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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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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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Four Movies All Entrepreneurs Should Watch

YoungUpstarts

So while you are out there making a name for yourself in business, make sure you watch your back too. It is the true story of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball team and how he had to change his philosophy in order to make this small market team competitive. The Pursuit of Happyness.

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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.

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Cannabis Entrepreneurs Coming to Austin

Austin Startup

Fortune Magazine, Details Magazine, and International Business Times have named Dayton to their Top 10 lists of most influential people in the cannabis industry. Catch his keynote presentation “ Raising Capital at the Crossroads ” at 2:00 pm on Friday, April 20.

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Green Austin! April 19–20 Cannabis Event

Austin Startup

Fortune Magazine, Details Magazine, and International Business Times have named Dayton to their Top 10 lists of most influential people in the cannabis industry. He will discuss “ Raising Capital at the Crossroads ” at 2 pm on Friday, April 20.

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