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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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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The steel giant, which also invests in R&D through its privately held Postech university, considered one of Asia’s best technological institutes, first came to Israel in 2008 through the Korea-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation (KORIL). iSkoot is Qualcomm’s first acquisition in Israel.

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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).