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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. We onboarded a guy named Mike Flowers.

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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. Estimates indicate a 23% increase in employment with tech companies in the 10 years since the Global Financial Crisis hit.

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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. 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.