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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

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BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Israel Corporation is Israel’s largest holding company.

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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It was originally a holding company founded by William C. The company now offers over 4 million listings worldwide and generates over $2.5 billion in revenue annually. Knowing how to manage a successful business is one thing; knowing how to but knowing how to rise above seemingly impossible odds is a whole other skill.

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

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Investors will ask management what their “AI strategy” is before investing and will be wary of companies that don’t have one (Fred Wilson, USV). The company emerged from stealth in November 2016 and announced a $100 million investment round from Sir Ronald Cohen, Lloyd Dorfman, OCAPAC Holding Company, and Horizons Ventures.

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9 Common Things that Stunt Business Growth (and What to Do about Them)

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Before we get to that though, I asked my LinkedIn connections about the #1 thing holding back their companies. It’s clear from the 80+ answers that many things hold companies back, so consider these nine a starting point in your quest to improve your business. (As Look at your management team as well.

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Calm Capital Founders David Horne And Marty Balkema On How They Finance Acquisitions, Strategies For A Holding Company, Why This New Form Of Investing Is Just Getting Started (VC EP2)

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

David Horne and Marty Balkema are founders of Calm Capital, a holding company with at the time of this recording, 10 companies under management with $8 Million in total annual revenue.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. Over the years, despite massive losses, Netflix was able to bounce back and improve its revenue by 47%. When he did manage to start his own business, it was short-lived and failed. 17- General Motors.

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Israeli Gaming in 2023: What to Expect

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billion in revenue in 2021, an 8x increase over a five year period, representing 5% of the global gaming revenue. billion in revenue from in app purchases since it was first launched two years ago. billion deal in 2022 (after an IPO for Ironsource that valued the company at $11.1 Global gaming revenues.

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