when he does, he and his partner, saed nashef have a busy schedule. the first i.t. entrepreneurs of the day are already waiting for them. they now have an hour to present their start-up idea. and they know it could be a decisive hour -- if all goes well. >> it will be a dramatic change for our business, for our lives, because we count on this startup. this is the whole thing that we are doing in our life, currently. >> their business idea is an internet portal for lawyers -- well-educated, ambitious, and highly motivated. there are many young people like them in ramallah. what they lack is money, seed capital. yadin kaufmann and saed nashef founded sadara, the first venture capital fund for palestinian i.t. companies. kaufmann played a significant role in israel's rise as a top start-up nation. now he's supporting young palestinians. >> they certainly have the talent to participate in this knowledge-based economy, that has had a tremendous impact on israel -- on the economy, on foreign relations, on the society as well, and i think similar things can happen here. >>