All People Powered: Eric Ries Judges $30K Pitch Contest in Oakland

Eric judged the All People Powered pitch contest at the Calvin Simmons Theatre in Oakland, where three Bay Area startups competed for $30,000 awarded on the spot. The one-night event was built around the hip-hop musical Co-Founders and championed by Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee.

“This first-of-its-kind event fuses live performances from the acclaimed hip-hop musical Co-Founders with a live startup accelerator that will award $30,000 in funding to first-time entrepreneurs — on stage, in front of an audience! Think Soul Beat meets Shark Tank powered by Oakland creativity and community ambition.” — Theatermania