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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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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Despite regularly being named the “Best City to Live” and attracting 150+ new residents every day, Austin’s tech community lags its coastal peers in both investment dollars and successful exits. While the networks worked to build platforms to connect the world, they missed how bad actors could exploit them. March 10, 2018 9:30AM?—?11:30AM

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Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouhi

SoCal CTO

I was on the way back to LA from a ski vacation in Switzerland where I decided while sliding down a glacier that if I survived I would start my own advertising agency. Our name Reality2 stands for Reality2.0. I started out with a handful of dimes making cold calls from a phone booth in Grand Central Station. Having fun again.

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The 12 Strangest Celebrity Businesses

YoungUpstarts

While other celebrities are trying to make their clothing lines stand out from the rest, Welch went a completely different direction and created a name for herself in the wig industry. Shue and a partner created CafeMom, a social networking site for moms to share worries, tips, and stories. Raquel Welch’s line of wigs.