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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. eBay, DoubleClick, Webex, Real Networks, Exodus, Equinix, amongst many other pioneering companies, as well as covering companies like America Online and Netscape.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. In 2008, the company, which employs about 30,000 worldwide, reported revenues of $28.8 FRENCH GIANT ESSILOR BUYS HALF OF ISRAELS SHAMIR OPTICAL. billion, of which $2.5

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There is No Recession in.

Growthink Blog

trillion) than in 2008. They and us will talk about which companies and technologies are best positioned to profit from huge government stimulus dollars being thrown at the sector, how "cloud computing" applications are beginning to see real adoption rates, and what has been driving the robust financing and acquisition activity in the sector.

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ProfessorVC: Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct

Professor VC

Blink starts with the anecdote of the Getty Museums $10 million acquisition of a rare Greek statue dating from the 6th century BC. One other chart worth noting is the the expected returns from various private capital providers (Banks, Asset based lenders, Mezzanine, Private Equity and VC). ► 2008. (14).