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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. billion), and 33 percent lower than proceeds in 2007 ($3.79 Israel’s central bank, Morgan Stanley and other financial institutions have forecasted 3.5% BRAZIL GIVES FINAL APPROVAL FOR ISRAEL-MERCOSUR FTA.

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10 years of entrepreneurship

Startup Lessons Learned

Im confident of that last statement, because I made the same mistake again a few years later, when I won an award in 2007. Talking about trends is more about trying to forecast the future, like a guru, sometimes it works, sometimes not. BusinessWeek named me one of the top young entrepreneurs in tech , based on my work at IMVU.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Albaugh, which was founded in 1979, has six plants in the US, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, and a joint venture in China, and its South American sales in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile complement Makhteshim’s business in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. billion in 2007 and de-listed from Nasdaq. billion), or 2.5