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Book: Cumulus

Feld Thoughts

And, if you want some independent confirmation from others not named me, this just happened. Eliot nails a dystopian future set in Oakland that incorporates the evolution of all the tech we are currently using. If you are a looking for an awesome sci-fi book to read, download Cumulus by Eliot Peper right now.

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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. We say their names and hold a too-long list of others in our hearts. On Friday night, the Target near my house, which is where I go to get the majority of my essentials, was looted and set on fire. What can you do as an individual?

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Smarter Career Choices #3: Solve for the Global Maxima!

Occam's Razor

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. I bumped into the lesson thanks to their NFL sponsorship.

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Diverse Startups Can Receive Tech Mentorship And Thrive

ReadWriteStart

Digital Undivided does this by offering workshops and resources in cities with predominantly black populations: Philadelphia, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Detroit, Oakland and the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Some major names in tech will be speaking, including Adria Richards and Anil Dash.

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Real Estate Developer Danny Haber Of oWOW Reinvigorates Bay Area

YoungUpstarts

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. The challenge faced by lawmakers across California is the following: affordable housing. Who is Danny Haber and What is oWOW Doing to solve the housing crisis in the Bay Area?

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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

Jake Soberal : Hi, my name is Jake Soberal. We're a technology company headquartered in Fresno, California, and together with the Kapor Center in Oakland have partnered to deliver Onward US, which is an initiative to put thousands of Americans back to work. I am the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries.

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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. There was a guy in New Jersey government named Ross Dakin. We onboarded a guy named Mike Flowers. Eric Ries : Please name some names. Please, if there are specific USDR spin-off projects or volunteer opportunities that are live right now, please do name drop them.