Meet the Famous Israelis Shaking up 'Silicon Valley'

From left to right: Yuval Machlin, Kfir Eyal, Daniel Shaked and Alon Matas in front of Plug n’ Play, a Silicon Valley incubator in SIlicon Valley where they all work. All have been in California for different lengths of time, but all talk about returning to Israel someday. (Ben Sales) SAN FRANCISCO ( JTA ) — When he brings Israeli entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley, Gili Ovadia gives them a list of what not to do. Don’t interrupt. Don’t yell. Don’t condescend to the marketing team. Don’t show up late. Don’t leave typos in your emails. It still takes them a while, said Ovadia, before they understand how Americans work. “Whenever I talk to Israeli companies, I say if you want to succeed [in tech], get your suit and come here,” said Ovadia, who heads the Israeli government’s economic and trade o