iSPIRT partners with TiE Delhi – NCR & Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present Start Tel Aviv Israel is known for its startups and Tel Aviv is a leading hub with a local ecosystem of world class tech talent, dozens of leading multinationals and hundreds of tech star startups. Start Tel Aviv from September 14th to 19th 2014 is an International competition in the ...
The Indian startup ecosystem should look at Israel as a role model
I love Israel. Having been there 7-8 times over 5 years when I worked for a company (Mercury Interactive, acquired by HP) that had its development center there, I believe they have some of the best developers, product thinkers and execution oriented folks. They are also amazing at marketing. They have successfully convinced the world that they are the “startup nation“. Never mind that they...
Should we aim for quantity or quality in Indian startups?
I had a very good discussion with 2 folks over the last week about the current state of technology entrepreneurship in India. The rough estimates from multiple sources indicate a varied number from 250 (low estimate) to 1000 (high estimate) technology product startups each year in India. Compared to that, the US produces tens of thousands and even Israel beats India by having 3-4 times that...