Comments on: Israel 2.0 http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:50:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Israeli http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-890682 Israeli Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:43:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-890682 Israel is not only the best place to invest in hightech but also an amazing travel place. Israel is not only the best place to invest in hightech but also an amazing travel place.

]]> By: Road Trip Planner http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-694620 Road Trip Planner Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:30:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-694620 <p>I guess Israelis have a thing with travel. I recently came across a company by the name of TripWiser.com. Similarly to TripCart these guys offer interactive road trip planning but they add a social twist to it - worth a visit. Company's founder is David Reichman, which is operating from California with a group of ~8 people or so.</p> I guess Israelis have a thing with travel. I recently came across a company by the name of TripWiser.com. Similarly to TripCart these guys offer interactive road trip planning but they add a social twist to it - worth a visit. Company’s founder is David Reichman, which is operating from California with a group of ~8 people or so.

]]> By: Ilan http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52679 Ilan Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:43:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52679 <p>There are also GIS and tourism applications like MSN Travel, who has his israeli concurrence like TripCart.com.TripCart is a startup proposing to users a cool solution to plan a trip (for now only USA).TripCart was founded by Elliott Cohen and counts around 15 ppl.</p> There are also GIS and tourism applications like MSN Travel,
who has his israeli concurrence like TripCart.com.TripCart is a startup proposing to users a cool solution to plan a trip (for now only USA).TripCart was founded by Elliott Cohen and counts around 15 ppl.

]]> By: Michael Eisenberg http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52678 Michael Eisenberg Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:37:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52678 <p>Honor - There is shox.co.il</p> Honor -
There is shox.co.il

]]> By: Honor Gunday http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52677 Honor Gunday Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:31:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52677 <p>I have been considering launching a social network geared towards Israeli youth a la myspace. I was wondering if there are any existing sites out there, and if there are any companies to partner with. Please contact me, if you are interested: honors@gmail.com Thx:)</p> I have been considering launching a social network geared towards Israeli youth a la myspace. I was wondering if there are any existing sites out there, and if there are any companies to partner with. Please contact me, if you are interested: honors@gmail.com Thx:)

]]> By: Ralf Haller http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52676 Ralf Haller Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:50:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52676 <p>I am quite suprised still that Israel was able to build such a track record of great companies and is still doing so. I recently went through the Redherring Top 200 Europe list (before the event) and literally every company I found interesting came from Israel. I think I also found the secret of their success. They start companies in areas that are just on the rise and do that at an early but not too early stage. The Europeans on the other hand spend (waste?) still lots of efforts with pure R&D efforts and lack market/business development activities. Israel on the other hand has no choice but to focus on marketable R&D projects due to lack of resources.</p> I am quite suprised still that Israel was able to build such a track record of great companies and is still doing so. I recently went through the Redherring Top 200 Europe list (before the event) and literally every company I found interesting came from Israel. I think I also found the secret of their success. They start companies in areas that are just on the rise and do that at an early but not too early stage. The Europeans on the other hand spend (waste?) still lots of efforts with pure R&D efforts and lack market/business development activities. Israel on the other hand has no choice but to focus on marketable R&D projects due to lack of resources.

]]> By: Migs http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52675 Migs Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:34:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52675 <p>Israel is also hot in mobile stuff, like Mobile IM (followap.com)</p> Israel is also hot in mobile stuff, like Mobile IM (followap.com)

]]> By: deb http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52674 deb Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:06:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52674 <p>Israel is a fantastic place for tech and investment. To Michael's point it has sophisticated users and developers. And the current environment is all abuzz. After speaking at a recent internet conference in Tel-Aviv that gathered around 2,000 people, I am very excited and looking forward to some of the great companies I see coming out of Israel. </p> <p>I love metacafe - definitely check it out if you are a youtube (or the like) fan.</p> <p>yaron - yup, lots of Israelis in Web2.0 (or should I say "Veb2"). My theory is it is the integrated, social nature of these companies and the low barrier to entry. </p> <p>emre - It is indeed the same Jajah by Sequoia - with R&D in Israel.</p> Israel is a fantastic place for tech and investment. To Michael’s point it has sophisticated users and developers. And the current environment is all abuzz. After speaking at a recent internet conference in Tel-Aviv that gathered around 2,000 people, I am very excited and looking forward to some of the great companies I see coming out of Israel.

I love metacafe - definitely check it out if you are a youtube (or the like) fan.

yaron - yup, lots of Israelis in Web2.0 (or should I say “Veb2″). My theory is it is the integrated, social nature of these companies and the low barrier to entry.

emre - It is indeed the same Jajah by Sequoia - with R&D in Israel.

