Counsel of the Wise

One of the consistent recommendations to innovators is to seek the counsel of some very smart people who understand the field of the innovation. One must be open to objective critical feedback in order to determine if the innovation should be developed. Initially, I started with family and friends, but recently I sought the feedback and input of academics and businesspeople with whom I was not formerly acquainted. So far the response has been very positive. In fact, four of those smart people have volunteered to become members of the project's board of advisers.

In addition to all of the great feedback from those meetings and follow-up discussions, the board has another important function - as references. Anyone who would so easily dismiss my claims of a novel disruptive internet paradigm, or the "preference engine" technology, must first reconcile the existence of this volunteer advisory board. My hope is that the added legitimacy of the board will further my contacts in the field, and especially among expert developers and angel investors. Here is the current board that can be contacted for references:

• Avi Noy, Ph.D. [Research Page, LinkedIn]
  Adjunct Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, University of Haifa
  PhD, Information Systems, The University of Haifa
  MBA, Technion Institute, Haifa
  LLB, The University of Haifa
  BSc, Computer Engineering, Cum Laude, Technion Institute
  
• Doron Erblich [LinkedIn]
  CEO, Noya Software, Haifa
  Center of Computing and Information Systems (Mamram), Israel
  BA, Computer Science, Open University, Israel
  
• Yosi Dagan, MBA [LinkedIn]
  MBA, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
  BSc, Electrical Engineering, Ben Gurion University
  
• Yuval Dan-Gur, Ph.D. [Work Page, LinkedIn]
  VP Engineering, RADA Electronic Industries
  Winner of the Israel National Security Prize
  PhD, Information Systems, The University of Haifa
  MsC, Industrial and Management Engineering, Technion Institute
  BSc, Electrical Engineering, Technion Institute