😃 David Fogel

“Every organisation deserves a David! i have had the privilege to report to David in my time at Wefarm and during this period i have learnt and borrowed exceptional skills from his leadership. I have particularly been impressed and inspired by his rational data-driven thinking framework, his prioritization skills, his art of giving and receiving feedback, dealing with inevitable difficult decisions, his transparency and candidness, his mentoring and coaching just to mention but a few. Additionally, very knowledgeable with start ups; a guru in moving fast, a huge champion for failing quickly and learning quickly, he has demonstrated responsibility and always had my and his team's back, except that he won't take decisions for you, he empowers you instead to take them :-) I find David super self aware, one who cares about what matters and a very hard worker who is always getting things done.He wears many hats and strikes a balance across all and i am very honoured to have learnt so much from him.”

“Having David as a mentor is an unfair competitive advantage your company can have. He is way beyond regular advisory role. He is a great friend able to support you through tough times. Not just David is a great professional but he is an amazing connector. His network both in venture industry and among traditional sectors leaders helped us a lot. Working with David is a great privilege for me and my team.”

“David makes amazing stuff happen because he cares deeply about the people he works with. He is what every startup founder needs, even if they don't always know they need it: an objective critic, a helpful ally, and a dedicated and well connected champion. He won't waste your time and he genuinely cares about your success. He is one of the good guys...!”

“David is the guy who will 99.9% of the time be able to pitch any start-up company better than the founder :) ”

“It's been an honour and a privilege to have worked with David over the past 18 months. Senior to me, David was consistently a rock of support and a close friend. Whilst I feel that I myself have grown a huge amount during my time at Wayra, much of this can be attributed to David's passion for leadership, development and being an all-round great guy! Thanks for everything, David; you'll be missed. Onwards and upwards into your next adventure! ”

“David is my go-to man when I need to hear the truth. Straight-talking and focused, yet supportive and practical, he is a great mentor and we are lucky to have him attend our board. David is amazingly well connected in the start up space and will make introductions, but only if he sees the value for both parties. Despite being busy, David dedicates time if you ask him to help with a specific issue. He has spend time with me to discuss fundraising strategy and approach through to reviewing our investor decks. He likes a clear ask, whether that is for his time or anyone else's. This requires upfront thought and work, but ultimately leads to better results. ”

“David loves to get stuff done. He is an excellent sounding board and strategic advisor to startups; if you ask him to do something or connect you to someone, he will find a way to make it happen. Straight-talking and goal-orientated, his enthusiasm to help young entrepreneurs has no limits. ”

“David joint Skillnet as a Manager and this is really what he turned out to be. He picks up tasks and duties and drives work to results. Smart thinking, pragmatic and focussed. His broad background and senior personality helped him and us a lot. And, we hat a good time too.”

“David worked with me in locating business and investment opportunities for Sidekick. David did a diligent process of learning about Sidekick and then arranged a list of great relevant opportunities and where possible, created the intro to executive levels. He is a pleasure to work with, very professional and a real "mensch". ”

“I liked working with David very much. He has a very structured approach and even more important, he has a clear opinion, based on knowhow and experience, which he stands for. I learned a lot from him. Besides, he is a very nice chap.”

“David is one of the best business advisors I’ve had the pleasure of working with. His expertise in start-ups and business strategy is uncanny, as he is able to focus on the most notable and important parts of new innovation. Through David’s guidance, we were able to bring our ground-breaking technology from a simple presentation to a running prototype, and his direction has been pivotal in helping us achieve these benchmarks. We are continuing to move forward, and with David’s help, we are confident in achieving our vision.”

“I had the pleasure of working together with David for more than 2 years at Skillnet. We were jointly in charge of several corporate finance and strategy projects. He is one of the most inspiring work mates I have ever met. His deep knowledge, extensive relationships, energy, wit and analytical as well as hands-on pragmatic approach makes him highly recommendable to any company. I am looking forward to hopefully working together with David again in the near future.”

“David very quickly grasps business models and what drives them. He asks relevant questions and does so with gravitas that comes from competence. He is passionate about start-ups and an experienced relationship builder. Having lived in multiple countries with different cultures he has an open mind and an easy going, likeable style.”

“David is a hard-working and tenacious consultant and advisor with strong organizational skills. He takes a very global approach to his advice and is very thorough with his work. David would be a great addition to any team.”

“David, is indeed an excellent asset in you company, as he is a committed person and pushes people, in orer to meet their goals. He is an excelent hard worker and has been a pleasure to work with him and share his entrepreneurial spirit at IE. paz”

“I had the great pleasure working with David on several Corporate Finance Projects during my time at Skillnet. David was one of the most positive and energetic co-workers I ever worked with. His positive impact on team performance, flawless execution and unique ability to adapt within shortest time to new challenges makes him a star in every company. I can highly recommend David to anyone and hope I will have the pleasure to work with him again.”

“During his time at IE David demonstrated exceptional teamworking skills and a willingness and capacity to take on challenging projects. In the area of Communications he helped organized events and interviews for international newspapers and journals. His work was of a consistently excellent standard, auguring extremely well for managerial posts because of his awareness of the importance of the media, cruccial for any company nowdays. Having witnessed directly his performance at what is essentially a top-ranking business school, I would have no hesitation in recommending him for challenging work and environments where his capacity for organization, motivational skills, and knowledge can be leveraged in full.”

