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6:00 AM PDT • September 8, 2024

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The most cliche advice for startup founders is to identify a problem in your life and find a way to solve it. A founder with multiple exits under his belt, Paul Freedman, has a big problem: His beloved Oakland A’s are moving to Las Vegas by way of Sacramento.

“It’s interesting how much a sports team impacts the psyche of a town,” Freedman told TechCrunch. “And if a team ever makes the decision to abandon the town, it creates heartbreak.