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NSO Group: Relationship with the Israeli state

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSO_Group#Relationship_with_th...

I'm quite surprised by the corporate history section.

Specifically, NSO Group is worth a lot less than I thought it was, even at its peak. ($1B+ valuation)

Also, the amount of infighting is... Surprising perhaps? Less surprising is the number of spinoffs out of it, and the number of competing Israeli spyware groups.

I'm constantly surprised by how good he Israeli startup environment seems to be.

Why is this? How are there so many acquisitions out of there?

Things like this are similar to law firms. The shelf life of vulnerabilities means that there isn’t a lot of intellectual property owned by the company. The value is in the people’s skills.

So once people get really good they quickly realize they can make more by starting their own company and siphoning off client relationships.

Valuations don’t really matter in their playing field. It’s more about power and politics, rather than raw numbers.

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