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Former Head of Microsoft Israel Dreams of Billion Dollar Israeli Startups

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Moshe Lichtman, the man once in charge of all of Microsoft’s technology development in Israel, says that the time has come to build a billion dollar Israeli company. Moshe joined Microsoft in 1991 as a product manager after a career as a software developer. In this post I break down an article by TheMarker.co.il

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

In the last decade Torch managed to break free of China’s state central planning bureaucracies. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

In the last decade Torch managed to break free of China’s state central planning bureaucracies. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – May 2012 Edition

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As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors. For the Invest in Israel archive, click here. Great for them, good for Israel.

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Exclusive: AfterDownload, The Israeli Ad Network that Serves 15 Million Ads Daily [Interview]

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I found a hidden gem in Israel. The startup is AfterDownload , an eight month old advertising network based in Israel. The company is focused on re-thinking software advertising, in particular download software and plugins. AfterDownload is essentially like an AdSense solution for software related products.

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Exclusive: AfterDownload, The Israeli Ad Network that Serves 15 Million Ads Daily [Interview]

VC Cafe

I found a hidden gem in Israel. The startup is AfterDownload , an eight month old advertising network based in Israel. The company is focused on re-thinking software advertising, in particular download software and plugins. AfterDownload is essentially like an AdSense solution for software related products.

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Exclusive: AfterDownload, The Israeli Ad Network that Serves 15 Million Ads Daily [Interview]

VC Cafe

I found a hidden gem in Israel. The startup is AfterDownload , an eight month old advertising network based in Israel. The company is focused on re-thinking software advertising, in particular download software and plugins. AfterDownload is essentially like an AdSense solution for software related products.