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Social Media Tip: 4 sending posts at one click to tens of social networks I use www. h e l
l o t x t .com www.hellotxt.com Sharon Weshler
people ask me how I manage to handle my diversed activities, my "secret" is this line I go
by : "Unless U try 2 do something beyond what U have already mastered, U will never
grow." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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I"m inviting those of you on my 30k+ contacts network on over 60 social media groups
and sites in Israel and abroad who are keen on content
Total mergers and acquisitions of Israeli hitech ventures in 2009 total $2.54 billion! Sharon
Weshler Global MarkeTeam Ventures www.global-marketeam.com
http://htxt.it/jCfF Invest In Israel, here is a good source for important stats and valuable
info on the subject, Sharon Weshler
www.sharonweshler.com lifestreaming
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You can see my networks in action on www.sharonweshler.com
http://htxt.it/hnoX The Facebook guidebook by Mashable ! on that page there is a link to
the Twitter Guide book too, useful !!! Sharon Weshler
http://htxt.it/5gSp get into Globes Desk - the Beta is finally open, get exposure to 150k
readers-the best business branding you can get in Israel!
Dear friend, I would like to wish you and your family a great passover Holiday, may 2010
be better,stronger and fruitful in your business !
Global MarkeTeam Ventures "Bringing like minded Angel investors and Israeli Entrepreneurs
together,to Facilitate what one cannot do alone"
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http://htxt.it/xu3t Robert Iltuv from "Israel Beiteno" is offering to compensate Angel
Investors with tax deductions for investing in Israeli startups !
www.sharonweshler.com and www.global-marketeam.com is where you can join me on my
technology-entrepreneurship and investment in Israeli technology groups
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http://htxt.it/giYI Hilla Brenner- Whitesmoke CEO provided me with free licenses for 10
Israeli entrepreneurs, want one?sharon@global -marketeam.com
I"m pleased to let you all know that registration for the High Tech Industry Association
Annual Conference 2010 is now open! The conference will be held on June 7-9, 2010 in
Jerusalem. This year, the conference will examine how Technology Innovation transformed
into Business Innovation in order to generate a top-rated Hi-Tech industry.For
registration and more details, please visit the conference website: www.htia2010.co.il See
you all in Jerusalem in June Regards Sharon Weshler Global MarkeTeam Ventures Israel
www.global-marketeam.com
Dear Friends,I"m pleased to announce that registration for the High Tech IndustryAssociation Annual Conference 2010 is now open! The conference will be held on June 7-
9, 2010 in Jerusalem. This year, the conference will examine how Technology Innovation
transformed into Business Innovation in order to generate a top-rated Hi-Tech
industry.For registration and more details, please visit the conference website:
www.htia2010.co.il
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www.reg.co.il/finance10
http://htxt.it/IyuR Israels top 10 airport security technologies
http://htxt.it/S1A1 2010 , 054-5703535
[email protected] 2010
http://htxt.it/e37T I"m using Twitter Analyzer as a featured user starting today, will
report the great news soon, I really like this tool
http://htxt.it/01ol Go4Europe conference will bring together 700 of the business and
investment community focusing on Europe in Israel tmrw
http://htxt.it/MBfa Israel National Entrepreneurship Competition
Meeting 3 new angel investors this week in Israel, seems like market is picking back up and
investments are of greater interest every week !
I joined an Israeli investment house, focus on software innovations, more details soon as
we air, intl investors are welcome to contact me
http://htxt.it/E98c WOW - an amazing new input technology using tapping on your hands !!!
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Contech 2010 - the International Conference & Exhibition focusing on Content and
Technology, will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 8-10, 2010.I believe this will be an
excellent opportunity for some of you reading this to gain exposure to this specialized
audience. Exhibition and sponsorship possibilities have been designed specifically for this
event. I"m looking for internationally world renown experts to deliver presentations on the
hottest topics. If you would like to recommend a specific person to present, please let me
know and I will be happy to suggest this person to the committee. For more information
kindly visit: www.contech2010.com which is being continuously updated as information
becomes available. I look forward to hearing from you. Sharon Weshler Become a fan of
the event on Facebook: http://htxt.it/Cy3j and receive all latest updates.
