3 Ways to Make Tech Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive in 2020
TL;DR
We don’t have a diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) tech industry. We need one to serve the market better, take the money that’s being left on the table, and produce outsized returns for all. There’s a lack of dollars going to underestimated founders and companies addressing underserved communities, and a lack of diverse check writers.
How can we make it a DEI tech industry? Approaches can include, but are not limited to:
- Increasing the number of underestimated tech talent (also promote, sponsor, and pay well)
- Increasing the dollars going into underestimated tech founders and dollars going into companies addressing underserved communities
- increasing the number of, and support to, investors who come from underestimated backgrounds
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