Word: hambrecht
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...fewer than 786 electronics firms in the fertile valley at the foot of the Diablo Range. In 1980 they produced $8.7 billion worth of goods. The American Alliance for Innovation now gives two-day seminars on marketing strategies and venture capital for hopeful entrepreneurs. Says William Hambrecht, a San Francisco investment banker whose firm, Hambrecht & Quist, helped launch Apple Computer and Genentech: "Being a successful entrepreneur here is one of the most privileged positions in today's world...
Other groups in addition to INCAR also participated in the demonstration. Larry Hambrecht, a member of the Progressive Labor Party, described Wilson as a "Social Darwinist." "It's in the interest of the ruling class to give a Pulitzer and a Harvard position to Wilson because he says the status quo is because of human nature," he said...