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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere – Show No. 16: Wayne Sutton and Dave Kashen

Steve Blank

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs, lows that pushed them forward. In ’05, social networking was not quite as prevalent as is it today. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

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VC Victor Hwang: How To Create The Next Silicon Valley

ReadWriteStart

Even if you remove legal barriers between people and allow them to interact, they are still separated by distances caused by geography, lack of trust, inefficient social networks and differences in culture and language. The answer is that micro-level programs can have macro-level effects. Q: What parts of the U.S.

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The Secret Sauce of a Successful Smart City

Austin Startup

In China, where the textile workforce is predominantly uneducated young women, a mobile program from Council member Qualcomm provides access to health services and information. Any project or program that seeks to broadly assist members of a community should be inclusive of all equity groups, all citizens — no one should be excluded.”