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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, is acquiring Provigent, an Israeli company which develops system-on-a-chip products that enable wireless system vendors to deliver broadband wireless backhaul systems to network operators. Unemployment fell to 6.1%

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My 2020 Vision for Graduates: How to be Optimistic in Terrible Times

Reid Hoffman

The biggest happened much earlier in my career, in 1995.”. I’m sure it sounds unbelievable today, but in 1995, Fujitsu was a much bigger company than Apple in those days. And you didn’t need to get permission from the government or corporate gatekeepers. In January 1995, it had around 100 employees. Follow your network.”.

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The Internet Might Kill Us All

Steve Blank

Their firm, Andreessen/Horowtiz , has been prescient enough to invest in social networks, consumer and mobile applications and the cloud long before others. Is this tech bubble as broad as the 1995-2000 dot.com bubble – no. In the last year, we’ve seen Social Networks enable new forms of peaceful revolution.

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How to Hack Growth When Growth Stalls

ConversionXL

Such lapses in strategic vision and product innovation often lead to a company experiencing what is called a growth stall, a phrase coined by Matthew Olson, Derek van Bever, and Seth Verry of CEB , a leadership advisory network. billion, a 35 percent drop. Image Source.

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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. It was the best 5 days of networking I spent last year. But for all of the speakers Paddy brought over he also organized private events for us to network amongst ourselves. Scenes from my counter-top on my last night in Dublin.

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Startup America – Dead On Arrival

Steve Blank

Microsoft did not open a Washington office until 1995. by expanding startups access to capital (with two $1 billion programs ); creating a national network of entrepreneurship education, commercializing federally-funded research and development programs and getting rid of tax and paperwork barriers for startups. Fast forward to today.

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Tools and Resources to Help You Write Your Business Plan

Up and Running

This site started in 1995 and has been growing ever since, with a lot of pruning and paring to keep it fresh and relevant. you can turn to a network of more than 1,000 nonprofit Small Business Development Centers spread across the country. How to get funding. How to pitch to investors. How to manage and grow a business. In the U.S.