Summary: Today on The Cost of Doing Business:A new report says average house prices in Israel are actually 15% (!) higher than previously thought. Dr. Avichai Snir of the Netanya Academic College & Senior Economist at Infinity, explains (and calms us down).2013 was a great year for Israeli start ups, and so far 2014 looks even better. Orr Hirschauge, editor of TheMarker’s Technation, tells us why 2013 was a record year for Israeli fundraising and what this means for current entrepreneurial ambitions.By now everyone knows there is an acute housing crisis in Israel, but the part that’s usually unspoken is the acute housing crisis in the Haredi sector. Professor Avi Degani, President of the Geocartography Knowledge Group, explains how serious the problem is and how unprepared we are for the future.TheMarker’s Assa Sasson, our favorite financial commentator, talks to us about Zim’s massive haircut as well as Nochi Dankner’s hair-raising tale of corporate espionage and intrigue.Start up of the week: Imagine you could carry your own OS, all your files, your own desktop and programs - all your digital possessions, your virtual self - with you anywhere you go, in the form of an itty bitty USB flash drive. Enter Keepod, an Israeli start up that aims to help you reclaim your digital identity and information. Playlist: SADYLE / TEL AVIV HARDCORE - מהפכה ft Quami DeLaFox & Avital Tamir (BETZEFER) Suicide - Dream Baby Dream Judas Priest - Breaking the Law Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Minutemen - Themselves Minutemen - God Bows to Math
