Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic MiracleWhat the world can learn from Israel's meteoric economic success. Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel -- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK? With the savvy of foreign policy insiders, Senor and Singer examine the lessons of the country's adversity-driven culture, which flattens hierarchy and elevates informality-- all backed up by government policies focused on innovation. In a world where economies as diverse as Ireland, Singapore and Dubai have tried to re-create the "Israel effect", there are entrepreneurial lessons well worth noting. As America reboots its own economy and can-do spirit, there's never been a better time to look at this remarkable and resilient nation for some impressive, surprising clues. |
What people are saying - Write a review
User ratings
| 5 stars |
| ||
| 4 stars |
| ||
| 3 stars |
| ||
| 2 stars |
| ||
| 1 star |
|
Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified
LibraryThing Review
User Review - danoomistmatiste - LibraryThingA very interesting book, probably one of the best reads for me for this year. It details the close ties between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the nation's entrepreneurial class as in a large ... Read full review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - GShuk - LibraryThingThis audio does not live up to its title. There are some very interesting stories of Israel’s entrepreneurial landscape and success; however it is biased to the point of being a marketing pitch. He ... Read full review
Contents
SIMPM | |
PARTI THE LITTLE NATION THAT COULD | |
Battlefield Entrepreneurs | |
SEEDING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION | |
Harvard Princeton and Yale | |
Where Order Meets Chaos | |
PART IIIBEGINNINGS | |
The Buffett Test | |
The Match | |
COUNTRY WITH A MOTIVE | |
Betrayal and Opportunity | |
The Sheikhs Dilemma | |
Threats to the Economic Miracle | |
DANSENDH and SAUL SINGER | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
2006 Lebanon war Agassi air force aircraft American Arab world army Aviv battery Ben-Gurion Buffett build challenge China chips Cisco cluster commander company’s country’s created culture David Dov Frohman Dubai economists electric engineers entrepreneurship Ethiopian experience founder Fraud Sciences Frohman funds global Google government’s growth haredi Harvard Business School Hebrew high-tech idea IDF’s immigrants industry innovation Intel Intel Israel Internet Interview investors Iraq Israel Aircraft Industries Israel’s economy Israeli Air Force Israeli companies Israeli economy Israeli entrepreneurs Israeli start-ups Jerusalem Jewish Jews Keinan kibbutz Korea Lebanon Margalit million missiles Mlavsky Netafim officers Palestine PayPal percent prime minister produced risk says Schwimmer sector Shai Agassi Shimon Peres Singapore Singapore’s soldiers Soviet success Talpiot tank tech Thompson thousand told United University venture capital Warren Buffett What’s Yossi Yossi Vardi Yozma
Bibliographic information
| Title | Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle |
| Authors | Dan Senor, Saul Singer |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1455503460, 9781455503469 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Careers / General |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |