Andrea Alvarez

Premier League Watch Party @ NBC Sports Lawn

I figured out today that if you want to meet people and socialize for future friendships and business partners a watch party is the place. I met so many people and bonded over yelling at the screen during a goal or penalty. What better way to watch matches than with fellow supporters. As I walked […]

League vs Player: The battle off the field

The panel “League vs Player: The battle off the field” features Andrew Brandt, Gabe Feldman, Scott Fujita and Kelli Masters. Together they discussed the many off-field controversies that have led to battles between professional sports leagues and their players, pertaining to violence, scandals and even drugs. What is League vs. Player? Well they covered two […]

What You Need to Know About Doing Business in Cuba

Having an International Relations undergraduate degree and having traveled to many cities abroad this panel seemed very much relevant to my personal and academic life. There have been shifts in U.S. policy recently and Cuba has presented an opportunity for U.S.  companies to expand revenues, stimulate the economy for the good of the Cuban people […]

#AskGaryVee IRL: Gary Vaynerchuk Answers It All

I have been following Gary Vaynerchuck since the start of his YouTube channel. So when I saw that Gary Vee was not only launching a book but having a Q&A session at SXSW, I knew I had to attend. As I was waiting in the line outside he approached and started to engage with those […]

SXSWEdu: Entrepreneurship: The empowering nature of failure

Success. This is a word that hits home to many people. Who wouldn’t want success for their kids and students? We all do. But the reality is, life is about failure and learning to pick yourself up when you are down. Having an incubator course incorporated into a high school curriculum lets students learn that […]

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 26 - March 4

Google Self- Driving car hits bus #googlecar Google Self-Driving Car Hits A Bus In Los Angeles And It’s At Fault: Here’s What Happened -… https://t.co/c6jOLaOYVm#TechNews — The Google Car (@thegooglecar) March 2, 2016 In a recent report filed with California regulators, Google admitted to some responsibility for the accident. Even though there have been other incidents […]

Preview: Cyber Survival for Startups and Entrepreneurs

Many of us have recently used Uber, Venmo and have even shopped online. We give startups our card and bank information without thinking twice about their cyber security. A startup has so much information about customers so keeping their information safe through Cyber Security is extremely vital. That’s 1-10 people maximum in a typical startup that […]