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Out of the Crisis #19: Revolution Foods co-founders on feeding kids and families, being parent-entrepreneurs, and scaling food security innovations

Startup Lessons Learned

Here's my conversation with the founders of Revolution Foods. I'm the co founder and Chief Impact Officer at Revolution Foods. I'm the co-founder and CEO of Revolution Foods. I co-founded Revolution Foods with Kirsten Tobey in 2006 to ensure quality food access for all children across the nation.

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Turning the microphone over

Startup Lessons Learned

For those that don’t know, I live in downtown Oakland which has been one of the protest flashpoints. Since we opened our doors, Target has operated with love and opportunity for all. Please understand, Black people are exhausted, angry, afraid, hopeful, and grieving -- all at the same time. What can you do as an individual?

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Out of the Crisis #20: the founders of Bitwise on the role of technology in empowering people, spreading benefits to underserved communities, and the creation of OnwardUS

Startup Lessons Learned

In other words, they've more than proved their plan can work--so much so that Bitwise now operates in two more cities and plans to keep growing. Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin are the founders of a company called Bitwise. They are now operating in nine States. Here's my conversation with the founders of Bitwise.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. No big shocker since it is co-founded by Biz Stone and Adam Ruegel. Content, of course, is the same!].

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The Power of Video Throughout the Customer Journey

Duct Tape Marketing

About Brad Jefferson, CEO and co-founder, Animoto. Prior to co-founding Animoto in August 2006, Brad spent eight years with Onyx Software, an enterprise software company. At Onyx, he was Director of Sales Operations and managed the national team of sales engineers.

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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

They co-founded it with former U.S. Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. I live in Oakland with my husband and now my dog. We're no longer operating at the speed of government. We're operating at the speed of need in this because people are there to just do it. Digital Response.