www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Moneyball,” of course, refers of to the 2003 book by Michael Lewis (and the 2011 film starring Brad Pitt) about the Oakland A’s baseball team—and how general manager Billy Beane began using obscure baseball statistics and a new kind of computer-generated analysis to find under-appreciated talent and build a winning team on a shoestring budget.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

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?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The housing crisis has resulted from an inability to meet this demand, leading to higher rental prices across the board. oWOW’s work is supported by many high-profile individuals like the former vice mayor of Oakland, California, Annie Campbell Washington, and Elaine Brown of the Black Panther Party.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Founded in January 2000 in Oakland by Tim Westergren; new CFO, Steve Cakebread was previously CFO of Salesforce.com. Online DSP (demand-side platform) and ad exchange for display advertisers. -Premium experience ($36/yr) offers a desktop application option, unlimited listening, no ads, higher quality audio and more skips.

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David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

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. Headquartered in Oakland, CA, Mindblown was founded by Jason Young and Tracy Moore, both African-American Harvard graduates.

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Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

on the Richter scale, but it severed the Bay Bridge, flattened a section of freeway in Oakland, and killed sixty-three people. When asked by the WSJ if there will be enough demand to fund “two or three or more players in these categories,” Andreesen says, “Generally in tech, the markets are winner take all.” do to the local economy?

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