Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2020

The global pandemic which has, and continues to negatively impact the lives of many and has made it clear — that no matter what you identify as we are all connected. For those that don’t know, I live in downtown Oakland which has been one of the protest flashpoints. We say their names and hold a too-long list of others in our hearts.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The solution requires out-of-the-box thinking, and that’s precisely where a forward-thinking housing developer named Danny Haber is making tremendous progress. Estimates indicate a 23% increase in employment with tech companies in the 10 years since the Global Financial Crisis hit.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

I live in Oakland with my husband and now my dog. There was a guy in New Jersey government named Ross Dakin. I think that something that's really unprecedented, certainly in my lifetime around this, is what a global phenomenon it is. We onboarded a guy named Mike Flowers. Eric Ries : Please name some names.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

Kirsten Saenz Tobey : My name is Kirsten Saenz Tobey. Kristin Groos Richmond : My name is Kristin Groos Richmond. Eric Ries : What was it like for each of you personally, watching the pandemic kind of roll out and become this global phenomenon and having to deal with the loss of revenue, the need for urgent action?

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 8, 2017

If you were watching the Oakland Raiders beating the hapless New York Giants (so sad about Eli) this past Sunday, you surely saw a scene like this one: Quarterback Geno Smith using his Microsoft Surface tablet to figure out how he added two more fumbles to this career total of 43. Global maxima view of success: Microsoft is losing. [

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David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

These groups include Astia Angels, a global network of angel investors focusing on women-led ventures, and the Comcast Ventures Catalyst Fund, which focuses on minority entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Oakland, CA, Mindblown was founded by Jason Young and Tracy Moore, both African-American Harvard graduates.

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