ברלין מציעה שפע גדול של ארועים לישראלים או יהודים ואחד המפגשים המעניינים הוא של ארגון הנקרא Jewish Startup Network העורך מפגשים אחת לחודש.
יצא לי להיות כבר בשני מפגשים של הארגון, אחד מהם נערך בשגרירות ישראל והשני ב-WeWork, ושניהם היו מעניינים גם מבחינת התוכן וגם מבחינת האנשים שהגיעו והאפשרות להכיר וליצור קשרים מקצועיים וחברתיים.
ביקשתי מדנה אלפר, ממיסדות הארגון לספר עליו. דנה שאמא מישראל מדברת עברית, אבל עדין הרגישה יותר ביטחון לערוך את הראיון באנגלית.
Please tell us about yourself
I’m 26 years old; I grew up in Frankfurt, where I have always been a part of the Jewish community. After school, I went to Heidelberg, a small town near Frankfurt, to study law.
When I finished my studies there, I decided to do a Masters degree in one of the (to me) most exciting cities on earth: Tel Aviv.
After my year in Tel Aviv, I moved straight from the Startup-Nation to Germany’s start-up capital, Berlin.
Currently, I am doing my internship at the data protection authority of Berlin, but I am planning to work in Venture Capital in the future, consulting investors regarding their investments in exciting start-ups.
What’s the Jewish Start-up Network?
The Jewish Startup Network is a monthly meet-up for people with a Jewish background who work in or are interested in Start-ups. We meet once a month in a co-working space like WeWork or Rent24, but we also had events at the Israeli embassy, for example. It usually starts with an open networking while having drinks and food. Then, there is a main speaker, usually someone professional working in a Start-up. At our last event we had Niv Liran, the chief product officer at Auto1, for example. The events are free for everyone as they are sponsored by the Central Council of Jews in Germany and other sponsors from within the network. All the information about the events is posted in our closed Facebook group.
How did you get the idea to start it?
My brother Ron initiated the group over a year ago. He is a natural networker and worked himself in Startups and wanted to create a platform for like-minded people. Everyone in Berlin is looking for something, whether it’s a new job, new employees, the next big idea or just some socialising. The Jewish Startup Network can provide all of that. It’s a group that connects start-up beginners and experts. The group is not religious, we rather live the thought of the big Jewish family where everyone is connected and helps each other.
תודה רבה לדנה על הראיון. אם אתם מעוניינים להתעדכן בארועים הבאים אתם מוזמנים להצטרף לקבוצת הפייסבוק של הארגון.
