Subject: Fwd: Following up Re: Predictive Analytics for Political Campaigns: Introduction to QuantiFind.
From: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>
To: Robby Mook <[email-masked]>
Cc: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:08:33 -0500

any update?
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From: Joe Grundfest <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 6:25 PM
Subject: Following up Re: Predictive Analytics for Political Campaigns:
Introduction to QuantiFind.
To: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>, Ari Tuchman <[email-masked]>

Cheryl:

Hope you've arrived back home safely.

When might it be convenient to follow up on the predictive analytics
discussion?

The company might have limited bandwidth, and I would prefer that you guys
not get locked out.

Regards,

Joe

Professor Joseph A. Grundfest
The William A. Franke Professor of Law  and Business
Senior Faculty, Rock Center on Corporate Governance
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford Ca 94305
Tel: 650.723.0458
Fax: 650.723.8229

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:41 PM, Joe Grundfest <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Cheryl:
>
> It's been way too long since we touched base, and I hope this email isn't
> too presumptuous.
>
> QuantiFind is a local big data analytics company that was founded by two
> quantum physicists out of Stanford. I serve on the company's board and
> recently learned that it has been approached about applying its analytics
> to political campaigns. The approach has been by the Republican National
> Committee.
>
> The company has first rate venture capital backing (Andreesen Horowitz,
> Redpoint, US Ventures, Comcast, Publicis) and top of the line commercial
> clients, including Disney, Pepsi, Heineken, and Taco Bell, all of whom
> are willing to provide references. As you might surmise, clients of this
> quality don't come to a Silicon Valley start up run by a bunch of
> physicists unless the company has something special and valuable to offer.
>
> QuantiFind's products fall in the category of predictive analytics, but
> for reasons I won't bore you with here, they are unlike any other
> predictive analytics of which I am aware. Simply put, the physicists have
> figured out how to pull actionable intelligence from social network
> information that can be used to allocate media budgets, design campaign
> ads, and help strategize campaign positions. In other words, they can help
> you manage your media and your message so as to optimize your ability to
> attract votes.
>
> There is very little press on the company, by design, but the following
> might be generally useful:
>
>
> http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20141216005134/en/Quantifind-Introduces-Signum-Delivering-On-Demand-Brand-Strategy#.VJBqa6TF9DB
>
> The company has no political tilt, and is happy to work with either or
> both major parties. Obviously, if it is going to work for both, it will
> have to follow strict confidentiality and segregation of function
> protocols, all of which can, I believe be appropriately implemented and
> monitored.
>
> If it were up to me, I'd prefer that they work exclusively for the
> Democratic side of the fence, but that might not be in the cards. As a
> second best, I'd rather have both parties gain access to the technology
> than have the other side of the aisle monopolize the opportunity.
>
> If any of this makes sense from your perspective, what's the best way to
> proceed?
>
> I am copying the company's CEO, Ari Tuchman, on this email so that you can
> deal directly with him as well.
>
> Hope you are doing well, and I suspect that you are as busy as can be.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joe Grundfest
>
>
> Professor Joseph A. Grundfest
> The William A. Franke Professor of Law  and Business
> Senior Faculty, Rock Center on Corporate Governance
> Stanford Law School
> 559 Nathan Abbott Way
> Stanford Ca 94305
> Tel: 650.723.0458
> Fax: 650.723.8229
>