Philadelphia Tribuneflipped into Philadelphia Tribune March 20Technology San Francisco aims to rein in tests of tech ideas on streets phillytrib.com - By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city …
Silicon Valley The Rise of Silicon Valley - counterpunch.org - www.counterpunch.org In recent years a plethora of books have been published about the rise of Silicon Valley’s tech giants. Some are filled with breathless cheerleading …
San Francisco, CA He’s back: Ron Conway dumps $50,000 in fund supporting Loftus for DA, Brown for supervisor sfexaminer.com - Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez Conway, the tech-sector angel investor nicknamed “The Godfather of Silicon Valley,” a multi-millionaire, and sometimes Monopoly-man impersonator, …
Mediumflipped into The Best of MediumVenture Capital Silicon Valley’s Demo Day Is Racist and Sexist Medium - Tiffani Ashley Bell During my three months as a founder in a well-known seed incubator, I watched a Chinese founder be made to repeat parts of his demo day rehearsal to …
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Harsh Sharmaflipped into EntrepreneurshipStartups Getting early investors interested in your startup Entrepreneur - Aparajita Saxena"When you're talking to me in the first minute, I'm thinking - is this person a leader?" - Ron Conway, American angel investor, often described as one of Silicon Valley's "super angels" For any startup,
London Breed Barring a Miracle, Breed Will Sail to Victory in November sfweekly.com - www.sfweekly.com For eight days in early June 2018, San Francisco voters were on the edge of their seats. The June 5 election came and went, but the race for mayor …
Recodeflipped into All StoriesTech Industry Recode Daily: Silicon Valley can’t decide which Democrat to endorse recode.net - Kurt Wagner Plus: Twitter claims it’s improving when it comes to fighting spam and abuse, and Netflix has nearly 150 million subscribers.Silicon Valley can’t …
Forbesflipped into TechnologyOpinion This Entrepreneur Sold His Business To Oracle For $850 Million And Has Invested In Over 100 Startups Forbes - Alejandro CremadesJonah Goodhart knows a thing or two about startups. He has invested in over 100 of them while taking two companies to almost a billion dollar exits. As an entrepreneur, Jonah is a great case study in the
Bloombergflipped into BloombergGuns The Smart Gun Doesn’t Exist for the Dumbest Reasons Bloomberg - Polly Mosendz Smith & Wesson still feels the wound it suffered two decades ago when it decided to invent smart guns. The idea was to invest heavily in the …
Chicago Tribuneflipped into Chicago-area newsObama Foundation Obama Foundation gets 11 new big-money donations for Chicago's planned presidential center Chicago Tribune - Lolly BoweanA former Evanston resident who married into a soap opera dynasty, an entrepreneur who developed a low-budget airline in Malaysia and a Silicon Valley angel investor were among 11 new firms and individuals
Donald Trump Nancy Pelosi for president. No, really sfchronicle.com - Willie Brown We now have close to 20 candidates and potential candidates crisscrossing the country in pursuit of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, …
WWflipped into Relevant : WatchSan Francisco, CA The anti-competitive forces that foil speedy, affordable broadband Fast Company - Harry McCrackenMuncipal broadband and multiple ISP options are great ideas–unless you’re a giant telecommunications company with an entrenched monopoly. From Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Santa Monica, California, hundreds
Patchflipped into Hartford, CT PatchThe Brain GoFundMe Established for Avielle Foundation in Newtown Patch - Rich Kirby NEWTOWN, CT — A West Coast angel investor has begun a fundraising campaign to benefit the Avielle Foundation, a violence-prevention charity founded …
MassLiveflipped into MassLive NewsMassachusetts Following Jeremy Richman’s suicide, six-figure donation made to Avielle Foundation, created in honor of his 6 masslive.com - Michelle Williams Following the sudden death of a parent who lost his daughter in the Sandy Hook mass shooting, an investor made a large donation to the family’s …
Fatherlyflipped into FatherlyAlex Jones After School Shootings, Survivors Experience a Lifetime of Trauma Fatherly - Lizzy Francis Three suicides over the past week exemplify the trauma communities endure from being witness to, or surviving, a mass shooting. On Monday morning, …
The Washington Postflipped into LifestyleLifestyle After Sandy Hook father’s apparent suicide, donations pour in so his research on violence can continue The Washington Post - Allison KleinRichman tried to make something positive of his daughter’s memory. In an effort to try to understand what happened on a scientific level, Richman and Avielle’s mother, Jennifer Hensel, both scientists,
BBC Newsflipped into WorldWorld News Sandy Hook victim's father apparently took his own life bbc.co.uk - BBC News The father of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim has been found dead, having apparently taken his own life, police say.
