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Mixtape podcast: Building a structural DEI response to a systemic issue with Y-Vonne Hutchinson
It’s time for another episode of Mixtape, where we take a look at diversity, inclusion, equity and the human labor that powers tech. This week we spoke to Y-Vonne Hutchinson, the CEO of ReadySet, a consulting firm that works with companies to create more inclusive and equitable work environments. Hutchinson…
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Dear Sophie: How will this election nail-biter affect immigration?
Walter Thompson Contributor Senior Editor Walter Thompson manages Extra Crunch and TechCrunch’s guest post program. Previously, he was City Editor for Hoodline and managed content development, marketing and community management for a number of startups. He also hosts The Golden City, a podcast that presents stories from San Francisco’s past,…
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Andreessen Horowitz launches $2.2M fund to invest in underserved founders
Andreessen Horowitz announced today in a blog post that it is launching a fund designed to invest in underrepresented and underserved founders. The Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund, which a16z says was in the works for six months, starts with $2.2 million in donations from the firm’s partners. TxO will…
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Extra Crunch Live: Join Kapor Capital’s Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor for a Q&A today
On the heels of a lively conversation with Precursor Ventures partner Charles Hudson last week, we’re gearing up to chat with Kapor Capital’s Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor in a few hours. Today at 10 a.m. PT, Extra Crunch Live returns for a conversation about maintaining diversity, inclusion and…
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Extra Crunch Live: Navigating the pandemic with an equitable lens
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech industry has yet again found itself in a vulnerable state. As we saw in the dot-com era, when the economy takes a hit, so do companies, and they need to make critical decisions — whether it’s laying off or furloughing employees, pausing operations in…
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All Raise CEO Pam Kostka on how the world isn’t ending
‘What we know for certain is that the next great companies are born from these correction cycles’ Natasha Mascarenhas @nmasc_ / 7 hours This isn’t the first economic downturn All Raise CEO Pam Kostka has been through. “I was here during the dot-com bust and rush, and here during the…
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