]]> By: Sam DWEIK http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52673 Sam DWEIK Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:56:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52673 <p>This is a great article… I never realized that Israel is so advanced in IT. I have been debating the idea of relocating to Israel, but I was so worried about being able to find a job. But, after reading this article, I think my decision is going to be a lot easier. I wonder, if you know of other successful companies in Israel that specialize in application software development? I am a JAVA/Swing developer, and wonder if I will find a job in Israel?</p> This is a great article… I never realized that Israel is so advanced in IT.
I have been debating the idea of relocating to Israel, but I was so worried about being able to find a job. But, after reading this article, I think my decision is going to be a lot easier.
I wonder, if you know of other successful companies in Israel that specialize in application software development? I am a JAVA/Swing developer, and wonder if I will find a job in Israel?

]]> By: ouriel http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52672 ouriel Tue, 06 Jun 2006 20:59:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52672 <p>Israel is a fantastic place for high tech and entrepreneurs. This country has a fantastic track record in many vertical industries like security or enterprise software. Curiously internet was not so explored (ICQ and Shopping.com aside). We feel it is changing now. Israeli entrepreneurs understand internet (call it web 2 if you want) is a fantastic playground to make business. We (Israeli) still have to prove as a country we can produce consistently world class winners in consumer internet in terms of usage and revenues. This will happen soon hopefully.</p> <p>Israel is driven by broadband for sure but there is a huge gap between the level of usage and the limit of the access to maximum 5MB unlike most european countries or korea. Let s hope the bezeq (national historic operator) monopoly will fall soon.</p> Israel is a fantastic place for high tech and entrepreneurs. This country has a fantastic track record in many vertical industries like security or enterprise software. Curiously internet was not so explored (ICQ and Shopping.com aside). We feel it is changing now. Israeli entrepreneurs understand internet (call it web 2 if you want) is a fantastic playground to make business. We (Israeli) still have to prove as a country we can produce consistently world class winners in consumer internet in terms of usage and revenues. This will happen soon hopefully.

Israel is driven by broadband for sure but there is a huge gap between the level of usage and the limit of the access to maximum 5MB unlike most european countries or korea. Let s hope the bezeq (national historic operator) monopoly will fall soon.

]]> By: janson http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52671 janson Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:22:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52671 <p>Kasamba is really good. I find it a lot better than Google Answers because you can actually view the past reviews on the 'expert' and his credentials.</p> Kasamba is really good. I find it a lot better than Google Answers because you can actually view the past reviews on the ‘expert’ and his credentials.

]]> By: nuno http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52670 nuno Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:04:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52670 <p>Jahjah isn't the same as Jajah, right? Jajah is backed by Sequoia too. But I thought both Daniel Mattes and Roman Scharf were European.</p> Jahjah isn’t the same as Jajah, right? Jajah is backed by Sequoia too. But I thought both Daniel Mattes and Roman Scharf were European.

]]> By: Emre Sokullu http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52669 Emre Sokullu Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:37:08 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52669 <p>bad link: not http://jahjah.com/ => http://jajah.com/</p> bad link:
not (link) => (link)

]]> By: Yaron http://gigaom.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52668 Yaron Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:58:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/06/06/israel-20/#comment-52668 <p>Thanks for this inspiring post Michael. Israel’s global impact on technology is testament to its brainpower, entrepreneurial culture and the profound ability of the Internet to break down geographic and bureaucratic barriers. It’s an exciting time for young entrepreneurs all over the globe.</p> <p>Another noteworthy point is the impact of Israeli technologists and entrepreneurs on non-Israeli companies. Is it just me or does it seem like most Web 2.0 companies have an Israeli somewhere in their midst causing trouble. Disclosure: I’m the Israeli co-founder of Pando Networks (www.pando.com), an NYC-based startup that employs 4 Israeli’s.</p> Thanks for this inspiring post Michael. Israel’s global impact on technology is testament to its brainpower, entrepreneurial culture and the profound ability of the Internet to break down geographic and bureaucratic barriers. It’s an exciting time for young entrepreneurs all over the globe.

Another noteworthy point is the impact of Israeli technologists and entrepreneurs on non-Israeli companies. Is it just me or does it seem like most Web 2.0 companies have an Israeli somewhere in their midst causing trouble. Disclosure: I’m the Israeli co-founder of Pando Networks (www.pando.com), an NYC-based startup that employs 4 Israeli’s.

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