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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

I also recently saw a post from a VC I respect immensely hailing the model of successful marketplace returns based on undercutting supply costs?—?and There was also that gutsy couple of years I decided to sail to Panama.) I recruited a top-flight engineer and serial entrepreneur to build our MVP, on equity?—?and

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Invest in Israel Newsletter January 2012

VC Cafe

Though a global innovator, Apple in 2010 only invested 2% of its revenue in R&D, much lower than other high-tech companies. Hynix’s integration of Anobit’s solutions, has allowed the company to lower the flash memory costs for smartphones, digital cameras, and tablet computers. Israel Corp.