Eli David has been a digital nomad since 2010 changing locations every 2 months. In that period he lived in dozens of countries, while founding several Startups. (More about his lifestyle can be read in the CNN article)

Eli is the CEO and co-founder of StartupBlink.com, a global Startup ecosystem map and consulting company helping dozens of public sector organizations to develop their startup ecosystem. StartupBlink is publishing an annual report ranking the startup ecosystems of 1,000 cities and 100 countries. The report has been published by hundreds of magazines.

Over the past few years Eli has given lectures on entrepreneurship and the nomadic lifestyle in dozens of countries.

Eli has also been interviewed on major magazines in various countries such as T-portal, Huffington Post and Silicon Republic.

Eli’s Current Topics for Lectures are:

How to self fund a Startup without Investors

The lecture will focus on methods for entrepreneurs to build and grow a sustainable startup themselves without spending time on raising money from investors. Among other subjects, we will discuss how to generate sales, find loans and grants, generate organic media attention, and more.

Hiring and Managing Staff remotely

The lecture will focus on the best techniques to hire and manage a remote team. We will discuss the hiring process and recommended platforms and methods to find remote team members. Eli will then share his experience of managing remote team, including forming a company remote culture.

Nomadic lifestyle and working while traveling

The lecture will focus on ways to travel constantly while sustaining yourself with freelancing or by building online businesses. Eli will share experiences drawn from his nomadic lifestyle, and will discuss valuable tips, travel hacks, and the necessary mindset that make constant traveling fun and sustainable.

Getting Investors for your Startup

The lecture will focus on ways to raise investment for your startup, drawn from Eli’s extensive experience in raising money for his own startups and helping others do the same. We will discuss the preparations needed before raising your investment, the appropriate mindset when approaching investors, and other insights to help improve your chances of raising investment. We will also discuss the various types of investor to help you focus on the most relevant investor profile for your venture.

Finding the best co-founders for your business

The lecture will focus on best practices when searching for and engaging potential co-founders and is based on the experiences Eli went through while building his startups. One of the most common reasons startups fail has to do with bad chemistry between founders or a lack of sound decision making when entering into a partnership agreement. The lecture will suggest methods to improve your chances of finding the right co-founder for your business.

Global Startup ecosystem’s main elements of success

The lecture will focus on Eli’s insights from traveling around the world while meeting entrepreneurs, interviewing local startup leaders, and visiting startup events globally while building his global startup ecosystem map- StartupBlink. Eli will share his experience regarding what makes a startup ecosystem successful, the mindsets and resources needed to push local startup ecosystems forward, and the most common reasons for failing to form a strong local startup community.

Getting traction for your Startup

The lecture will focus on Eli’s insights and methodology for gaining startup traction. Eli will explain how his StartupBlink team gained media attention from various publications and opinion leaders, including CNN, Forbes, Product hunt, and Guy Kawasaki, all without a marketing budget. We will also discuss ways of finding the right marketing channels for startups and building a process to utilize each channel successfully while constantly searching for new marketing channels.