TEDxTelAviv the israeli TED is coming up in April: http://htxt.it/Qiec with the amount of
creative minds back here I surely won't miss this event!
If U are looking to invest in emerging and disruptive Technologies and startup companies in
Israel contact sharon @ global - marketeam .com
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http://htxt.it/Gdqz a compilation of articals in hebrew about the social media phenomena,
as an expert on social media business apps I enjoyed reading this
Mr. Ajoy Mallik, Global Head of Co-Innovation, VC and Emerging Technologies, Tata
Consultancy Services Innovation, will be visiting Israel March 8-10, 2010. Mr. Malik is
interested in meeting with Israeli companies with ICT solutions that address the following
"themes":Five of these themes address key expectations from IT that: Increase
Operational Efficiency and Productivity Promote Business Agility Simplify and Transform
Manage Enterprise Risk and Compliance Enable Understanding of Markets and Customers
The other five themes of research outcomes address business, organizational and social
goals, in order to: Enrich User Experience Optimize Enterprise Knowledge Foster
Information Ubiquity Enhance Healthcare Conserve the Environment If you are interested in
meeting with Mr. Ajoy Malik on March 8-9 at the Israel Export & International Cooperation
Institute (IEICI)
I joined an Israeli investment house, focus on software innovations, more details soon as
we air, intl investors are welcome to contact me
It is all over the web: the old economy is SHATTERED and Gone FOREVER. Its never
coming back as it was, and in its place a generally tougher, more demanding allways on
marketplace is emerging. Consumers have the POWER, ordinary products and services
aren't tolerated, money is spent with caution, sellers are scrutinized, and business success
is earned not given. This is not the economy you once knew. We live in the Facebook and
Twitter era, your mobile phone is your new best friend, the next 5 years will bedramaticly exploding with new tecnologies, many of them originated or developed in Israel,
I"m happy to say that as someone who is both a financial bridge to Israeli entrepreneurship
facing the world and a social media expert I"m lucky enough to experience these changes
with you reading this post now, for a great 2010, Sharon Weshler www.sharonweshler.com
The Israel Conference 2010 will be held on Thursday June 3, 2010 in Los Angeles. Save
the Date. Learn more at http://htxt.it/edry
The 10 Social Media Metrics Your Company Should Monitor http://htxt.it/hZYB and
www.contech2010.com Contech 2010 is coming up in November in Israel
I joined an Israeli investment house, focus on software innovations, more details soon as
we air, intl investors are welcome to contact me
50M daily twitts on Twitter 60M daily Facebook status updates, social media networks
are leading the market towards an "always on" new era!
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http://htxt.it/EevX ISRAEL 2028, a very detailed public report, please share with anyone
keen on Israeli technology,Sharon Weshler Israel
http://htxt.it/M9fE New technologies from Israel , partial list of 2010 2011 events Sharon
WeshleR ISRAEL
I"m surprised to find how many international investors out there that eye Israeli tech
consider joining the investment house I just joined
The Israel-Moscow Biz club meets in Tel Aviv Tuesday 23rd,contact me if you wish to
attend weshler @ gmail.com 054-5703535 by invites only
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My Entrepreneurs round Table activity featured on the Jerusalem post yesterday, the
next event on march 16th is almost full, Sharon Weshler
http://htxt.it/Umpk a story from Jpost.com yesterday about my round table for
entrepreneurs, next round table is coming up March 16th
http://htxt.it/IA7d Sharon Weshler & Aviad Levi's next round table - March 16th @ 18-00
limited room, Free to join [email protected]
If U are looking to invest in emerging and disruptive Technologies and startup companies in
Israel contact sharon @ global - marketeam .com
http://htxt.it/7L3G My next free entrepreneurs round table is coming up in March, room
for 15 entrepreneurs only, 6 spots left, hurry up!
