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Steve Wozniak
A A A Silicon Valley icon icon and and and philanthropist for more than thirty years Steve Wozniak
has helped shape the the the computing industry with with his design of of Apple’s rst line of of products (the Apple Apple Apple Apple I I I I I I and and and and II) and and and and in in in in in uenced the the the popular Macintosh In In 1976 Wozniak
Wozniak
and and and Steve Jobs founded Apple Apple Apple Apple Computer Inc with with Wozniak’s Apple Apple Apple Apple I I I I I I personal computer Through the years Wozniak
has been involved in in in in in in in in various business and and and and philanthropic ventures focusing primarily on on on computer capabilities in in in in in in in in in in in schools and and and and and stressing hands-on learning and and and and and encouraging creativity for students students Making signi cant investments of of of both his time and and and and and and and resources in in in in in in in in in education he he he he adopted the the Los Gatos School District providing students students and and and and and teachers with hands-on teaching and and and and and donations of of of of state-of-the-art technology equipment He founded the the the the Electronic Frontier Foundation and and and and and was the the the the founding sponsor of of of of the the the the Tech Museum Museum Silicon Valley Ballet and and Children’s Discovery Museum Museum of San Jose Wozniak
is is is is is is Chief Scientist at at Primary Data and is is is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a published author with the release of his New York Times best-selling autobiography “iWoz: From Computer Geek to to to Cult Icon” by Norton Publishing Brad Feld
Brad Brad Feld
has been an an an early stage investor and and entrepreneur since 1987 Prior to to to co-founding Foundry Group he co-founded Mobius Venture Venture Capital and and prior to to to that founded founded Intensity Ventures Brad Brad is also a a a a a a a a a a a a a a co-founder of Techstars In In addition to his investing efforts Brad has been active with several non-pro t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t organizations and and currently is is chair chair of of of of the the the National Center for for for Women & Information Technology co-chair of of of of Startup Colorado and and and and on on on on on on on the the the board of of of of of Path Forward Brad Brad is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a speaker on on on on on the the the the the topics of of of of of venture capital investing and and and and and entrepreneurship and and and and and writes the the the the blogs Feld
Thoughts Startup Revolution and and and and Ask the the the the VC Brad Brad holds Bachelor of of of of of Science Science Science and and and and Master of of of Science Science Science degrees in Management Science Science Science from the the the Massachusetts Institute of of of Technology Brad is is is is is also an an an art art collector and long-distance runner He has completed 23 marathons as as part of of his mission to to nish a a a a a a a a a a a marathon in each of the 50 states Sean Conlon
Through sheer determination and an an an an an innate disposition for hard work Sean J Conlon
is is the the embodiment of what it means to achieve the American dream An Irish immigrant Sean came to the the the states in in in in in in 1990 with an an an an an an an education from the the the Dublin Institute of of Technology’s College of of Marketing and and Design a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a two-year stint at at at at Lehman Brothers in in in in in in in in in in in London and and an an an an an an an an insatiable appetite for for business Though his his beginnings working as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a janitor in in in in in in in in in the the the U S were humble it it it wasn’t long before the the the future real estate mogul took his his rst step towards hard-won success In 1993 Sean joined one one of of of Chicago’s top real real estate estate rms and and and within only only a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a few short years he he had made a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a name for himself as one one of of of the the the most proli c c c c c sellers of of of residential real real estate estate throughout not only only Chicagoland and and and the the the the the Midwest but also the the the the the entire U S S with sales approaching $200 million annually Sean’s unique penchant for for recognizing potential business connections and later nurturing them into a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a fruitful enterprise has been one one of of of the the the the the cornerstones of of of his his success in in in in in in in in in in the the industry beginning with his his founding of of of Conlon
& Co Co a a a a a a a a a a a real estate merchant bank in early 2000 Most recently Sean was asked to be the the host for for CNBC’s newest original series “The Deed ” which explores a a a a a a a a a a a a a side of of real real real estate estate that other property shows ignore—an un un un inching look at at at at at how how fortunes are really made in in in in in the the the unpredictable and and cutthroat world of of real real estate estate ipping and and development www geniecast com 7