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In this story, Dor joins a Tel Aviv startup full of optimism, survives the pitch meetings and foosball tables and pivots, and slowly realizes that disruption is mostly a word people say before asking you to work on Saturday.

Startup Culture

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dor דור hitztaref הצטרף le'startap לסטארטאפ be'november בנובמבר im עם choze חוזה she'kalal שכלל optsiot אופציות she'mishehu שמישהו hesbir הסביר lo לו be'bitachon בביטחון she'yihyu שיהיו shavot שוות harbeh הרבה kesef כסף yom יום echad אחד

Dor joined the startup in November with a contract that included options that someone confidently explained to him would be worth a lot of money one day.

ha'misrad המשרד haya היה patuach פתוח u'bahir ובהיר im עם safot ספות tzehubot צהובות ve'teybl וטייבל futbol פוטבול she'af שאף echad אחד lo לא sichek שיחק bo בו ki כי kulam כולם hayu היו asukim עסוקים midai מדי be'leheira'ot בלהיראות asukim עסוקים

The office was open and bright with yellow couches and a foosball table that no one played because everyone was too busy looking busy.

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