Chemi Peres

You need to be able to have the intuition to predict which one is going to be successful. What are the parameters of success? So you learn a lot and you always have more to learn. You never stop learning, actually.

You need to be able to have the intuition to predict which one is going to be successful. What are the parameters of success? So you learn a lot and you always have more to learn. You never stop learning, actually.

It was clear that this is the route, but I think the most exciting moments were first acquisition, first IPO, stepping into a company and seeing that just a few years ago, there was only one founder and a couple of employees and you and the fund. And now it's a huge company. It's very fulfilling and people don't even know you and you don't know anyone.

It was clear that this is the route, but I think the most exciting moments were first acquisition, first IPO, stepping into a company and seeing that just a few years ago, there was only one founder and a couple of employees and you and the fund. And now it's a huge company. It's very fulfilling and people don't even know you and you don't know anyone.

I was one day in a meeting of a company that celebrated 10 years. They had already like 1,500 people. And the CEO said, everyone was in one huge room. And he said, those that were here 10 years ago, please stand up. So a couple of people are standing up. And then he said, those that are here for nine years, stand up. And a little bit more people stood up.

I was one day in a meeting of a company that celebrated 10 years. They had already like 1,500 people. And the CEO said, everyone was in one huge room. And he said, those that were here 10 years ago, please stand up. So a couple of people are standing up. And then he said, those that are here for nine years, stand up. And a little bit more people stood up.

And all of a sudden, the whole audience standing up is fascinating.

And all of a sudden, the whole audience standing up is fascinating.

My father was a surprise. Although he was 93 years old, I have a very good friend. He's an American physician that we used to meet every year in the World Economic Forum. And he would check him. Every time we were there, he would look at me. He would talk to him. And I told him, what do you think? He said, he will be a centennial. He will live to 100.

My father was a surprise. Although he was 93 years old, I have a very good friend. He's an American physician that we used to meet every year in the World Economic Forum. And he would check him. Every time we were there, he would look at me. He would talk to him. And I told him, what do you think? He said, he will be a centennial. He will live to 100.

So when he died at the age of 93, I was shocked. I couldn't understand what happened. I have a diary that I write every day and I browsed through the last year and I've seen through my notes, there was a process that I could have understood that life do not goes on forever. I think the challenge was I was at the time working with him at the Paris Center and I was chairman.

So when he died at the age of 93, I was shocked. I couldn't understand what happened. I have a diary that I write every day and I browsed through the last year and I've seen through my notes, there was a process that I could have understood that life do not goes on forever. I think the challenge was I was at the time working with him at the Paris Center and I was chairman.

And I thought to myself, what are we going to do next with the center? A few years before that, I asked him to write a spiritual will for the center after 120 years. He wrote a beautiful document that I have full of vision. And what I did is, the day after he passed away, after the funeral, I gathered everyone in the center and said, those who want to leave, feel free to leave.

And I thought to myself, what are we going to do next with the center? A few years before that, I asked him to write a spiritual will for the center after 120 years. He wrote a beautiful document that I have full of vision. And what I did is, the day after he passed away, after the funeral, I gathered everyone in the center and said, those who want to leave, feel free to leave.

I'm not holding anyone. But those who want to carry on the mission are welcome to stay. And the way we're going to operate is as if he's here, stepped out of the room. We need to figure out the road ahead. and follow the footsteps. We're not trying to fill in the shoes, but we need to walk the walk.

I'm not holding anyone. But those who want to carry on the mission are welcome to stay. And the way we're going to operate is as if he's here, stepped out of the room. We need to figure out the road ahead. and follow the footsteps. We're not trying to fill in the shoes, but we need to walk the walk.

And that was also triggering the notion that his legacy is the legacy of tomorrow, not a legacy of memory. And legacies of tomorrow can grow over time because it's action. We're not a museum. We're not leaning back and thinking about what was the past. But he constantly said the past is not interesting because you cannot change it. Only the future is interesting. So we follow that idea.

And that was also triggering the notion that his legacy is the legacy of tomorrow, not a legacy of memory. And legacies of tomorrow can grow over time because it's action. We're not a museum. We're not leaning back and thinking about what was the past. But he constantly said the past is not interesting because you cannot change it. Only the future is interesting. So we follow that idea.

We managed also to help him write a book, the last book before he died. A few weeks before that, we finished the writing and we took upon ourselves to publish it. And it's called No Room for Small Dreams. It's a short memoir of lessons he learned and achievements that can be served for future leaders. Lessons of resiliency, of optimism, of believing in what you do, of serving a great cause.

We managed also to help him write a book, the last book before he died. A few weeks before that, we finished the writing and we took upon ourselves to publish it. And it's called No Room for Small Dreams. It's a short memoir of lessons he learned and achievements that can be served for future leaders. Lessons of resiliency, of optimism, of believing in what you do, of serving a great cause.