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Seizing the Moment: Why Experts Believe Now is the Golden Opportunity for Investing in Israel

VC Cafe

Since I’ve started writing about Israeli startups in 2004, there has never been any event like October 7 and the war that followed. This could accelerate a new rally in the domestic market, so we are also becoming more aggressive here. Israeli startups deliver #NoMatterWhat I’ve started VC Cafe in December of 2004.

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Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

Partially due to the economy, but also due to longer, healthier lives and changes in job tenure, Boomers are now expected to stay in the labor force longer, and according to a USNews article, will likely dominate the labor market by 2024. Here are some indicative entrepreneurial facts from recent Kauffman studies and others. percent to 24.3

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Keeping it Real: The Struggle for Objectivity in Tech Reviews

VC Cafe

“All that any honest review actually does is just accelerate whatever was already going on” It’s hard to do the right thing for everyone Allow me to take you back to Dec 2004, when I started this very blog, VC Cafe. I used to cover every single round of funding of Israeli startups.

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. Learn how to identify what your customers want from your brand, how to build momentum with content, and then explore some brands that excel at brand marketing. For most of 2021, CXL didn’t have a marketing team. In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X.

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How’s Venture Capital Changing in 2023

VC Cafe

Taking stock of the venture capital market in 2023, it’s clear to see that we’re in a transition point. In today’s market, I believe small is beautiful, and that specialisation matters. Seed and pre-Seed investment levels and valuations remain healthy, there’s more talent in the market and less competition.

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Ted Rheingold Founded Dogster in 2004: Five Questions About Building a Startup, Selling a Startup and Whether SF Is Still a Good Place

Hunter Walker

Dogster launched January 12, 2004 (Happy 12th Birthday Dogster!) By the end of 2004 I had brought on two co-founders: John Vars – who is now the Chief Product Office at TaskRabbit, and Steven Reading took over Sales and Revenue. I prefer to find new business opportunities than to duke it out in proven, crowded markets.

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How to Use Frugal Innovation to Grow Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

As a startup, you probably don’t have much money to spend on marketing or product development. For example, you might use guerilla marketing techniques to promote your product without spending much money on traditional advertising channels. The Renault Logan , released in 2004, is a prime example of frugal innovation.

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