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    Israel is a small country with around 8 million people that faces many challenges including a lack of natural resources and an ongoing conflict. However, Israel also has a very vibrant culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. The document attributes this to several factors in Israel's unique ecosystem including its multicultural diversity, the necessity of survival due to existential threats, Jewish heritage that values education and entrepreneurship, the influence of military service in the IDF which provides technical skills and networks, and the informal culture of "nofel vekam" which encourages flexibility and risk-taking. Together these elements have helped spur Israel's success in starting new companies, its prominence in technologies like cybersecurity, and its status as a global leader in areas like water

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    Israel is a small country with around 8 million people that faces many challenges including a lack of natural resources and an ongoing conflict. However, Israel also has a very vibrant culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. The document attributes this to several factors in Israel's unique ecosystem including its multicultural diversity, the necessity of survival due to existential threats, Jewish heritage that values education and entrepreneurship, the influence of military service in the IDF which provides technical skills and networks, and the informal culture of "nofel vekam" which encourages flexibility and risk-taking. Together these elements have helped spur Israel's success in starting new companies, its prominence in technologies like cybersecurity, and its status as a global leader in areas like water

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    Israel is a small country with around 8 million people that faces many challenges including a lack of natural resources and an ongoing conflict. However, Israel also has a very vibrant culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. The document attributes this to several factors in Israel's unique ecosystem including its multicultural diversity, the necessity of survival due to existential threats, Jewish heritage that values education and entrepreneurship, the influence of military service in the IDF which provides technical skills and networks, and the informal culture of "nofel vekam" which encourages flexibility and risk-taking. Together these elements have helped spur Israel's success in starting new companies, its prominence in technologies like cybersecurity, and its status as a global leader in areas like water

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    ISRAEL AT A GLANCE

    Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Break-through Thinking


    Joanna Landau, Founder & Executive Director, Kinetis
    WHAT DO YOU KNOW
    ABOUT ISRAEL?
    ISRAEL: SMALL AND
    CHALLENGED
    Not a lot of people (8.1m)
    Not a lot of space
    80% Jewish, 20% non-Jewish
    Mostly arid land, limited fresh water
    7 wars, 2 Intifadas, numerous
    conicts
    Democracy with Western values
    Only 66 years old

    2nd most listed companies on NASDAQ

    1st in the world in literacy rates (97%)

    Powerhouse of original TV content

    1st in the world in water recycling (70%)

    Highest no. of start-up companies, museums, cafes, PhDs,


    per capita
    BUT DESPITE BEING:
    SMALL AND CHALLENGED
    What in Israels cultural environment generates
    innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship?
    THE UNIQUE
    ISRAELI ECOSYSTEM
    Multiculturalism
    Necessity/Survivability
    Jewish Heritage
    Entrepreneurial Legacy
    The IDF
    Nofel VeKam/Informality
    Multi-
    Culturalism
    Necessity/
    Survivability
    Jewish Heritage
    Entrepreneurial
    Legacy
    The Israel
    Defense Forces
    Since 1882...
    Mix & Match
    Nofel Vekam/
    Informality
    Flexibility
    Mobility
    Risk taking
    Multi-
    Culturalism
    Necessity/
    Survivability
    Jewish Heritage
    Entrepreneurial
    Legacy
    The Israel
    Defense Forces
    The Israeli
    Satellite
    Israeli Space Industry
    Fish-farms in
    the Dessert
    Kibbutz Mashabei Sadeh
    Nofel Vekam/
    Informality
    Multi-
    Culturalism
    Necessity/
    Survivability
    Jewish Heritage
    Entrepreneurial
    Legacy
    The Israel
    Defense Forces
    Sodom & Gomorrah:
    The Book of Genesis
    Legitimacy to challenge convention
    Learn by argument/analysis
    Democratization of knowledge
    The Creative Discussion:
    Cheder / Cappuccino
    Nofel Vekam/
    Informality
    Multi-
    Culturalism
    Necessity/
    Survivability
    Jewish Heritage
    Entrepreneurial
    Legacy
    The Israel
    Defense Forces
    Nofel Vekam/
    Informality
    The Visionary
    CMO Investors
    VC / Angel
    CEO
    The Market The Idea
    The Product
    Start Up Nation
    Multi-
    Culturalism
    Necessity/
    Survivability
    Jewish Heritage
    Entrepreneurial
    Legacy
    The Israel
    Defense Forces
    Nofel Vekam/
    Informality
    The Israeli Defense Forces:
    Empowers the Individual
    Authority, Team Work,
    Improvisation, Experience
    Professional
    Responsibility, Maturity,
    Social Network
    Personal
    Knowledge, Skill,
    Advanced Technology
    Technical
    Multi-
    Culturalism
    Necessity/
    Survivability
    Jewish Heritage
    Entrepreneurial
    Legacy
    The Israel
    Defense Forces
    Nofel Vekam/
    Informality
    The Israeli Defense Forces:
    Empowers the Nation
    Industry Academia
    Army
    Shenkar College of
    Engineering & Design
    PillCam based on
    missile technology
    8200 Unit Alumni
    Multi-
    Culturalism
    Necessity/
    Survivability
    Jewish Heritage
    Entrepreneurial
    Legacy
    The Israel
    Defense Forces
    Nofel Vekam/
    Informality
    Can-do
    attitude
    SpaceIL
    Dov Moran
    Legitimacy
    to fail
    Anyone who has never made a
    mistake has never tried anything new.
    No hierarchy - everyone has a nickname
    Bougie Bibi Moshe Vachetzi
    Id never seen this kind of
    completely unvarnished,
    unintimidated and undistracted
    attitude. I found myself thinking,
    Who works for whom?
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    Dr. Theodore Herzl,
    Visionary of the State of Israel

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