diversity in tech

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Silicon Valley leaders are once again declaring ‘DEI’ bad and ‘meritocracy’ good — but they’re wrong

Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang set off another debate with an anti-DEI post. It revealed a lot about the current state of DEI in tech.

9:00 am PDT • June 23, 2024
Silicon Valley leaders are once again declaring ‘DEI’ bad and ‘meritocracy’ good — but they’re wrong

“I think a lot of the narrative that many investors put out there about investing in more Black founders was mostly just talk.”

3 Black investors talk about what they’re looking for in 2023

“Women of color are the most founded, entrepreneurial demographic. They are just the least funded.”

Fearless Fund’s Arian Simone on why a downturn is business as usual for minority founders

At a time when the tech workforce has a dire need for more skilled individuals — especially women — now is the time to enlist and empower this motivated group.

What 7 combined decades in tech taught us about perseverance and reinvention

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Potential down market could temper VCs’ promise of more diversity

Venture hiring by definition is exclusive. Legally, investors have to be able to fork out their own capital, ranging from hundreds of thousands to multi-millions, to join as a partner of a fund, meaning to be a senior partner typically requires some personal wealth. The industry is exceedingly gender imbalanced,…

10:30 am PDT • June 10, 2020
Potential down market could temper VCs’ promise of more diversity