29 January, 2021

E107 – Dan Krasnostein, Square Peg Capital

About DanDan Krasnostein is an Investment Partner at Square Peg Capital. A Melbourne native, Dan spent the early days of his career working in strategy at Seek before joining Square Peg in 2012 as the first non-founder hire. He spent a few years working for Square Peg in Melbourne before relocating to Tel Aviv where he spent 6 years growing Square Peg’s business in Israel. Square Peg has deployed over $140M in Israel across 13 companies, including Fiverr, Aidoc, Feedvisor and Puresec.
In this chat with Phaedon, Dan shares…

• His advice for entrepreneurs – work hard building your network and never stop talking about your idea
• Key differences between the startup ecosystem in Israel vs. Australia
• How the fear of failure is holding Aussie founders back
• Why speed in shipping product, hiring, executing, following up and more is such a big advantage in a competitive world
• What can be learned from Israeli startups that are global from day 1
• Why arguments are healthy but grudges are not

Recommendations

• Book: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
• Podcast: Invest Like the Best
• News Source: LinkedIn
• Best Holiday Location: Frasier Island & Italy
• Favourite Founder/CEO: Brian Chesky of Airbnb
• Productivity Tool: Krisp
• Ted Talk Topic: Managing hotel quarantine with three kids

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