Hi there and welcome again to Equity, a podcast in regards to the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
That is our Wednesday present, the place we area of interest right down to a single subject, take into consideration a query and unpack the remainder. This week, Natasha requested: What occurs when a Black founder was ousted? Alex was again on the mic after every week away, and we introduced on Dominic-Madori Davis (comply with her on Twitter and Instagram) to speak us via the subject. In any case, the core query was impressed by her newest TC+ column.
Right here’s what we bought into:
- The rising tensions at Black Ladies Code, which started final December with Bryant’s “indefinite suspension.”
- Bryant’s eventual ouster, which occurred earlier this month, and the outpouring of public help for the chief. That dialog introduced us into the fact of who will get to talk up publicly, and who can solely accomplish that off the report and with out attribution.
- Davis piece in regards to the symbolism of a Black founder being faraway from a place of management
- Inherent bias and easy methods to navigate that within the tales we hear and ideas we obtain.
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