Apr 20Web Scraping is Officially Legaland why Public APIs are now even more important Officially Legal Web scraping is now officially legal in the United States after a ruling by the country’s appeals court. This means that companies can now harvest data from public websites without fear of legal repercussions. The ruling comes after a case involving…Web Scraping2 min read
Apr 17We are now in the Innovators Economyand why this really matters — Creator — Tangible products that can be sold for a profit. Innovator — Creation of new ideas and processes that can be sold for a profit Innovators Economy We are now in the innovator's economy. The creator's economy was based on the creation of tangible products that could be sold for a…Innovators Economy4 min read
Mar 27How to Write Cold EmailsCharlie Greenman Edition 1. Do your research. Make sure you know who you’re emailing and why they might be interested in what you have to say. 2. Keep it short and sweet. No one wants to read a long, rambling email. Get to the point quickly. 3. Personalize your email…1 min read
Apr 13, 2021Thank you for sharing this, Charlie!51Martin VidalThank you Martin, I really appreciated it. Going to try and work hard to implement from my endThank you Martin, I really appreciated it. Going to try and work hard to implement from my end1 min readThank you Martin, I really appreciated it. Going to try and work hard to implement from my end----1
Apr 4, 2021Member-onlyHow R̶e̶m̶o̶t̶e̶ Work Should LookI recently saw an article about a large tech company requiring employees once again to work from its office starting September 1st. This tech company is taking the approach that things are returning back to as they were before. I can’t help but think that it’s an “Iron Fist” approach…Remotework4 min read
Oct 11, 2020Member-onlyWhy I No Longer Use Instagram and TikTokI tried… A little over a year ago, I started being very active on Instagram. Between now and then I have posted a little under 1000 posts. It became a way over time to document my day to day, while also letting the world what I was up to. During…Instagram3 min read
Published in Shmayan·Jun 28, 2020Why Shmayan is Closingand I’m Putting All My Focus Into Razroo — Shmayan, more notably youtube.com/shmayan, was always an experiment. It came from a very raw place of emotion, where I felt the place I live in Israel/Jerusalem was not being painted in the proper light. I then extended that raw emotion, to a place of enlightenment, thinking, “Hey, what if we…Shmayan5 min read
Jun 28, 2020Why L’shem is closing as a non-profitLessons of starting a 501(c3) Non-Profit — Let’s jump into it. L’shem for those of you following is a tech incubator for the Jewish community. While the site has already been taken down its mission statement could more, or less be seen here. …Nonprofit3 min read
Published in Shmayanjlm·Apr 28, 2020Member-onlyIsrael’s 72nd birthdayand my most important life lesson — My Most Important Life Lesson Arguably the most important lesson of my youth was when I was 8 years old. It was the first time my father started taking me to synagogue Saturday mornings. It’s customary, that the torah scroll before being taken to the “alter” to be read for that week’s portion, circles around…3 min read
Published in Shmayan·Mar 10, 2020Why I Started Shmayan…And Why Doing Something Like This Isn’t for the Faint of Heart — I have a lot of friends who knew me while I was a determined professional, but not necessarily as a businessman. They’ve seen as I started to aggressively lean into Razroo(medium.com/razroo), then a non-profit(called the L’Shem Shamayim Institute(lshem.org)), and then Shmayan. I have received my fair share of criticism along…Shmayan9 min read