Subject: Fwd: Following up Re: Predictive Analytics for Political Campaigns: Introduction to QuantiFind.
From: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>
To: Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:43:20 -0500

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From: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: Following up Re: Predictive Analytics for Political Campaigns:
Introduction to QuantiFind.
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Ari Tuchman <[email-masked]>, Elan Kriegel <
[email-masked]>

Dear Joe

Thank you for following up - I made it back to snow so I am missing the sun
already.

I am connecting Ari to Elan Kriegel, who has been assisting the Secretary
in this space as she assesses what she might need should she decide to go
forward.

I am going to leave it to the two of them to connect and then follow back
up with Elan.

(Ari - nice to e-meet you).

best.

cdm

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Joe Grundfest <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>
>