On November 6th, the IsraelWebTour kick soff when 15 CEO's from some of Israels hottest start-ups will arrive in the US to meet with Silicon Valley's brightest startups and innovators. Considering how much hum and buzz there is in the Valley these days it is nice to get some fresh perspective from abroad and link the two together. The Tour includes a number of private meetings with Google, Yahoo, Flickr, MSN, and Adobe and others, including the very popular Mike Moritz from Sequoia and Alex Kazim the president of Skype.
As a member of the Steering Committee, I am very thankful to all the great companies and individuals who literally jumped (and I do mean jumped) at the chance to sponsor the event and host one-on-one meetings. This is an amazing opportunity for these start-ups. I am also excited to sit down with with my friends and colleagues, Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr and Anil Dash, VP of Evangelism at Six Apart for a panel on Buzz, Evangelism and Community Marketing that Yahoo is graciously hosting.
If you want to see why the big guys are lining up to meet these companies, you can Register for the Showcase which will be hosted by MIke Arrington on November 7th. There will also be a few headline speakers to give their perspective on global innovation.
Hope to see you there.
