15 startups. One Silicon Valley bed and breakfast.

A key part of Blackbox is the fact that all participants are required to stay at the same bed and breakfast. Bishara said it’s essential to the program’s success “because of the intimacy it creates.”

He said he likes to “mix it up” and split up co-founders when possible.

“The collaboration as a result of diversity is really interesting,” Bishara said. “I want to put Israelis and Palestinians in the same room.”

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