Yossi Vardi

Is Your Idea Worth $1 Million?

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on July 14, 2010

I have been asked to help judge Nokia's Growth Economy Venture Challenge, a contest seeking the best idea for a new mobile product or solution designed to can dramatically improve the lives of people who live in developing countries where the average income is under $5 a day.  The winning start-up will receive a $1 million venture capital investment and support from Nokia to help turn the idea into reality.Read more

France's Silicon Sentier Reaches Out to Tel Aviv's Techies

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on March 19, 2010

Israeli tech companies have long looked to the U.S. for inspiration, funding and expansion, but the March 18 opening of HaCantina, a Tel Aviv branch of Paris entrepreneurial hub "La Cantine",  could signal the start of a new era. The Tel Aviv tech community is increasingly connecting with French enterpreneurs in areas such as open source software and mobile TV and the new center is expected to rachet up  collaboration.Read more

The Digerati Gathering at DLD Map The Future

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on January 25, 2010

The digerati, many who will be heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos later this week,  began gathering in Munich Sunday Jan. 24 to talk about what's next in technology and design at Burda Media's annual three day DLD conference. This year's theme is "mapping the future."Read more

Israeli Innovation: From Garage Geeks to a School that Seeks to Repair the World

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on April 3, 2009

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