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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

In her well-regarded (but boringly named) book “ Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages ” Carlota Perez outlines the history of many of our great leaps forward in innovation. It’s no surprise to see billion dollar companies like Honest Company & JustFab in LA.

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The Endless Frontier: U.S. Science and National Industrial Policy (part 1)

Steve Blank

Government funding of research started in World War II driven by the needs of the military for weapon systems to defeat Germany and Japan. Science and National Industrial Policy as we face the realities of China and global competition. Its director, Vannever Bush became in all but name the first presidential science advisor.

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

The Next Web

Let me drop a few names and you will get the picture: Adyen, Booking.com (acquired by Priceline), Distimo, Mendix, Shapeways, Spilgames, Takeaway.com, TravelBird, WeTransfer and Qandidate. The first thing any American notices when coming to Amsterdam is that unlike Germany and France, everyone speaks English. Serious talent.

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HBS Entrepreneurs Founded the Most Startup Unicorns of Any MBA Program

View from Seed

News )—Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School, UPenn Wharton, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Kellogg, UC Berkeley Haas, and Columbia Business School—and eight of the top ten global MBA programs , are all on the list of unicorns. Global Fashion Group (3x HBS, 2x Wharton). Global Fashion Group (Luxembourg): INSEAD, IIM Calcutta.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

He was named among the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100 award in 2002. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Business Development for Massive, Inc., Mr. Vukajlovic was born in Germany, grew up in Serbia and studied in the US and London.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Even some of the most prominent startup household names in Silicon Valley saw their demise last year — and everyone entrepreneur and startup face this fear. To Enpal and Moss, reigning from Berlin, Germany, here’s a rundown of some of the world’s best startup capital for 2023.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – February 2012

VC Cafe

The company name will change to ATX Networks Israel. “Over the past 15 years GE Healthcare has benefited from Israel’s spirit of innovation and scientific discoveries,” said Oded Meirav, manager, GE Global Research–Israel Technology Center. The Petah Tikva-based company was founded in 2005. ATX Networks Corp.

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