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How Israeli Startups Can Scale

Harvard Business Review

As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. But is all of that changing? Indeed, the pattern of scaling seems to be changing meaningfully in recent years. billion in 2013. That’s disappointing for a country with so much potential.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Fallouts with family over work can cause a tremendous amount of anger, sadness, and shame , says Rob Lachenauer, CEO and cofounder of Banyan Family Business Advisors. He eventually headed up the company’s development business before becoming the company’s president in 2013.

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Lessons from Yelp’s Empirical Approach to Diversity

Harvard Business Review

Beginning in 2013, a handful of tech companies (including Yelp, where some of us work, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook) began to research and release data on the diversity of their workforces. Leaders at Yelp wanted things to change for two main reasons. The percentage of technical positions filled by women at Yelp in the U.S.