Tag: lifelogging

We’re celebrating Hanukah in Israel right now and given all the fun and festivities going on, we thought it would be a good time to look back over the past few months and highlight some of the tech trends we’re seeing in startup land in the Startup Nation. As a caveat, these trends are based upon our deal flow – what we’re seeing on the ground. >>Read about the first trend we highlighted: social driving. So, Happy Hanukah and enjoy. Trend 2/8: The Quantified Self The problem: Our bodies are imperfect. We spend a lot of time, energy, and money reading self-help books and going to doctors in an effort to change that. People want to improve physical and mental performance and mood states, but many times don’t know where to start. The solutions: As personal electronics and big data converge, we’re seeing a growing movement to track what we do with our time and bodies. Once we quantify ourselves and track inputs (what we eat), our various states (oxygen levels) and performance (mental and physical), we can begin to optimize...