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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

A s 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. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8 See the March 2010 edition after the jump.

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Survivors

Both Sides of the Table

I saw this in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2010. In a way I think this is part of the magic of Israel. You find out those that have the fortitude to work out a new way forward, who can handle recapitalizations or downsizing or shutting down business lines or hiring whole new teams. I’m not sure.

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

Both Sides of the Table

The founders of Quigo ( an enterprise search company based in Israel that was competing directly with AdSense ) tracked Mike down while doing a CEO search. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). Quigo Lands Overture as Client, Rejects Their Acquisition Offer.

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Why haven’t European investors fully accepted the ‘failure is good’ mentality yet?

The Next Web

However, in October of last year the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs reported that risk averseness is now so extreme in Europe that the discrepancy in investment between USA and EU investors is massive: The numbers for VCs were even more astounding: apart from Israel, investments by EU VCs were only 10 percent of their US counterparts.

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Five Questions with Mark Gerson

VC Cafe

I first met Mark in Israel in 2003, when he offered me a job at GLG straight out of college. Mark Gerson is a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist (see his short bio below). It was one of the most rewarding work and personal experiences in my career, and also where I met my wife. Please join us!

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Invest in Israel Newsletter January 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

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. ISRAEL 2010 GDP GROWTH WELL ABOVE OECD AVERAGE. Israel’s GDP rose 4.5% for the year.

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Will Catch Media be the iTunes for the Android Phone?

VC Cafe

Catch Media was founded in 2003 by two brothers, Yaacov and Boaz Ben-Yaacov. According to Haaretz , Jonathan Medved, founder of Vringo and the former manager of the Israel Seed fund, is one of the company’s investors. Tags: Android Catch Media Google Israel Jon Medved.

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