Description:  The Google Inc. (GOOG) executive with his bright yellow vest was impossible to miss in the middle of the Israeli startup owners seeking cash in a rusty boathouse at Tel Aviv’s Jaffa port.

Source:  Bloomberg.com

Date: 12/29/2011

Link:  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-29/google-backs-israeli-startups-as-local-financing-hits-12-year-low-tech.html

Questions for discussion:

• Describe the way in which venture capital investors find Israeli start-ups.
• What is the difference in risk levels between early start-ups and those that have moved forward after 3 or 4 years?