Israel's Western Wall. Source: Unsplash/Sander Crombach. I’ve just landed back in Australia after six years in Tel Aviv, investing in the Israeli tech ecosystem and its brilliant entrepreneurs. I am constantly asked, “what makes Israel tick?” or “what can we (Aussies) learn from over there?”. So, here are a few thoughts… First, it’s impossible to talk about the ‘high-tech’ market without giving some context, because it’s important to know how critical it is to the Israeli economy. $10 billion invested in 2020, and >$15 billion in exits – this is large on an absolute basis, and incredibly high on a per capita basis;