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The Anti-Israel BDS Movement Will Fail

David Teten

The BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement) is a global attempt to persuade people not to do business with Israel or businesses that do business with Israel. All these technologies were developed primarily or entirely in Israel. . 40% of Intel’s sales are from chips developed in Israel.

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

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Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Noteworthy Machine Intelligence startups in Israel ?? Some examples: AI will be the new mobile.

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A Very Short peak into the Metaverse

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As a venture capital fund, our success is driven by backing companies with large financial outcomes. We share the vision that a new Internet is being built, driven by the Metaverse, Web3 and the Creator Economy. Why does a new Internet needs to be rebuilt to achieve this? What opportunities do we see in the Metaverse?

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

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SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.

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Former Head of Microsoft Israel Dreams of Billion Dollar Israeli Startups

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Moshe Lichtman, the man once in charge of all of Microsoft’s technology development in Israel, says that the time has come to build a billion dollar Israeli company. In 2006, Moshe was promoted to corporate vice president and head of Israel Research and Development. By Ben Bakhshi. In this post I break down an article by TheMarker.co.il

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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

Small businesses are grocery stores, hairdressers, consultants, travel agents, Internet commerce storefronts, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, etc. When they find it, their focus on scale requires even more venture capital to fuel rapid expansion. There are 5.7 million small businesses in the U.S. They make up 99.7%

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Invest in Israel Newsletter May 2011 Edition

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As every month, VC Cafe is re-posting the “Invest in Israel” Newsletter, published by the investment promotion center of Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor , which offers many helpful tools for prospecting investors. Israel’s economy grew 4.7% In April, the Bank of Israel raised its 2011 growth forecast to 4.5%