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Why business students are choosing internships in Israel: My story

Why business students are choosing internships in Israel: My story

May 22, 2013 | , ,

Start-up Nation. Economic miracle. Highest density of start-ups. Innovation. Creativity. Culture. Mentality. This is probably the shortest summary I have given to answer the question “What am I doing here?” I came to Jerusalem to do a 2-month internship in the high-tech scene for OurCrowd. Who am I? My name is Nikolaus (Nick) (personal website) , I am 18 years old, from Austria and currently pursuing my Bachelor in Business Administration at IE University in Madrid. I have always been interested in entrepreneurship and this interest has shifted more to startups in the tech scene. Over the last year, friends, advisors and counselors have told me that after the first year of university it will be near impossible to get an internship with a large and well-known company. In the case that I do get accepted my main tasks would be limited to delivering the best coffee to my superior and highly intellectual photocopying of paper work. Although this may be an exaggeration of the actual situation, I have always been sure that I want to end up in...

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OurCrowd portfolio company Surgical Theater featured on CNN

May 20, 2013 | ,

Surgical Theater LLC of Cleveland was featured this month in a nearly 3½-minute segment of “Erin Burnett OutFront” on CNN. VIDEO: watch the segment on CNN below or by clicking here Dr. Warren Selman, neurosurgeon-in-chief at University Hospitals and medical director of Surgical Theater, explains how the company’s software enables doctors to practice on 3-D images of their patients’ brains while supervised remotely by other surgeons. For instance, images of brain aneurisms can be rotated to enable surgeons to determine the best course of action. The CNN piece notes that Surgical Theater’s launch stems from a chance encounter Dr. Selman had in a coffee shop with company co-founders Moty Avisar and Alon Geri, two former Israeli Air Force officers. The story likens Surgical Theater’s technology to flight simulators that help pilots practice critical missions. Dr. Daniel Barrow, a neurosurgeon at Emory University in Atlanta, is impressed by the Surgical Theater technology. “Every time I’ve seen it, it gets better and better,” he says. Ralph Whitworth’s Relational Investors LLC increased its holding in Canton-based Timken Co. in the first quarter...

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Curiyo Founder, Bob Rosenschein talks about the future of online content

Curiyo Founder, Bob Rosenschein talks about the future of online content

May 19, 2013 | ,

OurCrowd portfolio company CEO, Bob Rosenschein (wikipedia /Linkedin) took a few minutes to sit with us to discuss content — why there’s so much of it and why we still struggle to find really useful content. Bob’s achieved rarified status in Israel — he’s a serial entrepreneur with multiple exits. You might remember Bob as the founder of Answers.com — one of the most trafficked websites in the world. Enter OurCrowd portfolio company, Curiyo His newest startup, Curiyo, is the next leg of Bob’s sharp focus on the delivery of useful, impactful content when users most need it. We’ll let Bob tell his own story in the audio below but here are a few key points we touched on in our interview with Bob Rosenschein, founder of Curiyo. [bra_border_divider] Content smog There is a lot of content out there and if you want to find more information or explanation about the article you just read you’d probably open a new window and search for the terms and eventually after going through the sources you may find what you are...

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Shavuot: Top dairy technologies behind the cheesiest holiday of the year

Shavuot: Top dairy technologies behind the cheesiest holiday of the year

May 14, 2013 | ,

Long before it became the Startup Nation, Israel was known as the land of milk and honey. Staying true to both these titles, over the years Israel has come to be known as the world leader in milking technologies. So it is only fitting that on the eve of Shavuot, the Jewish holiday in which it is customary to eat dairy foods, we take a look at Israel’s innovations and achievements in dairy technologies. The Milky Way A few years ago the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics announced that Israeli cows are the highest-yielding in the world. As a result, many countries look to Israel for help in improving their own dairy productivity. A dominant company providing assistance to these hopeful visitors is AfiMilk. Based in Kibbutz Afikim, this company is a pioneer in the field having introduced the world’s first electronic milk meter over 25 years ago. Since then AfiMilk has developed computerized systems for dairy farm and herd management that help the average farmer keep up with modern times. Go With the Flow Israeli innovators are constantly cultivating advanced...

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9 Tools Angel Investors Use to Track Potential Investments Online

9 Tools Angel Investors Use to Track Potential Investments Online

May 6, 2013 | , ,

Identifying potential investments isn’t easy. Startup investors — from angels to venture capitalists — spend lots of time developing systems to bubble up potential investment opportunities. This is frequently a junior analyst’s job: to screen, track, and identify ideas that are worth spending more time researching. Identifying a potential investment isn’t all about finding the right company — it’s also about timing. It happens frequently that companies may be too early for an investor. So, how do you continue to track a company until it’s fully baked? Here are a few of the tools angel investors use to identify and track potential investment opportunities. Startup Platforms OurCrowd: We know angels don’t have a lot of time to source their deals. We’re seeing at least 3 deals per day cross our desks and have a team of analyst scrubbing through them before we decide to make an investment. All that work is put into our due diligence before an opportunity appears on our website. On startup platforms like OurCrowd, investors get a smattering of different types of deals at different...

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