From start-up nation to scale-up nation: A blueprint for Israel’s $1 trillion economy - opinion
Israel does not primarily have an innovation problem. It has an institutional problem. The country is exceptionally good at producing start-ups, but far less effective at financing and retaining them
Assessment
The piece identifies a structural weakness in Israel's economy: it generates startups but fails to scale them domestically. The gap lies not in creativity but in institutional support for growth and retention. Achieving a trillion-dollar economy depends on fixing this retention pipeline, not on generating more innovation.