anyone using MoneyBookers?", "url": "https://www.ohadsamet.com/2012/12/15/why-isnt-anyone-using-moneybookers/", "published_at": "2012-12-15T20:44:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-72d7-72e1-a9ff-09c27eb31389", "title": "An Englishman (or Israeli) in the Valley: why lingo matters when you pitch", "url": "https://www.ohadsamet.com/2012/12/03/an-englishman-or-israeli-in-the-valley-why-lingo-matters-when-you-pitch/", "published_at": "2012-12-03T19:04:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-da5f-70d0-b750-3eb03d88b5e4", "title": "Forget Big Data", "url": 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"01a0bde3-da5f-70d0-b750-3eb043541bb6", "title": "What’s Missing in Data Science Talks", "url": "https://www.ohadsamet.com/2012/08/26/whats-missing-in-data-science-talks/", "published_at": "2012-08-26T18:50:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-da5f-70d0-b750-3eb043ae48d1", "title": "In Defense of Knowledge Sharing in Fraud Prevention", "url": "https://www.ohadsamet.com/2012/07/27/in-defense-of-knowledge-sharing-in-fraud-prevention/", "published_at": "2012-07-28T00:23:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-4f32-7203-9947-2d9bd36d5ec5", "title": "What Winning in Payments Should Mean, and How to Stay Away from the 0% Interchange Trap", "url": "https://www.ohadsamet.com/2012/07/18/what-winning-in-payments-should-mean-and-how-to-stay-away-from-the-0-interchange-trap/", "published_at": "2012-07-18T16:00:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-4f32-7203-9947-2d9bd3a44216", "title": "Why we’re going to hit 0% interchange, and why it’s all a big spin", "url": 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2024

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All I have is time original ↗

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2022

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2021

The visionary and the desperate (3 observations on how early products get traction)original ↗

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Bad monkey original ↗

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Slaying dragons for fun and profit original ↗

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The worst type of career advice (although it’s given in good faith)original ↗

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The cages we build for ourselves original ↗

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Nothing matters and we’re all going to die original ↗

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White belt, black belt original ↗

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How to be less boring in panels and podcasts original ↗

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Staying sane as an executive in hypergrowth original ↗

22 Dec 2020

Two approaches, one culture.original ↗

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On the moral authority of the founding CEO original ↗

25 Aug 2020

Why I look up to Miki Halika original ↗

21 Aug 2020

Let’s talk about luck in startups.original ↗

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Raising defensively: founding companies without losing them original ↗

23 Apr 2020

Equifinality original ↗

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A warrior walks into a room: startup founders right now original ↗

20 Mar 2020

The decade of Should original ↗

8 Jan 2020

2019

CEO dinners original ↗

10 Dec 2019

Founders, VC funding won’t save you original ↗

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What’s a Chief of Staff original ↗

13 Jan 2019

About finding your place original ↗

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2018

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What happens after you’re hot original ↗

14 Nov 2018

Mercenaries original ↗

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Solving problems when growing is more complex. Here are some ideas.original ↗

20 Aug 2018

Staying on the rollercoaster gets easier over time original ↗

9 Aug 2018

Why I’m back to blogging original ↗

7 Aug 2018

People are basically good original ↗

30 Jul 2018

Subprime Blindness is holding back the next big break in fintech original ↗

23 Jul 2018

Power doesn’t corrupt.original ↗

19 Jul 2018

The 50% rule original ↗

16 Jul 2018

Why work for a Series B startup original ↗

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Motivation original ↗

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With great power comes… a great misunderstanding original ↗

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2016

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2015

Why Start a Company in a Regulated Industry?original ↗

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I really want Apple Pay to fail. So much.original ↗

31 Oct 2014

Hiring inexperienced employees helps me beat the talent wars. Here’s how I do it.original ↗

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My answer to “How are you doing?” and hacking the startup CEO game original ↗

26 May 2014

STARTUPS DON’T GET SOLD. THEY GET BOUGHT.original ↗

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30 Oct 2013

Working on risk and fraud prevention? Don’t dig your career into a hole original ↗

20 Oct 2013

Why did PayPal buy Braintree?original ↗

29 Sept 2013

TrueAccord is looking for a community manager original ↗

8 Sept 2013

BitCoin mass-adoption challenges original ↗

3 Sept 2013

The top 8 reasons you have a fraud problem – my talk at Balanced original ↗

29 Jul 2013

Risk Management Talk, July 11th at Balanced’s office original ↗

2 Jul 2013

How to get the most out of your acquired entrepreneur original ↗

10 May 2013

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Online and Mobile Payments: What are the risks of mobile POS systems?original ↗

9 Mar 2013

How does TripAdvisor and Yelp detect fake reviews?original ↗

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Israeli Culture: Why are Israeli people so hard to work with?original ↗

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Salvaging some Quora answers original ↗

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Why using Bitcoin is like abstinence, and other thoughts about cryptocurrency and financial systems original ↗

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Fraud in Digital Goods Sales 201 (Signifyd post)original ↗

26 Feb 2013

How does paypal’s fraud detection compare with other other money exchange services/banks?original ↗

23 Feb 2013

PayPal, Lenovo and killing the password original ↗

13 Feb 2013

Don’t pitch me, bro: 4 common payment startup ideas that you should avoid original ↗

31 Jan 2013

Using social network data in fraud prevention original ↗

28 Jan 2013

Smart, non-techie people sought for new project original ↗

24 Jan 2013

Lost knowledge and failing teams: how managers undermine successful cultures original ↗

11 Jan 2013

Getting advisors on board: a few practical tips original ↗

8 Jan 2013

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What are the risks of mobile POS systems?original ↗

20 Dec 2012

Why isn’t anyone using MoneyBookers?original ↗

15 Dec 2012

An Englishman (or Israeli) in the Valley: why lingo matters when you pitch original ↗

3 Dec 2012

Forget Big Data original ↗

26 Nov 2012

Even good things come to an end – Why I’m leaving Klarna original ↗

25 Nov 2012

What does the Google Wallet Card mean for the mobile payments industry?original ↗

9 Nov 2012

Feature companies in risk and fraud (or: enterprise and consumer startups are different)original ↗

8 Nov 2012

Vouch for me: social collateral and voter fraud original ↗

7 Nov 2012

Apple’s iPhone 5 and Why NFC Doesn’t Matter original ↗

12 Sept 2012

Smart risk management: why the “factory” approach could bring you down original ↗

4 Sept 2012

Why hasn’t Venmo succeeded?original ↗

4 Sept 2012

What’s Missing in Data Science Talks original ↗

26 Aug 2012

In Defense of Knowledge Sharing in Fraud Prevention original ↗

28 Jul 2012

What Winning in Payments Should Mean, and How to Stay Away from the 0% Interchange Trap original ↗

18 Jul 2012

Why we’re going to hit 0% interchange, and why it’s all a big spin original ↗

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