Business Innovation from Israel's Masters of Espionage

Acknowledgments

This is a book that required an open discussion in many ways on a subject that remained closed to the outside world. I am indebted above all to those who shared their thoughts and time with me—many over coffee at cafÉs all over Tel Aviv, Herziliya, and beyond.

There are those without whom this book would not have gotten off the ground. Firstly, I wish to thank Bob Slater, who opened the door and patiently answered all of my questions. A very special thanks goes to the incomparable David Rubin, a miracle worker in his own way whose assistance can never be fully measured and for whom adequate appreciation cannot be shown. For discussion and moments of clarity (although they may have been brief), my thanks to Gadi Ariav, dead of ...