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A16Z leads investment in Firemaps, a marketplace for home hardening against wildfires

TechCrunch

California is dealing with some of the worst wildfires in its history (a superlative that I use essentially every year now) with the Caldor fire and others blazing in the state’s north. Meanwhile, Greece and other Mediterranean nations have been fighting fires for weeks to bring a number of massive blazes under control.

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How to Find Your Next Great Board Member

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For example, if you have a history of terrific special events, but your organization’s newly crafted and inspirational vision calls for more transformational fundraising, you’ll likely need to shift focus. Know where else they have served, their giving history, and the extent of their network. Either way, you win. Research prospects.

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Why the next big entrepreneur must come from climate tech

TechCrunch

Hurricane Katrina had just happened, and many experts viewed it primarily as a failure of the government to take care of its weakest citizens in the face of a natural disaster, not as climate change’s early shot. Meanwhile, as usual in recent history, technology has come to save the prior fumbles by governments and populations.

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