Posts Tagged: Israel start up nation
Could Amazon.com’s Arrival in Israel Hurt the Start-Up Nation?
JNS.org - When the online retail giant Amazon.com recently entered Israel’s hi-tech ecosystem, it was not business as usual in the “start-up nation.” As Amazon began attracting top Israeli programmers...
From Start-Up Nation to Ramp-Up Nation: Israel’s New Approach to Innovation
JNS.org - Dan Senor and Saul Singer’s 2009 book, Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, first captured Israel’s chutzpah-driven culture of innovation. The book...
The ‘Olympics’ of Jewish Innovation
JNS.org - As the so-called “Jewish Olympics” (the Maccabiah Games) kicked off last week in Israel, another Olympic-style Jewish event sought to ignite global Jewish leadership. From July 2-6, the...
Israeli Entrepreneurs See a Bright Future for Solar Technology
JNS.org - In October 2016, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk unveiled Powerwall II, a high-performance rechargeable battery powered by a solar roof. This new technology looks like...
Israel’s Dairy Industry: An Untold ‘Start-Up’ Story
JNS.org - Self-driving cars. Drip irrigation. Missile defense. Milk? Amid all the buzz about Israel’s “start-up nation,” a lesser-known success story is the high-tech and hyper-efficient Israeli dairy industry. Surprised? Don’t...
At Israel’s Tower of David, Startup Nation Meets ‘Storytelling Nation’
JNS.org - The inside of the Kishle, a structure erected in 1834 by Ibrahim Pasha, who governed the land of Israel from Egypt, is cold and...
BFD: Boycotts for Dummies
With nearly a dozen states passing or soon to approve resolutions condemning the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), and nations such as Canada,...
A Date With Israel’s Startup ‘Matchmaker’
JNS.org - In 2003, Jeremy Lustman began working at the Washington, DC metro area’s DLA Piper law firm. Young and motivated, he could have never predicted...
Jerusalem in Transformation: Entrepreneurship in the Eternal City
JNS.org - Braving the wind, rain, and even snow in Jerusalem, I attended last week’s OurCrowd 2016 Global Investor Summit along with 2,000 others, representing more than 50...
Israeli Computer Expert Works to Simplify Cyber Security
You want to send a PDF to your colleague, but the information is sensitive. You password-protect the document (encryption) and store it on your flash...
US Electronic Payment Company Buys Israel’s Seergate
The American electronic payment company MyECheck has bought Israeli company Seergate Ltd, which provides electronic payment solutions, for $3 million. The California-based company announced its...
Fuel-Up Nation: Israel Has Robust Presence at Major Oil and Gas Trade Show
JNS.org - Given Israel's well-documented penchant for innovation, it was only a matter of time before the "start-up nation" established a robust presence at...
Economics Will Decide the Israeli Elections in Netanyahu’s Favor
Forget Hezbollah, Hamas, Abbas, and Iran: the primary driver in Israel's upcoming elections is the high cost of living. Recent polls have consistently shown that domestic...
‘Start-up Nation’ Exporting its Businesses to American Shores
JNS.org - The "start-up nation"—a nickname Israel earned due to its population's knack for innovation—is increasingly exporting its culture of entrepreneurship to America. A 2012...
