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Covid-19 is a marathon, not a sprint, for startups in US, UK and Israel

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Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP. The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups.

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How can startups engage Amazon and AWS

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A few months ago, VC Cafe launched a series on startup engagement and outreach programs of large tech companies. After covering Google startup outreach and support (from first hand experience), today I’m happy to add Amazon and AWS, by looking into the variety of ways startups can engage with the commerce and cloud giant.

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The State Department Meets the Lean Startup – Hacking For Diplomacy

Steve Blank

Army veterans and mid-career MBAs hailing not just from the United States but from countries including Saudi Arabia, India, France, Israel and Austria. How to bring together technology, government, and communities to combat violent extremist messaging. Some teams got a quick crash course in turf wars and Government Bureaucracy 101. “In

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The 50 Most Promising Israeli Startups in 2016

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Yesterday was Israel’s 68th Independence Day, and to mark the occasion, Calcalist , a leading business publication in Israel, ranked the 50 most promising private Israeli startups. Via Transportation – On-demand shared transit (Raised $137M). Image credit: Kosher OC Magazine.

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The State Department Meets the Lean Startup – Hacking For Diplomacy

Steve Blank

Army veterans and mid-career MBAs hailing not just from the United States but from countries including Saudi Arabia, India, France, Israel and Austria. How to bring together technology, government, and communities to combat violent extremist messaging. Some teams got a quick crash course in turf wars and Government Bureaucracy 101. “In

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Israel’s talent crunch detailed in new report

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A new comprehensive report on human capital in Israel by the Israel Innovation Authority and Startup Nation Central found there’s a shortage of tech employees for Israeli startups and scale ups. Israel’s high tech sector employed 321,000 people in 2019, representing 9.2% What about the solutions?

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State of Israeli tech ecosystem 2022 and what to expect in 2023

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While 7,838 tech jobs were lost across 120 companies in 2022, according to an analysis by Tech12 , the demand for engineers remained high with 13,100 open engineering roles. billion according to the 2022 Israel high tech ecosystem report by Viola Ventures. Israeli startups 2022 funding summary. billion to $17.1 billion to $17.1

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