An Israeli public company is looking to nurture/incubate and help grow, small
companies\entrepreneurs that can have synergies and value add to it 's core business;
Enterprise mobility SW/Mobile computing devices, specialized for Fleet management and
Mobile resource management solutions and services. Technologies of possible interest would
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be (in random order): - Video store & forward and real-time (over cellular) - Driver
behavior, safety and control - Vehicle diagnostics and monitoring - Battery power
management - Advanced display technology - GUI & application related abilities - Driving
efficiency; Navigation, Traffic, Route optimization With your e always-alertf attitude
Sharon, we may find mutual ground for cooperation
http://htxt.it/31TZ Start Up Nation - The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle with: Dan
Senor, Co-Author
*Tonight: Watch TED Documentary 23:00 Ch8 Wed, Feb 10th* There will be a 1-hour
documentary about TED on channel 8 in both Hot and Yes this evening, Wed Feb 10th at
23:00.
Registration for TEDxTelAviv will close on Feb 20th Due to the overwhelming number of
applications we will stop receiving applications on Feb 20th. We'll also keep you posted on
official TEDxTelAviv simulcast events happening around Israel. You can keep up to date
straight-from-the-TED-stage on www.TED.com
Want to invest in Israel? Israeli Hi-tech industry is a puzzle to you? contact me at
sharon @ global-marketeam .com and I will guide you !
If U are looking to invest in emerging and disruptive Technologies and startup companies in
Israel contact sharon @ global - marketeam .com
More free cool tools for entrepreneurs: Free logo creator http://cooltext.com & free
status over multiple networks http://htxt.it/2N63
I now also work with a big Indian investment group seeking early stage deals in Israel, they
are looking to put up to $2M in each venture !
An early stage investment house is being formed these days, I"m part of the team,this
group of qualified experts will launch later in 2010
A new investment company being formed these days to fund early stage Israeli tech
ventures, additional investors are sought, amazing team !!
My first round table covered in the media today :-) Me and Aviad formed an
entrepreneurs rond table in Ramat Gan, first event took place yeterday and covered by
the media too :-) http://htxt.it/nNQH
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http://htxt.it/jQuf Contech2010 - the international conference where content meets
technology is coming up in November in Israel !
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In the new book Start Up Nation- The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle, Dan Senor and
Saul Singer cite the importance of entrepreneurs, and their investors, in building a robust
Israeli high-tech industry. The sector represents 16% of GDP and 25% of exports
(http://htxt.it/vSC4 That model is now under siege, however, as venture capital firms
(VCs) in Israel are bleeding money. According to PWC's "Money Tree" report, $10 billion inventure capital was raised this decade but less than $1 billion earned back through IPOs
and acquisitions. With returns like that, VC's are becoming more conservative toward
riskier, seed-stage companies. According to the Israel Venture Center, venture investment
tanked by 50% compared to the first three quarters of last year. IVC Chairman Zeev
Holtzman said in an October 20 press release: The future is expected to be even worse.
There is a major shortage of capital for new investments by Israeli VCs, and as foreign
VC funds fail to find Israeli co-investors, they will further reduce their exposure to
Israel... The entire high-tech industry is at risk." In this environment, start-ups are relying
even more on seed funds and proven Angel investors. However, sometimes even Angels hitturbulence. "There have been changes in the last 12 months" to Angel investing, says
Carmel Vernia, CEO and Founder of Angel group Startup Factory. "We are seeing
experienced entrepreneurs come to us who in normal times would have raised $3-5 million
from a VC." Startup Factory began investing in 2007 and includes sixty prominent high-
tech executives like Dr. Orna Berry (former Chief Scientist of Israel), Shai Agassi (CEO
of www.betterplace.com, the man behind the electric car grid) and Dov Moran (CEO of
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www.modu.com and inventor of the flash drive). For each investment, one of the members
takes an active management role as chairman. Although investment basics remain constant,
the economic environment has necessitated change. "Deals are smaller," says Vernia.
Typical deal sizes have shrunk from $1 million to around $600,000. "In the past, we would
have invested $350,000 of our own money and then looked for outside investors. Now we
will not put our money in until we are sure the company can raise the balance... It takes
longer." Startup Factory has also begun investing in follow-on investment rounds for their
companies. "Originally, we planned to invest only in seed rounds with no follow-up
whatsoever. This year we changed our charter and can now provide bridge loans until the
next round." One Angel who has not scaled back his activities is legendary investor and
prankster Yossi Vardi. A prolific seed-stage Angel investor since 1996, Yossi's successes
include ICQ (sold to AOL), Answers.com (went public) and Tucows (went public). "I made
seven investments in the last year," he says, all in verticals with low capital requirements.
