You’ve probably heard of the big names in Israeli innovation - Wix, Mobileye and Waze - but did you know Israel has an estimated 6,000 startups? In fact, there’s so much technology coming out of this little Middle Eastern country that it’s leaving Silicon Valley in the dust!
So what’s the secret behind Israel’s hi-tech power? Why is the country such a hotbed of innovation and could this phenomenon have happened elsewhere?
Probably not.
The combination of unique events and challenges facing Israel since it was established in 1948 laid the groundwork for turning the country from the Land of Milk and Honey into the land of accelerators and exits.
What do you think of this week’s episode? Let us know in the comments section below.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Israeli high tech
01:18 Early Israel's backwater semi-socialist economy
02:10 Israel's investment in education
02:35 Israeli necessity of thinking outside the box
03:26 Innovative water and energy conservation
04:22 Failed military program launched Israeli high-tech boom
04:59 Soviet Jewry's contributions to Israeli high-tech
05:17 The Yozma Program
05:45 Israeli Chutzpah
06:55 Israeli army service in the IDF
07:49 Unit 8200: Israeli crack cyber intelligence team
08:29 Economic models of Israeli startups
09:10 Outro
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Photo/Video Credit:
- GPO/Zoltan Kluger/Moshe Milner/Teddy Brauner
- Israel State Archives
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:
Executive Producers:
- Shevi Peters
- Adam Milstein
Platinum Level:
- Rachel & Jack ז”ל Gindi Family Foundation
- Meryl and Sam Solomon, Beit Zayit
- Lily and Kam Babaoff
- Dr. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz
This series would not be possible without the generous support of:
- The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation
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Israel the Startup Nation
