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why Israel has become the ‘Startup Nation’

A VC who made $200 million when Skype was acquired explains why Israel so good at producing startups

mark-tluszcz-photo source elperiodico.com

 

For a country with a population of just 8 million people, Israel certainly packs a punch when it comes to creating world-class technology companies — several of which have been acquired by Apple, Google, Facebook, and other US tech giants for hundreds of millions.

Mark Tluszcz, a man that claims to be the first investor in Skype, told Business Insider in London why Israel is now referred to as the “Startup Nation.”

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Read the full story at Business Insider, by Sam Shead

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