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Hard Decisions Require Empathy

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In the words of my friend and a CEO with whom I work, “Yeah, I know I need to make some cuts because our demand has changed, but I want to do this with a scalpel and not with an axe.” He enacted a program to proactively offer payment holidays to customers in obviously “hit” industries like travel & entertainment. you should do it.

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How Valence Aims to Provide Better Access and Funding for Black Founders & Executives

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Personally I believe that to fund more people of color you need to put check-writing authority in their hands the same way that if you want to see more women funded you need more women GPs. in this video from the 2020 Upfront Summit. link] So things were going well for Valence in 2020, amazingly even in a pandemic.

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