Insights from Startup Nation / Israel
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Rackspace Brand Ambassador to Israel, Alan Weinkrantz, shares his insights from living and working in Israel and looking at how to connect San Antonio and Startup Nation.
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Insights from Startup Nation / Israel
- 1. INSIGHTS FROM STARTUP NATION / ISRAEL July 8, 2015 Geekdom San Antonio
- 2. BACKGROUND • Based in San Antonio - for 27 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. 3TARGET MARKETS • Startups • VCs / Seed Investors • Accelerators and Startup Programs
- 9. Small Geographic Region 8,000,000 people
- 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” • 40 + 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. 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
- 26. 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
- 27. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAN ANTONIO • Cybersecurity • Health Care - especially Diabetes • Energy • Water • Agriculture • Texas A&M Campus