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

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All of this is in addition to the macro challenges that Israeli startups had to deal with in 2023 even before October 7th, including international investor unease due to the proposed judicial reform (that has since been taken off the table), Ukraine war, global venture slowdown ( US VC investments were down 60% in 2023 ), etc.

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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

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For more about forecasting growth in these uncertain times, check out Sequoia’s “ Adapting to Endure ” presentations published in May 2022. 2021 gave us plenty of examples for bad governance in both startups and venture capital. We should all care about the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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