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8 Reasons Business Plans Fail That No One Wants to Talk About

Up and Running

In game theory, a contract is an incentive compatible if “every participant can achieve the best outcome to him/herself just by acting according to his/her true preferences” (Nisan and Roughgarden, 2007). For example, I recently read a tech business plan that was making a health application for smartphones.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Juniper Networks Inc acquired Altor Networks, a company specializing in security for virtualization technology. Altor Networks was founded in 2007 by security and networking experts from Israel’s Internet security giant Check Point. ISRAELI CROP PROTECTION GIANT MAKHTESHIM AGAN EXPANDS TO MEXICO AND KOREA.

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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 is known for its strong capabilities in technology and science. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8 billion in 2009, compared with $10.8

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

But Friendster’s computer systems couldn’t keep up with the explosive growth (reportedly due to the complexity of the security model set up to control connections, privacy and authenticity of users) so MySpace was hot on the heels and swept up the market in a very rapid ascent. Enter Facebook. Is the game over?