by Dan Senor
First published 2012
Israel faces impossible odds. A nation of 7.1 million people, just 60 years old, lacks natural resources and remains surrounded by hostile neighbors in constant warfare. Yet this small country generates more startup companies than economic giants like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the United Kingdom combined. Dan Senor and his co-author investigate this trillion-dollar puzzle with the insight of foreign policy experts. They uncover how Israel's culture of adversity creates unique advantages. The country flattens traditional hierarchies and embraces informal communication styles. Government policies deliberately target innovation and entrepreneurship. Other economies have attempted to replicate this success. Ireland, Singapore, and Dubai have all tried to recreate the Israel effect in their own markets. The book extracts practical entrepreneurial lessons from Israel's remarkable transformation. As America works to revitalize its economy and restore its entrepreneurial confidence, Israel offers concrete examples of resilience and innovation that other nations can study and adapt.
Genres: history, business, non-fiction, entrepreneurship
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: against-all-odds, underdog
Setting: Israel
Period: 21st-Century
336 pages · Hardcover · Kar'era Press