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Why We Invested in Toya

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It takes a LOT of courage to say no to potential revenue, especially in the very early stages of a startup. This confidence allowed her to say “ no ” to a brand if it is not a fit with the company’s values and strategy. Saying “no” can be equally important as saying “yes” to a potential partner or client. .

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New Web Order - Finding a Technical Co-Founder

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instead of doing a GroupOn clone in South Korea, how about contacting GroupOn and asking if you can franchise? What do they do that sucks so much that you can do better? Is there a similar product that already exists that perhaps you can partner with? (ie. just an example)).

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

You’ve got entrepreneurs and founders who are really – a lot of them are in the very early stage of their startup. Not in Europe or South Korea. ” [laugh] Well, we’re on the subject, so let’s talk about that a little bit. So what are some of the things you could do? 20 years ago it mattered.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

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Plenty of fresh powder in the market across stages. R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP – Israel ranks 2nd globally in this metric, following closely after South Korea. Global mindset – Israel’s local market is negligible, so founders have to think globally (typically that means US first) from day one.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

Our population churns out 181 patents per million inhabitants ranking us #8 in the world – ahead of the US, South Korea and Norway. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor the Dutch outperform the EU big five in terms of early stage entrepreneurial activity. The Dutch are an entrepreneurial bunch.

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Why haven’t European investors fully accepted the ‘failure is good’ mentality yet?

The Next Web

An EU memo in 2010 stated the following discoveries: In the EU (but also in Japan and South Korea) the preference for being an employee is mainly motivated by considerations of stability (regular income, stable employment relation) and by the generally agreeable employment conditions (working hours, social protection).

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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2010 Edition

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ISRAELI CROP PROTECTION GIANT MAKHTESHIM AGAN EXPANDS TO MEXICO AND KOREA. Makhteshim Agan, the world’s seventh largest agrochemicals maker, recently bought a 51% stake in South Korea’s JK Inc., and is also buying 100% of Mexico’s Ingeniera Industrial S.A. TWO ISRAELI COMPANIES WIN GE CLEANTECH CHALLENGE.