Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2011

The innovation engine that powered the U.S. Since 1992, Congress has diverted nearly $1 billion in applicant-paid fees already earned by the USPTO to other uses (like the 2010 census), leaving the patent office unable to deal with the threefold increase in patent applications over the last 20 years. More and more people, like Henry R.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

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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VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2010

A s every month, VC Ca fe 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. See the March 2010 edition after the jump. Domestic demand in Israel leaped 8.7

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

At today's roundtable, we had entrepreneurs presenting from Brazil, Israel and India. Next, Nir Savitzki from Israel, presented JobVoyage , a social CRM service for job seekers. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Estate Lister. Overall, I saw several promising businesses. Photo by peapodsquadmom.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

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. ISRAEL 2ND LARGEST CENTER FOR TECH STARTUPS.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

More recently, as I sit as a Venture Partner at Lightspeed , their franchise model across Israel, India, and China lends even more credence to the fact that consumer-level and application-grade innovation now knows no geographical boundaries. Migration, Diasporas, and Rejuvenation.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

T he VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news.

Technical Review 79

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

T he VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Matching Venture Capital 79

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

T he VC funding news from Israel are piling up on my inbox. Fred Wilson warns that it is starting to feel like a bubble again, with VCs writing $5 and $10 million dollar checks with very little due diligence, sometimes showing up to a first meeting with a term sheet… Israeli startup headlines for Nov 15, 2010. Funding news.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Venture Capital Matching 79

VC Cafe

JANUARY 3, 2012

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. in 2011, following a similar rise in 2010, and a 0.8%

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 12, 2010

C rowdsourcing is a beautiful thing but question and answer engines not always deliver. I asked a simple question: “ What are the top startups in Israel 2010? The usefulness of the answer usually depends on the knowledge and availability of the respondents.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 15, 2011

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’s economy grew 7.8% ISRAEL SETS FAVOURABLE FISCAL POLICY ENCOURAGING GAS EXPLORATION.

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VC Cafe

MAY 2, 2011

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. The IMF also predicted that unemployment in Israel will drop to 5.5 in the fourth quarter of 2010.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. the previous year.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

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. See the October 2010 edition after the jump. billion in 2010.

Technical Review 87

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VC Cafe

MAY 30, 2011

Zeev Holtzman, founding partner of Giza Venture Capital and founding member of the Israel Venture Association (IVA), cautioned that “ Israel’s venture capital and startup industry is heading for collapse. billion in 2000 to ZERO in 2010. What’s next for Israel’s VC industry? The change in focus.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. hours online in May 2010, compared to 32.3 online in May 2010. In comparison, a typical Israeli over the age of 15 spent,on average, 38.3

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 10, 2015

In 2010, Daniel Mendez, Israel Cruz and Nicholas Flores, all engineering undergraduates at the University of Texas at San Antonio, invented a device, initially called the aqua bonnet, during an engineering […] The post Invictus Medical Sells a Device to Help Newborn Babies appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Recent SaaS trends and the Accel Euroscape of the 100 most promising companies in Europe and Israel This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. In 2010, 4% of this funding was going to European SaaS companies, while it’s over 40% this year. We’ve invested $2.3B

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. hours online in May 2010, compared to 32.3 online in May 2010. In comparison, a typical Israeli over the age of 15 spent,on average, 38.3

Internet 135

Internet Canada Russia 135

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. hours online in May 2010, compared to 32.3 online in May 2010. In comparison, a typical Israeli over the age of 15 spent,on average, 38.3

Internet 135

Internet Canada Russia 135

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to comScore Media Metrix, out of the countries monitored by comScore Canada, Israel and the US are the top three consumers of Internet per capita and time spent online. hours online in May 2010, compared to 32.3 online in May 2010. In comparison, a typical Israeli over the age of 15 spent,on average, 38.3

Internet 135

Internet Canada Russia 135

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Israel Startup Network (ISN), led by Arlene Marom, one of our affiliate partners, organized the event with us. First up, David Nordell from Kfar Ya'avetz, Israel, pitched New Global Markets , a solution for making it easier for banks to offer their customers global banking facilities. New Global Markets.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2011

Zend was originally set up by founders Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski who were key contributors to PHP and the creators of the core PHP scripting engine, the Zend Engine. Zend has shown significant traction, having reached record revenue growth in 2010, while servicing large enterprise clients such as NYSE Euronext, GE and Cisco.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 30, 2011

India and Israel pitch their businesses. Next, Yael Greenberg from Tel Aviv, Israel, pitched tapTank , a concept stage business where Yael wants to help consumers barter, collaborate, and compete on specific tasks. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. directdialogs. Roundtable photo by Shinichi Sugiyama.

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The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

TM: I was born in Israel, spent most of my adult life in the US. Viber was started in March of 2010 with a few friends from my iMesh days. The company is based in Cyprus with development centers in Belarus, Israel and China. The first Viber app for iOS was launched back in December 2010. Maybe someday.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

AnyDo has been recruiting engineers specialized in algorithms and user interface, using ‘Google-style’ puzzles such as this page. was founded in January of 2010 by Omer Perchik , Itai Cahana and Yoni Lindenfeld, all graduates of IDF technology and programmings unit (Mamram/8200).

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VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

The latest company news posted on its website are from November 2010 - full article. Chicago-based InterCall buys Unisfair , Israel’s virtual conference tool, for $35 million. Perhaps this is how we’ll start solving co-existence in Israel? has raised $16.5 Israeli startup SohoOS launches an About.me

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

Also, Irit Dabby from Tel-Aviv, Israel, discussed GoodyTag , a neat concept about tagging photos of products differently than you would tag or 'like' a regular link or photo on social media. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. As an entrepreneur CEO, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma.

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Altgate

APRIL 26, 2009

This year the survey covers five countries (China, India, Israel, UK and US) in two industries (technology and life sciences). I’ve mentioned this survey several times before, but this time I bring news of the 2009 survey opening to participants. The report is then able to give ranges of compensation based on these attributes.

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Guy Nirpaz

AUGUST 6, 2010

What should be the engineering and the design considerations when building something new. This entry was posted on Friday, August 6th, 2010 at 4:53 pm and is filed under Random. I bought the iPad to be part of our product’s development process and testing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

Tom from Omaha, Nebraska, shared an update about what is going on in that part of the world, as did other audience members from New York City, Israel, and Columbus, Ohio. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. I am pretty sure that the pipeline in your community will be of a significantly higher quality within six months.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

A bout 50,000 visitors from 200 countries are expected to attend the 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, starting tomorrow February 15th. VC Cafe's own little 'cloud' for MWC 2010, taken from the Israeli IMA brochure. Sagarmatha’s core technology is a sophisticated, proprietary data mining engine.

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Altgate

MARCH 31, 2009

  Since the project is so international (China, India, Israel, US and UK) the ideal candidate will have a background (or interest in) international business.    It's a business analyst position on a new project at J. Robert Scott, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments. 

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

The last quarter of the 19 th century, what Perez calls the Age of Steel and Heavy Engineering, saw the growth of America’s first national corporations in railroads, steel, telegraph, meatpacking, and industrial equipment. But by 2010, this technology cycle moved into the Frenzy phase of innovation investment.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital United States Technical Review 120

Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 6, 2016

one from Israel came into my inbox this morning). EdX hires top engineers and marketers focused on building an online learning platform that teaches college-level courses worldwide for free, radically expanding global accessibility to high quality education. I am seeing impact investing funds popping up all over the world (e.g.,

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