Yossi brings more than just money to the table. He serves as a connector between small -
scale Israeli start-ups and international companies with large resources. He does this
through a variety of industry events in Israel and abroad. One is an annual gathering for
technical and creative talent on the shores of the Galilee called Kinnernet. In addition,
together with Burda Media in Germany he co-chairs the annual DLD (Digital, Lifestyle,
Design) conference in Munich. Vardi is also co-chair, with WPP Chairman Sir Martin
Sorrell, of the annual Stream Unconference in Greece. Vardi co-hosts ICUC - Internet
Cowboys UnConference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. These events stimulate business
partnerships and provide an environment where small companies can meet established
partners with more resources. "My companies are like tomato seeds," he says - there's a
lot inside but they won't grow into a plant on their own. Dr. Vardi is not a typical Angel.
There are roughly 6,000 people in Israeli with liquid assets in excess of $1 million and
roughly 10% of these dabble in Angel investing. Since 2005, Sharon Weshler, founder of
GlobalMarketeam, has been matching the more sophisticated Angels with technology start-
ups seeking money. "We now have a network of over 280 such individuals whom I met
personally, in most cases," he says. Recently, Sharon has been particularly active in the
clean-tech sector. Of course, recession equals opportunity for some start-ups. Donanza
is a global, online aggregator of free-lance and project work postings. They partner
customers with the online version of the local print newspaper, which can then offer a
more extensive online listing and share a portion of the ancillary classified revenue. CEO
Liran Kotzer says the company uses their own service. "We are three guys in Israel and
everyone else - the programmers, graphic designers, engineers - are free-lancers that
we located through the Donanza service and contracted on a project basis, he says.
Yossi Vardi invested in the seed round and another prominent Angel group recently signed
a term sheet. "We have been fortunate with our timing," says Kotzer. "Free-lancers need
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the service and online publishers are motivated to find new revenue sources." Recessions
also bring hard choices. In some cases, this means restructuring senior management and
business models at portfolio companies. For example, After Dox partners are finding
themselves in more hands-on roles than originally envisioned. Recently, a partner from
After Dox (former Head of the Israeli branch of Computer Associates, Arie Offner),
became the Active CEO at one of their portfolio companies. "We needed to take the
company in a different direction," he says. After Dox is an Angel investment group
composed of (mostly) former senior executives from Amdocs. These are seasoned
veterans who view a down market as an opportunity. Last month, After Dox invited me to
attend their investment meeting, managed by Moshe Koslovski (former Division president at
Amdocs) and interview several partners. Avigdor Yeger (former VP at Amdocs) says, "Our
process is not to find the next Google. We want companies that have a good shot to be a
success. Old-timers like us have the skills and knowledge for managing this process." Adds
Irit Israeli-Kahana (former VP at Amdocs): "This economy helps people like us. Our money
and experience has become more valuable compared to two years ago. It allows us to get
better value." Artzi Benkuzari (former VP at Amdocs), also prefers to focus on the
basics. "It's the simple stuff that matters, like expenses vs. income. If we can do that,
then I am not pessimistic." For each investment, a director is appointed from within the
group of forty-six partners to assist the management team. The accumulated wisdom of
After Dox members enables the companies to enjoy a wealth of experience in management,
marketing and finance - all extremely important in these rough days. Dovi Levanon, who
most recently served as General Manager for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
business of ECI Telecom, holds the role of chairman for portfolio company Todacell. "I
remember thinking two years ago that we could really help this company with sales and
marketing, opening doors, preparing the company for high valuation investment. Now sales
in the US and EU are doubling month over month and we have customers like Google and
Yahoo," he says. Nissim Ben Oz (former VP at Amdocs) is practical about the role of the
Angel. "Our main concern is raising enough money to support a company. This is what
stands between us and success. The first two years are critical." He agrees with Gady
Munz , former Managing Director of Manpower, Inc: "The government could drive money to
this channel by providing tax breaks. That would put our pension money into something that
actually helps the whole country." Even this may not be adequate. After Dox reviews 100
business plans for every single investment. Israeli start-ups who are too early for VC's
and have not had success with Angel groups could also try these grant sources: 1) Israel
Internet Society Research Grants ( http://htxt.it/2Ikw 2) US Israel Binational Industries R&D
Foundation (BIRD) ( http://htxt.it/SuXz 3) US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
(http://htxt.it/iUla 4) Intel Annual Research Grants Progrma ( http://htxt.it/Rr6k 5) Technion
Research and Development Foundation ( http://htxt.it/Ekp1 6) Israel Science Foundation
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(http://htxt.it/zrzC 7) Incubators Program - Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry
of Industry and Trade ( http://htxt.it/XOH5 8) Israel-Japan call for Proposals: Ministry of
Science and Technology ( http://htxt.it/Ljsv Angel groups are needed in this economy like
never before. That doesn't mean it is easy for them either. The famous Tom Waits song
Mr Siegel could have been written about the current economic conditions for Angel
investing: "How do the Angels get to sleep when the devil leaves the porch li ght on?"