“I had the pleasure of spending a few months working with David while he was an intern at NEVEQ. I found him very thoughtful and motivated, with an innate understanding on how to turn the concepts thrown around at a startup company into a concrete vision and action plan. I’d love to work with David again given the opportunity – and think he can contribute a great deal to a VC fund or entrepreneurial environment.”

“David is one of the best coordinators I have met in my professional career. His work on the IE Venture Lab Israel Tour exemplifies his ability to make a "wouldn't it be cool" idea into reality.”

“Since September 2011, I have met David in Israel where he organized the IE business school entrepreneurship trip. First of all, he is a network linchpin and a leader who has built and shared with us his "social capital". As a participant, I was able to get in touch and to present my cleantech project to israeli venture capital partners. Moreover, David demonstrated strong presentation, communication and interpersonal skills when we met companies and starts-up. During the interviews with the entrepreneurs and leaders, he had the ability to see the big picture and to enrich the discussions. In our multicultural group, I was also impressed by his initiative and flexibility skills in order to satisfy us. For these reasons, I highly recommend David as a valuable person and a must have reference for a company !”

“I had the pleasure of working alongside David in coordinating IE's first Social Venture Capital weekend, named Impact Weekend. His organizational skills, ease of networking and big-picture thinking helped make the event a true success. David is knowledgeable, intellectually curious and a true people-person who maintains a smile when the responsibility mounts; a feat not easily accomplished.”

“I have known David since the start of our MBA programme in Madrid and I have always been impressed with his ability to manage multiple projects. More recently I had the pleasure of attending a Venture Lab trip to Israel where David not only organised, facilitated and showcased world famous Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs but also educated us on the rich history of his country. David worked exceptionally hard to create an truly inspirational experience and he exceeded every expectation.”

“I recently had the opportunity to participate in an IE Business School academic trip to Israel which was organized and lead by David. Despite the short time I have known him, I can say that he is a very analytic person, well organized, proactive and action-oriented. He communicates effectively, takes care of people around him and makes things happen.”

“David is extremely good in managing people and relations, he is a skilled influencer, someone who knows how to leave a mark. He's one of the most exceptional persons I have encountered in the past year, I'd be happy to work with him again anytime.”

“I studied with David for our Master's degree in Law at Bar-Ilan University. David served as our student representative to the faculty and managed the online forum. David showed ambition and initiative in both positions, and in general as well. I highly recommend David for any position in which his personal qualities and experience can be put to good use.”

“David and I worked together many times over the course of the MBA program. In once instance we were teamed up to work on a high-tech business plan. Half way through the effort, the team work in our group fell flat. David took the initiative to get everyone back around the table and motivated to continue the project. He did this through offering up a clear and simple vision of the remaining work and giving each team member a voice in selecting which work packages were to be done by whom. In the end he became the default project manager for this business plan because he kept following up on team deliverables and managed to get us to presentation day. I would recommend David for any kind of work where he is able to lead and motivate teams toward completing a complex task.”

“David has been a key individual in visualizing and putting together the first Social Venture Capital Weekend of the IE Business School, the Impact Weekend. He is an energetic, passionate person, but most of all he is a brilliant networker. He was very entrepreneur in leveraging his position as a fellow of the IE Venture Lab to bring the best of the school resources to our event. Even more, he was able to connect with the main players of the social entrepreneurship scenario in Spain, such as Ashoka, which amplified the reach of our event. As president of the IE Net Impact Chapter I could not be more thankful for the work we did together. Most of all it is very pleasant to work with David, who has a great personality.”

“I had the pleasure of working in a group with David during our 1st term at IE. He was a great asset to the team with his significant experience across industries and his ability to cover various assignments. He was always ready to work and contributed very high level work to the team. He was a great teammate that we all valued.”

“David Fogel is one of the most intense (in a good way), focused, intelligent and hard-working people that I know. He's always working on 5 projects at the same time, many of his own initiation, and somehow he finds the time to excel at each one. He is full of energy and ideas, always wanting more, more, more. His talent and ambition are extraordinary. I have also seen David in the classroom, as a student of mine both in the Change in Action module (where his group won the prize as best team) and in the Venture Lab (where his classmates voted him as the best presenter), and he excels there as well. On top of it all, David is a great person. Mature. Caring. Empathetic. In short, David is one of the most extraordinary persons and professionals with which I've had the pleasure of working.”

“David is a very sharp sales person, passionatly doing his work. He connects to customers, understand their needs and provide them with the great service of answering them. He Is bright, energetic, very positive and ambitious. An asset to a company.”

“David is a success-oriented manager who bases his success on his innate ability to understand customers needs and provide them with the best possible solution, as well as promote the company's needs at the same time. I also found David to be a great team player, and as a valuable source of never ending leads. This makes David a "one of a kind" colleague, and a most valuable asset to the organization.”

“David is one of the best co-worker I ever worked. In few words "make things happened"”