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Why Companies are Not Startups

Steve Blank

Facing continuous disruption from globalization, China, the Internet, the diminished power of brands, changing workforce, etc., It describes the product/service, who is it for, what channel sells/deliver it, how demand is created, how does the company make money, etc. existing enterprises are establishing corporate innovation groups.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

Personal balance sheets are still stretched: The problem in the US starts & ends with “consumerism” that was fueled by artificially high real estate prices, which drove up spending and the stock market. What microprocessors are to computing, batteries are to electric vehicles… The U.S. I doubt they will ever catch up.&#.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter January 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

billion shekels and a combined balance sheet of 20 billion shekels will be entitled to a company tax rate of 8% in the center of the country if they invest at least 800 million shekels in capital improvements. MANPOWER STUDY SHOWS DEMAND FOR HI-TECH WORKERS IN ISRAEL UP 41%. The demand for all workers in Israel rose 16.6%.