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Meet the 32 Israeli Centaurs that reached $100M in ARR

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Today there are over 1,000 unicorns globally. I’m excited for the talent that will spin out of those companies to create the next generation of B2C stars coming out of Israel. billion in 2021, and so far the fears of a recession haven’t materialised in 2022 despite the global slowdown in venture activity.

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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

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A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad. Eynat Guez, founder and CEO of Papaya Global. What should we keep and what should we change? Embrace a frugal mindset: cashflow is king.

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From Israel to Pakistan, Community is Key When Building a Startup (Google I/O)

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The panel included Erik Hersman (Kenya ,founder of iHub), Eden Shochat (Israel, founder of Face.com, VC at Genesis, founder of The Junction), Jon Bradford (UK/Ireland, founder of Springboard), Jeffery Paine (Singapore, Golden Gate Ventures) and Jehan Ara (Pakistan). We attract great global talent. Cause technology changes very fast.

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The 2021 Israeli Unicorn Map

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The global rise in venture capital didn’t skip Israel, which has been breaking new records the amount of venture capital raised by companies in 2021. According to CB Insights there are currently 832 unicorns globally, valued at a total of $2,702 billion. Global unicorn breakdown by category (Source: CB Insights ).

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Israeli Startups and Marketing – 5 Questions with an Experienced CMO

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The common case in israel is founding teams flying solo without a marketer until it’s imminently necessary. Although this has been known for years for B2C companies, it is interesting to see B2B companies realizing the importance of marketing early on, as well. . Some of the largest communities on Facebook were created in Israel (i.e

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Blood, sweat, and tears: How we got from 0 to 500K downloads on a budget

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Your mission is to grow, and for B2C companies it means more users. Next: : If you’re gonna go global, plan it from the start. Think global, start early. Being from Israel – population of 8M – means no sizeable market on the home front. When you’re marketing a startup, you don’t have a fat marketing budget.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Israel Minister: No Change to Egypt Deal Israels foreign minister said Israel would not agree to re-evaluate its peace deal with Egypt. Consumer Services (B2C).