FOX Businessflipped into InvestingVenture Capital A look at Super Bowl legend Joe Montana's top investments FOX Business - Jade ScipioniWhile NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana’s footballcareer ended more than 20 years ago, his investment game has been strong — and growing — since the late 1990s. This week, the four-time Super Bowlchamp made
Ramflipped into To ReadVenture Capital Startup 101: What Do Angel Investors Look For In Founders? inc42.com - Bhumika Khatri “When you first meet an investor, you’ve got to be able to say in one compelling sentence what your product does.” — Ron Conway, American angel …
Fortuneflipped into TechTech Industry Autodesk to Buy Construction Startup PlanGrid for $875 Million Fortune - Jonathan Vanian Autodesk, a maker of design and architecture software, is going big on construction technology by announcing plans to buy startup PlanGrid for $875 …
Conservative View Book Hints at Bloomberg Using Uber for Grassroots '20 Run newsmax.com - Eric Mack Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his re-registering as a Democrat on Wednesday morning, setting up a 2020 presidential run that …
EaterSan Francisco, CA Behold Candytopia, an Enormous Candy Art Exhibit Built for the ’Gram Eater - Caleb PershanNearby attractions like SFMOMA and the Museum of Ice Cream, look out, because Candytopia, the city’s latest Instagram-oriented attraction, opens today. Visitors to this 16,000-square-foot saccharine spectacle
VoxSilicon Valley Ten big Silicon Valley money players behind this November’s U.S. midterm elections Vox - Theodore SchleiferTech resistance to U.S. President Donald Trump has reached its zenith. But the universe of Democrats who are willing to cut seven-figure checks to liberal causes is still very small. By Silicon Valley
Nathan Nguyenflipped into MoneySmartsVenture Capital 50 Angel Investors Based On Investment Volume And Successful Exits Forbes - Alejandro CremadesWho are the leading angel investors startup entrepreneurs should be pitching right now? How do you connect with them? Effective fundraising for startups isn’t about how many people and firms you can blast
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EDRflipped into AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN MAKING HISTORYSan Francisco, CA London Breed Elected San Francisco Mayor Bloomberg - Romy Varghese After more than a week of suspense, San Francisco now knows its mayor: London Breed. Her competitor Mark Leno conceded Wednesday, eight days after the …
Alex Leungflipped into TechnologyLaurene Powell Jobs Laurene Powell Jobs is changing philanthropy as we know it CNET - Steven Musil Steve Jobs widow is running what the Washington Post describes as "the most influential product of Silicon Valley that you've never heard of."
Business InsiderSan Francisco, CA The tech millionaire moguls most involved in San Francisco politics - Business Insider Business Insider - Melia RobinsonOn a foggy day in San Francisco in May, politicians and tech moguls gathered outside Salesforce Tower, the tallest office building west of the Mississippi, to celebrate the skyscraper's grand opening.
CNBCVenture Capital One of San Francisco's top tech power brokers is taking a step back from tech investing CNBC - Sara Salinas Ron Conway, one of San Francisco's top tech power brokers, is taking a step back from tech investing. SV Angel, an early-stage venture capital firm …
