In Den Senor’s book, Start-Up Nation, Israeli culture is attributed to the innovation that has made Israel the country with the highest density of start-up companies per capita in the world.

Senor connects the universal military service requirement to this fact. Military service gives young Israelis leadership experience while it teaches them to manage people, time and even money. Interestingly, it also teaches them how to improvise and make “tough decisions with imperfect information,” said Senor.

In general, Israeli culture is tolerant of questioning authority, debating and challenging hierarchy. Entrepreneurs in Israel have also historically invested a lot of money in research and development, which has developed strong IT and technology industries. Watch the video above to hear the author speak about his findings, which lead him to write Start-Up Nation.

Valerie

RW3 CultureWizard