The remote-work phenomenon, long trending upward, has suddenly taken a downward shift. Companies like Yahoo and IBM — the latter touted as a pioneer in the remote-work environment — are all pulling their workers back into the office.

When you have a great business idea, funding is nearly always the sticking point. It’s a great idea, after all, but how can you raise the money to get it started?

In most well-reputed business schools around the world there is a class on negotiation that allures undergraduates as well as MBA students – because who doesn’t want to be a better negotiator?

Each month Startup Grind hosts an event in Tel Aviv featuring a successful entrepreneur or investor. In August we hosted Eyal Herzog at Rise Tel Aviv.

Startups face a difficult predicament. They’re usually starved for money, with limited access to cash and almost no stable revenue coming in. They need to build brand awareness and attract new customers as quickly as possible to establish that revenue stream. Unfortunately, one of the best ways to grow quickly is through a large-scale marketing and advertising campaign—which most startups won’t be able to afford.