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The Origin of Tech’s Diversity Problem
The patterns we see in the decision-making of venture capital firms have been in the making for more than seven decades. A lack of funding for female and minority founders is deeply rooted in venture capital’s foundation as the VC world, from the start, cemented its success by centering around white & male-dominated companies. Don’t believe…
Read MoreYet another Google algorithm update
It’s important to remember that Google can always sweep the rug out from under you––they’ve done it before.
Read MoreWhat bad habits did your old boss teach you?
I’ve been looking forward to diving a bit into this Tweet by my friend Colin. A trap many founders and leaders struggle with is trying to lead the same way they were led. There is value in learning from others, but it can also lead to picking up bad habits. Here is an example: Early…
Read MoreWhat innovation means for cannabis
What does innovation really mean in cannabis? Shayda Torabi is the CEO of RESTART CBD, one of Austin’s leading cannabis retailers and the host of To Be Blunt – one of the cannabis industry’s favorite business podcasts! TLDR: Innovation in cannabis means different things to everyone – but is innovation always needed? Innovation is almost synonymous…
Read MoreHealthcare Bidding Wars continue with Signify
For my fellow Dallasites, you might be under water in more than one way this week. Apparently Dallas just received 20% of its average annual rainfall – in one day – after a 65 day drought. It’s as if the great state of Texas had decided to store all the water and dump it on…
Read MoreUsing Aggregation In Web3 To Solve Identity
What’s good everyone, Ian here. Was scouring the internet for stories and came across a great essay from my homie Jared Franklin. Jared, who’s based in South Florida, is an investor at Costanoa Venture and has a ton of great fintech operator experience as a founder and product person at Blispay, PayPal and BlockFi. Super…
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