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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

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FDI, M&A’s WEIGHED DOWN BY CRISIS IN 2009, UPTURN EXPECTED IN 2010. billion in 2009, compared with $10.8 billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. The top ten deals in 2009 yielded 80 percent ($2.02 For previous editions, click here.

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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

Gust

How spoiled we are, taking for granted a system of government with relatively stable, transparent laws and regulations, consistently applied (at least in theory), and subject to judicial oversight with appellate review. What the heck was I doing in Egypt anyway?

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 10 – The DOD and Modern War –– Michèle Flournoy

Steve Blank

With Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy joining us, we also assigned her recent article in Foreign Affairs, “How to Prevent a War in Asia” and CNAS report “Sharpening the US Military’s Edge: Critical Steps for the Next Generation”. And in particular in the Asia Pacific. — On China.

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DC Based Sagoon’s Regulation A+ Funding Efforts Attracts $1.9 Million in Investments.

Hearpreneur

The global population has a great interest in social commerce, but user-to-user commerce on social media is illegal there. Currently in South and Southeast Asia only 37% of the population uses social media. The answer is simple – India’s social platforms aren’t really built for anyone outside of the U.S. after living abroad.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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Andreessen Horowitz has muscled its way into the top ranks of VC firms since its 2009 debut in part by being generous on both fronts. "We We have seen the damage that this share structure can cause over the long run, said Anne Sheehan, head of corporate governance for California State Teachers Retirement System, a big public pension fund.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. However, this trend is just emerging and we have not seen any of them generating a significant portion of the SaaS company revenues, but we think this will accelerate in 2009. Save Asia for post-IPO.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter August 2010 Edition

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GLOBAL HEALTHCARE GIANT BAXTER SIGNS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR AGREEMENT FOR KAMADA’S GLASSIA. percent as sales continued to rebound from the global financial crisis. Established in 1990, TEMPUS covers 27 countries in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. percent in the quarter.