Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

Instead of students or faculty coming in with their own ideas — we now have them working on societal problems, whether they’re problems for the State Department or the Department of Defense, or non-profits/NGOs, or for the City of Oakland or for energy or the environment, or for anything they’re passionate about.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

Arena Growth Partners | Venture Capital and Private Equity | Austin, Texas - Venture to Lead™ Aspect Ventures We bridge the gap between your seed and later stage venture so together, we can turn great ideas into great companies. That drives every decision we make. New Age VC About This is just a start.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The 1928 Master Plan was highlighted as both a moment and an institution of influence on Austin, essentially codifying the kind of anti-equity, anti-inclusion thinking many black and brown people in this city exhibit as critical evidence in the case against the liberal and progressive Austin that University of Texas at Austin Ph.D.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 15, 2006

It goes back to selling the vision of your company, the ability to make a huge impact in a small and thriving organization, and outlining the equity opportunity. Just remember Billy Beane and his Oakland A’s. So then the next question you may have, is how do I compete for this talent?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. Founded in January 2000 in Oakland by Tim Westergren; new CFO, Steve Cakebread was previously CFO of Salesforce.com.

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David Teten

APRIL 29, 2014

I published in 2010 a research study on best practices in how private equity and VC funds source investments. Headquartered in Oakland, CA, Mindblown was founded by Jason Young and Tracy Moore, both African-American Harvard graduates. And it seems obvious that more venture investors should also be pursuing this market opportunity.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Cofounder Technical Review 114