Green Kills (25 page)
Authors: Avi Domoshevizki
Liah caressed the back of Ronnie’s neck, familiarizing herself
anew with the rough bristles she’d always liked so much. “And who’s the Latin
beauty Gadi’s running around with? Am I wrong, or is Gadi really in love?”
Liah’s touch sent a pleasant shiver through Ronnie. “Do you
remember when Gadi disappeared on us for three days? Turns out, he spent them
in her bed. Wondrous are the ways of chemistry. And yes, it looks like they’re
head over heels in love.”
“Like us?” asked
Liah.
“Like we used to be.
Like I hope we’ll
be again.” Ronnie kissed her, and for the first time in a month, felt whole
again.
Two hours later, as the airplane began to speed down the
runway,
Evelyn sat in her apartment rearranging the huge
bouquet of orchids in their vase, and for the umpteenth time, rereading the
note attached to it:
Thanks for all your
help and the anonymous messages. Love you forever, Ray.
I would like to thank Amnon Jackont, a wonderful editor and a
charming man. Each moment of our mutual work has been one of sheer pleasure.
A huge thanks to Dvora, Tal, Eilam, Liat and Or, my wonderful
family members, who had to bravely suffer my ceaseless chattering about the
book and were still able to find the strength to share insights and
constructive revelations.
Thanks to Betty Ben
Bassat,
Beni
Kopelovitz, Pinni Haviv, Gilad Rosenzweig, Tomer Belkind, Nurit Weis, Israel
Hoyda and Pazit Amado for their willingness to serve as the first draft’s
“guinea pigs” and for their important contributions to the final product.
Thanks to Yaron Regev for translating my book into English and
special thanks to Julie MacKenzie of Free Range Editorial, the amazing creative
editor who taught me so much during our work together.
And how could I not thank my parents, Moses and Judith, of
blessed memory, for planting the love of the written word within me. This book
wouldn’t have been written without them.
[1]
The money raised by venture capital funds is
invested by them in start-up companies in return for holdings (shares) in these
companies. When a start-up company is sold or goes public on the stock market,
the money earned is forwarded to investors until all the monies invested in the
fund are returned. For each additional dollar earned, the fund investors
receive eighty cents and the fund, twenty cents.
[2]
A senior associate normally works alongside
a veteran or senior partner (or several such partners) and assists in locating
and analyzing investment opportunities. In the major funds, service in such a
position is limited to a period of two to four years, following which the
junior partner is promoted, if he has proven himself, or is fired.
[3]
Decisions in the fund are always taken by
vote, with the aspiration being that crucial decisions, such as recruiting or
investments in companies, will be made unanimously.
[4]
A buyout fund is a fund that acquires all or
most of a “mature” company’s shares. This way, it establishes complete control
over the acquired company. The fund invests in the company and improves it, in
order to raise its value,
then
either sells it or
takes it public for a much higher amount than the one it was originally
acquired for.