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February 6th, 2012 | 
Author: In Search of Angels « CFE Korea
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… timeless problem of obtaining the financing necessary to get their product or service off the ground and out the door, a challenge made all the more tricky given the dearth of venture capital funds floating around the country.
Critical Components for Receiving Venture Capital | eVirtual Sales …
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Sometimes nothing is more powerful as opposed to passion along with vision of your entrepreneur. Nevertheless sometimes interest and vision are just inadequate. It helps to understand the criteria in which venture capital companies use to make a decision which firms to fund. A number of venture capital firms and corporate and business investors possess very thin criteria-specific technologies in specific procedures in specific areas of the country. Other individuals …
Israel attracts more venture capital investment per person ($170) than any other in the world, including the U.S. !
From the Internet to alternative energy and communications technology, Israel innovates at a pace that few places other than Silicon Valley can come close to rivaling.
Why is that? And How Can That Be?
Because Israel is a nation where thousands of start-ups are encouraged and nurtured, and there’s great ingenuity too.
Huge Investment Is A Problem Though
Israel can fairly easily attract a small seed investment in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, but getting a $2 million investment to turn a start-up into a mature corporation is much more difficult.
And that’s why in spite of its technical genius, Israel still hasn’t yet created a tech giant on the scale of Intel or Google.
Not yet a tech giant, but check out the things that Israel has already contributed to the world’s technology.
The Acquisition Of Israeli Start-Ups
While there are exceptions, most Israeli start-ups end up getting acquired during their growth stages rather than sticking it out to achieve IPOs (International Public Offerings).
And part of the problem is that with so many start-ups, the country’s small population talent pool is stretched thin, which is a problem the U.S. is starting to have too.
Sell Early
So it makes sense for Israeli entrepreneurs to sell early and become employees of bigger American firms that set up shop in their own country which only has seven million inhabitants.
Right now Intel employs 7,500 people in Israel and Apple is reportedly opening up a new research center too.
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Top political books of 2011 – The Arena | POLITICO.COM
www.politico.com11/24/11
… of obesity, incarceration, homicide, mental illness, drug addiction, infant mortality, teenage pregnancy, illiteracy, and low rates of social mobility, trust and life expectancy. The U.S., tragically, has some of the highest rates of …
Obesity, Drug Abuse Biggest Problems in US Youth
www.inquisitr.com8/16/11
“The perception of drug abuse as a big problem matches recent national data showing increasing use of marijuana and other drugs by US teens. Meanwhile, although obesity remains atop the list of child health concerns for …
I just came across the following map and stats, and whilst I found the whole thing interesting, I wondered if it was really accurate.
So I just spent a couple of hours checking out the sources, and as far as I could see, everything is 100% accurate.
The majority of the stats were taken from either:
America’s Health Rankings
or The US Census Bureau
And if they weren’t, then an alternative source is quoted.
So Here They Are
1. Alabama: highest rate of stroke (3.8 percent) (tied with Oklahoma).
2. Alaska: highest suicide rate (23.6 suicides per 100,000 people in 2004).
3. Arizona: highest rate of alcoholism.
4. Arkansas: worst average credit score (636) – TalkBusiness
5. California: most air pollution (15.2 micrograms per cubic meter).
6. Colorado: highest rate of cocaine use per capita (3.9 percent total population).
7. Connecticut: highest rate of breast cancer – State Health Facts
8. Delaware: highest abortion rate (27 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44).
9. Florida: highest rate of identity theft (122.3 reports per 100,000 people).
10. Georgia: sickly based on highest rate of influenza.
11. Hawaii –highest cost of living (tied with California) CNBC States With The Highest Cost Of Living
12. Idaho – lowest level of Congressional clout – NewWest
13. Illinois: highest rate of robbery (284.7 incidences per 100,000 people).
14. Indiana: rated the most environmentally unfriendly by NMI solutions – Environmental Leader
15. Iowa: highest percentage of people age 85 and older (1.8 percent) (tied with three other states) StateMaster
16. Kansas: poorest health based on highest average number of limited activity days per month (3.5 days) StateMaster
17. Kentucky: most cancer deaths (227 per 100,000 people), and Kentucky also has the highest rate of tobacco smokers – 25.6 percent).
18. Louisiana: highest rate of gonorrhea (264.4 reported cases per 100,000 people) StateMaster
19. Maine: dumbest state claim based on lowest average SAT score (1389) Commonwealth Foundation
20. Maryland: highest rate of AIDS diagnosis (27.6 people per 100,000 people) Avert.org
21. Massachusetts: worst drivers claim based on highest rate of auto accidents The Auto Channel
22. Michigan: highest unemployment rate (13.6 percent).
23. Minnesota: highest number of reported tornadoes (123 in 2010) Woodbury kstp
24. Mississippi: highest rate of obesity (35.3 percent of total population).
* Mississippi ranks last in the most number of categories.
Including the highest rate of child poverty (31.9 percent), highest rate of infant mortality (10.3 percent).
Lowest median household income ($35,078).
Highest teen birth rate (71.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19).
And highest overall rate of STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases).
25. Missouri: highest rate of bankruptcy (700 out of every 100,000 people) BSC Alliance
26. Montana: highest rate of drunk driving deaths (1.12 deaths per 100 million miles driven) HelenAir
27. Nebraska: highest rate of women murdered annually.
28. Nevada: highest rate violent crime (702.2 offenses per 100,000 people)and Nevada also has the highest rate of foreclosure (one in 99 houses).
29. New Hampshire: highest rate of corporate taxes New Hampshire Watchdog
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30. New Jersey: highest rate of citizen taxation (11.8 percent) The Retirement Living Information Center
31. New Mexico: antisocial claim based on lowest ranking in social heath policies Los Alimos Study Group
32. New York: longest average daily commute (30.6 minutes) StateMaster
33. North Carolina: lowest average teacher salary Facing South
34. North Dakota: ranked last in ugliest residents report as chosen by The Daily Beast
35. Ohio: nerdiest state claim based on highest number of library visits per capita (6.9) StateMaster
36. Oklahoma: highest rate of female incarceration.
37. Oregon: highest rate of long-term homeless people.
38. Pennsylvania: highest rate of arson deaths (55.56 annually) StateMaster
39. Rhode Island: highest rate of illicit drug use (12.5 percent of population) EconomicMix
40. South Carolina: highest percentage of mobile homes (18.8 percent) StateMaster
41. South Dakota: highest rate of forcible rape 76.5 per 100,000.
42. Tennessee: chosen most corrupt state by The Daily Beast
43. Texas: lowest high school graduation rate (78.3 percent) Statemaster
44. Utah: highest rate of of on-line porn subscriptions Desert News
45. Vermont: infertility claim based on lowest birth rate of any state (10.6 births per 1,000) (tied with Maine) StateMaster
46. Virginia: highest number of alcohol-related motorcycle deaths The Virginia Biker
47. Washington: most cases of bestiality (4 reported in 2010) Pet-Abuse
48. West Virginia: highest rate of heart attack (6.5 percent of population).
49. Wisconsin: highest rate of binge drinking (23.2 percent of population).
50. Wyoming: highest rate of deadly car crashes (24.6 deaths per 100,000) AutoInsuranceQuotealer
