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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

Human Capital will soon be available as a weekly newsletter. This probably isn’t news to developers, but it was news to me when I found out many tech companies still use slave-master language. When racism is built into the technical framework of a company, it perpetuates a false idea that white people are superior to Black people. .

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head. Today, the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) published its updated economic forecast for LA and the Southern California region. Quality tech news from around the web.