I was interviewed a few times in recent months, here are some of them
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Money time! I joined a new forming Israeli early stage investment house today, looking for
serious angel investors out there! Sharon Weshler
The round Table with Israeli entrepreneurs is starting now, great people,great initiatives
present,we hope to see more of you in next events
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If U are looking to invest in emerging and disruptive Technologies and startup companies in
Israel contact sharon @ global - marketeam .com
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A new investment company being formed these days to fund early stage Israeli tech
ventures, additional investors are sought, amazing team !!
www . sharonweshler .com www.sharonweshler.com
A new investment company being formed these days to fund early stage Israeli tech
ventures, additional investors are sought, amazing team !!
A new investment company being formed these days to fund early stage Israeli tech
ventures, additional investors are sought, amazing team !!
http://htxt.it/p1WT over 5000 views so far to the Israeli technologies clip I created,
check it out !
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Exploring the 2010-11 challanges in raising funds for Israeli tech ventures, heard of a few
new funds that are forming in Israel these days
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sraeli entrepreneur : reach potential angel investors on the Israeli technology hubs I
created on Linkedin, Facebook, Ecademy, Xing, Plaxo, Twitter and Youtube. Are you
investing your efforts in chasing unreachable HNIs online/offline? Today, the most
professional entrepreneurs in Israel are reaching out to industry mavens and establishing
themselves as innovative technology leaders using posts and tweets on the groups and
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hubs I created on the leading social media business networks. Global MarkeTeam Ventures
is an exclusive professional dealflow circle that consist of active liquid angel investors,
allowing you to pitch your new venture to the RIGHT hand picked decision makers. Global
MarkeTeam Ventures is inviting distinguished Israeli entrepreneurs to freely join our dozen
networking hubs on leading social business networks. Sharon Weshler http://htxt.it/iIIG
www.global-marketeam.com
Sunday I have a UK investment company in Israel,their appetite spans from fast growth
software apps, websites, mobile & media technologies.
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The Consumer Electronics devision of a media Conglamerate from Asia is seeking next Gen
gadgets and wireless innovations,contact me for more
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http://htxt.it/2hWS Shuli Golobinski, a long time friend, founder of Chance2meet just added
me to Content2010 steering comittee, this is going to be a mega event ! more news soon
2 more investments secured today :-) I"m happy, 2 IT ventures I worked on secured a
$500k round each, what a wonderful day, Sharon Weshler
Are you still struggling to get funding for your Israeli tech venture? get the funding you
need by having a quality investment broker next to you. Global MarkeTeam Ventures
provides direct access to liquid Israeli investors as well as Jewish angel investors in the
U.S. ,UK, ZA and Australia. Best of luck with your venture in 2010! Sincerely, Sharon
Weshler
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http://htxt.it/tP8j The New York Times "The Tel Aviv Cluster" By DAVID BROOKS Jan 11
2010 Sharon Weshler
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http://htxt.it/IvxI The most useful resource I have seen in a while for anyone keen on
Israeli technology :-)
Global MarkeTeam Ventures is a one stop shop investment boutiqe with over 1500
investment opportunities in Israeli technologies in the pipe
Yesterday I met in Ashdod with a serious Israeli investor who is keen on the Simulated
Wave Attraction I"m bringing to Israel soon :-)
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"sharon's round table" is officially filled up 4 the first event, keep sending me your
contact details as we build the second group now :-)