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Upcoming NYC family office conferences: Real estate and Blockchain

David Teten

Keynote speakers: Mr. Uri Levin , Co-Founder, Waze; Mr. Michael W. Other notable names include Mr. Paolo Tasca, Executive Director, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies, University College London, Mr. Hadley Stern Senior Vice President, Fidelity Labs, Mr. Lior Glass, Blockchain Leader, BNY Mellon, Prof.

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The Austin State of Entrepreneurship

Austin Startup

she / her) - Senior Vice President, Global Technology and Innovation - Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce | LinkedIn Will Young - CEO & Co-founder - Sana Benefits | LinkedIn Andrea L. Thomaz - co-Founder, CEO - Diligent Robotics, Inc. Hurt - CEO and Co-founder - data.world | LinkedIn Dana M.

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

Texas is the most promising technology investment opportunity in the United States and Capital Factory is going to turbocharge it. By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Brunner (@heatherjbrunner) | Twitter Preston James Co-founder & CEO DivInc Preston is at the center of everything Diversity & Inclusion in Austin. An early Human Rights Campaign board member and longtime Austin LGBTQ leader, Eugene co-chaired President Obama’s & the DNC’s LGBTQ Leadership Council.

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What does it mean to be Latinx in Tech Today?

Austin Startup

On October 15, Capital Factory hosted the Latinx in Tech Summit, where over 100 founders, investors, executives, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the city gathered together for an inspiring and insightful afternoon. Despite not having formal coding skills or startup experience, Pamela became a founder by using Facebook as her platform.

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The Founder’s Story of The Path To Us Investing in Gig Wage

Feld Thoughts

After some entertaining back and forth, I encouraged Craig Lewis, the founder/CEO of Gig Wage , to write up a quick story of how things unfolded, as he remembered them, and I’d post it here. I love founder stories, and origin stories, and always learn something from reflecting on them.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

Not only is he a visionary thinker who was ahead of his time in terms of understanding the potential of technology, but he's also an incredible leader and motivator. A very successful entrepreneur and one that is inspiring to me for many reasons are Micheal Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club. 6- Muhammad Yunus. 10- Micheal Dubin.