Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. Israel, Singapore and now China are the three countries that have successfully put that theory into practice.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2013

mobile health is taking off in Israel. Even the government (CMMI- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) predict health expenditures will continue to outpace economic growth, jumping 7.4% Great News for Pharma- More Insured Customers: In 2011, 48 million Americans had no health insurance (15.7% Insurance reforms.

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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. See the April 2011 edition after the jump. PCT IN 2011. in 2011 and 2012.

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MAY 19, 2011

According to the MoneyTree Report produced by PWC Israel , Venture-backed companies raised $342 million in the first quarter of 2011, a dramatic 102% increase from the $170 million raised in the equivalent period in the previous year. A staggering 43% of Israeli VC funds made no investment in Q1 2011. million, from $3.5

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JULY 4, 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. See the June 2011 edition after the jump. FITCH AFFIRMS ISRAEL AT “A” (OUTLOOK STABLE).

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NOVEMBER 25, 2011

I was fortunate to attend the party over at WATEC Israel 2011’s Cleanvest Summit. In addition to the investor-entrepreneur socializing, the government of Israel was able to score two key contracts with two foreign nations. Investors would like to see demonstrations of technologies before making any serious committments.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

T he World Bank published the Doing Business 2011 report earlier this week, measuring how easy and pricey it is to complete the various bureaucratic procedures and red tape involved in setting up, running and shutting down a firm. Without many natural resources, Israel has to get this right if it wants to continue growing it economy.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Replay the event. a service for minimizing spam.

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JULY 7, 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. ISRAEL RANKED 17TH MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY BY IMD. Israel was also rated first in several of the report’s sub-categories.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

T he Israel Ministry of Finance and the the ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor have launched a new incentive program to attract institutional investment to funds who focus on Israel’s knowledge-intensive industries. The total amount allocated to the program by the government is NIS 200 million ($50 million).

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JULY 15, 2011

Since their inauguration in February 2011, little has been shared on the VentureGeeks program or its participants – until now. According to their research, over 150,000 sites were hacked in the first half of 2011, including those of the New York Times, Sony and even the CIA.

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JULY 12, 2011

50% of them, believe that we’re about to enter a second bubble and 33% claim that Groupon, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Zynga are overvalued, according to the latest Israel VC Indicator Survey for Q2 2011, published by Deloitte. 69% of Israeli VCs want the government to provider additional incentives for high tech companies.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

The keynote was given by Zvi Eckstein, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel , on “Israel present and future”. First, here are some of the key takeaways: Israel’s high-dependence on high-tech industry. This is the wrong time to bring down debt and government expenditure. Zvi is impressive.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 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. OCZ TECHNOLOGY BUYS ISRAEL’S SANRAD.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Dick Kramlich and Yoram Tietz at E&Y's Journey conference, Israel, Nov 2011. Y – Stats show that in Israel, in all exits over $50 million and above, 82% of the time the CEO was the founder. The Chinese government has invented a new form of social democracy. Y – This is your first time in Israel.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 18, 2012

In 2011 it was Sony, Epsilon, and U.S. government sites among those who had fallen victim to computer hackers. And given that Israel is a security-focused country, it comes as no surprise that these recent cyber-attacks have left officials looking for improved ways to protect such information. 16 by a Middle East hacker network.

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 13, 2016

They have made a huge contribution to the UK scene, backing 37% of UK based venture funds between 2011 and 2015. As he mentions, we will need the consent of 33% of EU governments, so this is not something we can take for granted. The UK’s formal influence over the EIF is limited.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 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. OCZ TECHNOLOGY BUYS ISRAEL’S SANRAD.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Vivek Wadwha - Campus Entrepreneurship , November 19, 2010 Best Practices for Introduction Emails - Israel Venture Capital 2.0 , March 25, 2010 Weekend Reading - The Mogul Mom , October 1, 2010 Make informal advisors part of the team. Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

For the third consecutive year , VC Cafe puts the spotlight on the Israeli companies exhibiting in the MWC 2011 event. Interested to meet any of these companies face to face at the WMC 2011? Simply fill in this form provided by the Israeli Foreign Trade Administration, Matimop and the Israel Export Institute. Wireless Links.

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