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Eyal Bino

Over the past few years, the discussion in Israeli tech has shifted. No more talk about innovation that leads to small exits, where both entrepreneurs and investors settle for less. Less talk about products that tackle very specific problems that result in smaller market opportunities. A lot more conversations in the community now revolve around building big, sustainable companies. The pivotal moment came with the acquisition of Waze, which was sold to Google for $1.1 billion. It was a game changer. First, this was the most successful consumer play Israel ever had, and second, it gave Israeli startups access to the exclusive “billion dollar club” dominated mostly by Silicon Valley startups.

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/eyalbino/2016/04/17/how-to-build-a-global-scalable-company-this-entrepreneur-has-a-formula-for-it/#72c1a0a81bf6