Insights from Startup Nation - Israel
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This document discusses insights from Israel's successful startup nation model. It provides background on the author's experience working with startups in Israel for over 20 years. Key points about Israel's startup ecosystem include its small geographic size but high density of startups, investors, and R&D centers. Israel has had significant success producing startups that can scale globally. The author is excited by Israel's focus on solving problems for humanity and its potential to help developing countries like those in Africa.
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Insights from Startup Nation - Israel
- 1. INSIGHTS FROM STARTUP NATION / ISRAEL October 14, 2015 Geekdom San Antonio
- 2. BACKGROUND • Based in San Antonio - for 29 years • Tech PR / Startup Communications Consultant - 35 years • Part of Israel’s startup economy for 22 years • 51 trips to Israel
- 3. Early Geekdom Member - in November 2011….
- 4. BACKGROUND • Worked on…. • VoIP • WiFi • IPTV • Tablet PC • Enterprise everything OEMs & ODMs who shaped the plumbing of the Internet
- 5. NOW… • Rackspace Brand Ambassador to Israel (contractor) • Brand Ambassador to Made in Jerusalem (July and August) • Applying same skills sets and background… sponsored by Rackspace… • Focus on Rackspace Startups program
- 7. Very small geographic region
- 8. Small Geographic Region 8,000,000 people
- 9. 3TARGET MARKETS • Startups • VCs / Seed Investors • Accelerators and Startup Programs
- 10. WHY ISRAEL? • Sell into - to sell out of. • Startups built to scale globally • English is the main language • Best test bed in the world - in every language in the world
- 11. LANDSCAPE • 4,000 + “startups” • 50 + accelerators, working spaces, programs • 250 R&D centers • 2nd largest startup ecosystem - geographical efficiency • #3 in NASDAQ publicly traded companies
- 13. 2014 - A BANNERYEAR • $3.4 billion raised inVC funding • 7 IPO’s - $3.5 billion - largest one in the middle of Gaza War • NY-based Israeli companies raised $1 billion / 235 in NYC alone • 1,000 new startups
- 14. #BeHelpful
- 15. UNIQUE… • Military service… can be a rough neighborhood :) • Geographic contiguity & efficiency to get things done • Everyone is degrees of separation • Blending of cultures from all over the world
- 19. EVANGELISM • Speaking • Writing • Mentoring • Community events • Networking everywhere. Everyone is networking….
- 21. GapingVoid…
- 22. Content…
- 23. Media Coverage
- 24. ISRAEL NEXT: • Solving problems of humanity - the API of humanity • U.S. not always the place to grow • Developing countries - especially Africa
- 25. NEW DEVELOPMENTS • Techstars / Barclays • 500 Startups • Tel Aviv / Berlin cooperation • Israel / UK cooperation • SXSW Advisor
- 26. WHAT EXCITES ME • Cross section of cultures • Democratization of startups across all socio- economic spectrum • Human R&D lab • From Startup Nation to Scale Up Nation
- 27. GOING FORWARD • San Antonio /Tel Aviv ( all of Israel) • Regional startup ecosystems in Eastern and Central Europe • Following the migration patterns of startups to NY / Silicon Valley / Boston • Story telling and sharing content
- 28. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAN ANTONIO • Cybersecurity • Health Care - especially Diabetes • Energy • Water • Agriculture • Texas A&M Campus