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Startup America Partnership

Feld Thoughts

On Monday I was at the White House to help announce the Startup America Partnership. For an awesome description of Startup America, please read Aneesh Chopra’s (the United States CTO) post on TechCrunch titled Startup America: A Campaign To Celebrate, Inspire And Accelerate Entrepreneurship.

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China and America want the AI Prize Title: Who will Throw the Knockout Punch?

ReadWriteStart

The Chinese government has been pouring money into things like facial recognition. While data may be “ the new oil ,” an AI-operated facial recognition program that’s fed an endless amount of data on Chinese faces has limited applications due to the data quality not meeting the bar. Image credit: attentie-attentie; unsplash.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

I started Venture for America back in 2011 with the goal of creating thousands of American jobs in communities around the country. I had never been to a handful of American Cities prior to starting Venture for America. Then the government says ‘hey, great news! That’s below the poverty line.

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Understanding 501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations

Board Effect

While all 501(c) organizations are tax-exempt, the federal government established various IRS subcodes to designate the specific type of work a nonprofit does. Political campaign groups commonly file under the 501(c)(4) classification. Frequently Asked Questions Can a 501c4 donate to a political campaign?

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

The eight teams spoke to over 945 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Today if college students want to give back to their country they think of Teach for America , the Peace Corps , or Americorps or perhaps the US Digital Service or the GSA’s 18F.

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Phil Weiser For Colorado Attorney General

Feld Thoughts

Phil is a rare entrepreneur who can bring innovation to the government, which is just the sort of leadership we need now. I strongly encourage everyone to do what they can to help elect him as Colorado’s next Attorney General, including donating your time and money to his campaign.

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Out of the Crisis #22: Ron Klain on pandemic response and preparedness, entrepreneurship, and rebuilding trust in institutions

Startup Lessons Learned

At the time, he was advising the campaign while also serving as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Revolution, a DC-based VC firm created to fund startups led by diverse founders all over the country. (16:17) This conversation was recorded before the announcement of Ron's new position in the incoming Biden administration.