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Why Are Venture Capitalists Ignoring The Future? The Emerging Domestic Economy

David Teten

We have seen this first-hand, with some of our best investments being located outside of the hub geographies, e.g., Cornerstone On Demand in Los Angeles. 645 Ventures is a seed and early-stage venture fund that focuses on Internet and software companies. Another example is 645 Ventures, a new venture fund founded by Nnamdi Okike.

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

Consulting Google, the oracle of the Internet, indicates that there is little in the way of consensus regarding the possibility of a tech boom/bust scenario playing out in the near term. on the Richter scale, but it severed the Bay Bridge, flattened a section of freeway in Oakland, and killed sixty-three people. And the losers?

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

Startup Lessons Learned

I live in Oakland with my husband and now my dog. Now with CARES and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and a lot of programs that are coming out, but in addition to just in general, the increased demand on benefits, we're seeing a lot of systems get overloaded with record numbers of applications. How are you both doing?