My bold speculation is that I will be absolutely vindicated by history.

Well, surprisingly of course venture capital always does follow on rounds so this was kind of a trick question.

For instance, when during the last decade of the 7th century, the ruler of the Islamic Empire, Abd al Malik, made the bold decision to create a common currency for all his dominions, he turned to alchemists for help.

A daring local driver, on a monthly wage of 200, driving a vehicle worth over 10,000 and knowing his services would soon be terminated, probably saw this as an opportunity to abscond with his vehicle.

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.

The bold threat is the result of an announcement that the Tourism Ministry was budgeting NIS 11 million ( 2.9 million) to promote the event overseas 10 times the combined yearly budget of all LGTBQ organizations in Israel.

Now, those teams might decide that making 300 grand a year is just fine, thank you very much but they ought to understand that they can never raise venture capital or even investment and that it's a nice lifestyle business.