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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. of 3,981 VC funds below $2b in size returned at least 2X Distributions to Paid-In Capital (2X) or more. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male.

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“What Unites Us” —Important Lessons from @danrather at the #UpfrontSummit

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He was a pioneer in reporting the civil rights struggle, Vietnam, Watergate, Iran-Contra, The Gulf War and so many more historical moments in our history. We spoke about the consolidation of media platforms “90% of media distribution is controlled by just 6 international business entities.”

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Five Reasons Every CEO Should Give Back On Giving Tuesday And Beyond

YoungUpstarts

Dastmalchi, LLC was started by serial entrepreneur and philanthropist Alex Dastmalchi. While he was raised in war-torn Iran, he moved to America with a dream and vision, becoming an American citizen and a successful business owner. Based in Newport Beach, Calif.,

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

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For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. Distribution of media is tightly controlled by YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and a handful of others. Our social graphs are locked in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Enter the decentralized Internet.

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14 Entrepreneurs Describe The BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) For Their Business?

Hearpreneur

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their daily, weekly, quartely or yearly goals around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) and here are the insightful responses. #1- A lot of great entrepreneurs who start here almost never end here. Photo Credit: Paige Arnof-Fenn.

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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

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Or in utility speak, they are transmission and we are last-mile distribution. Or the ability of the Center for Disease Control to be able to track pandemic distribution of viruses. Or just the sheer power of people being able to self organize as they have done in Egypt, Iran or Tunisia. What does that mean?

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