TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In 2014 , open-source platform Drupal moved to replace “master/slave” with “primary/replica.” . When racism is built into the technical framework of a company, it perpetuates a false idea that white people are superior to Black people. . But GitHub is by no means the first company to consider and make these changes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

At the time almost nobody had heard of the following funds: FirstRound Capital, TrueVentures, Floodgate and SoftTech. By fund II (2007) he was able to raise $15 million (if you watch the video you’ll hear an interesting story of how he did this) and he had a proper fund. I think they were all brand new or just forming.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Turns out like most things there are no simple answers.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

But you can’t secure the funding needed to scale. . 2013 was a huge year for startup investing to say the least, and with how things have been shaping up in Q1 of 2014, things are going to get a whole lot crazier. Finding a better way for entrepreneurs to raise funds. Introducing SeedInvest. Where SeedInvest Sprouted.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle framework “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it” Simon Sinek If your customers believe in your mission, then they’ll warm to you and listen to what you offer and how. Chasing investors, not customers Just because you have a great idea, this doesn’t mean that you’ll get funding.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The Partnership on AI , formally unveiled Wednesday, includes Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, IBM, Google and its 2014 acquisition DeepMind. He says the partnership may ask—or fund third-party researchers to ask—“What are best practices for identifying biases in data and addressing them across the industry?”.

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