New York, NY (July 24, 2013) — As Israeli and Palestinian politicians lurch towards talks, entrepreneurs have been quietly taking action. The Forbes cover story, Peace Through Profits (p. 72), takes readers inside the secret business arrangements that may save the Middle East, detailing hundreds of clandestine meetings, investments and partnerships. One group of entrepreneurs, brought together by Cisco Systems CSCO +1.69%, is speaking a common language: tech management. Nearly 100 times over the past two years, Israeli high-tech experts have come together in the hope of making Israel’s “Startup Nation” economic miracle a cross-border affair. Dozens of businesses are quietly – and in some cases secretly – collaborating across the Holy Land. Intel INTC +0.13%, like Cisco, is working to improve the Palestinian IT sector, and it has established meet-ups. And in late May, Google GOOG +0.79% brought 100 Palestinian and Israeli tech leaders to its new Tel Aviv headquarters for an afternoon of speeches, introductions and deal making. Where the sides differ is in their thinking about how all this relates to a future peace.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
The Wal-Mart Slayer (p. 96) – Family-run Publix is both the largest employee-owned company and most profitable grocer in America. Those two facts are linked, and they might be the formula for fending off Wal-Mart. Plus:The Nation’s Richest Grocers (p.102).
Digital Carjackers (p. 44) – A pair of Pentagon-funded hackers prove it’s possible to take control of your car with a few keystrokes. Time for Detroit to wake up.
Track Me If You Can (p. 48 ) – The NSA spying scandal has sparked fear on the part of Web surfers being tracked and traced – and is fueling consumer and investor obsession with online cloaking tools like Disconnect.
The Odd Couple (p. 58) – Dwight Merriman and Kevin Ryan have achieved spectacular success starting companies together (DoubleClick, Gilt Groupe, and 10gen, for example) – largely by staying out of each other’s way.
America’s Top Colleges (p. 84 – 94) – Stanford University tops Forbes’ 2013 rankings, followed byPomona College (No. 2), Princeton (No. 3), Yale University (No. 4) and Columbia University (No. 5). Rounding out the Top 10 are Swarthmore College (No. 6), United States Military Academy (No. 7), Harvard University (No. 8), Williams College (No. 9) and MIT (No. 10). Complete coverage is available atwww.forbes.com/top-colleges. Related features include: Colleges At Risk, America’s 300 Best Colleges, Schools of Deception and Ducking The Kiddie Tax.
Bush League Bonanza (p. 106) – Frank Boulton left Wall Street behind to prospect for diamonds in the rough – founding a baseball league like nothing else in the minors.
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