Strategy

Relationships are more important than any individual transaction.

Founder experience is powerful life experience.

Tech’s ethical track record has been spotty, but it can improve if tech leaders and workers hold themselves accountable and push for change.

Bias against older job applicants is very real, but it can be analyzed and mitigated.

As data analytics and diversity imperatives converge, data experts from diverse backgrounds can make a huge impact.

Sometimes, principles are more important than money.

Sometimes, being an entrepreneur means persevering through years of nothing but rejection.

Founders from underrepresented communities are often underestimated, and can use that to their advantage.

For VC funds with limited partners, it’s important to invest in companies that have massive growth potential. But that’s not to say they can’t do good at the same time.

The venture capital business drastically under-funds black women.

To gain a foothold in the VC business, you often have to start in a junior role and spend several years learning what makes the firm (and its most successful investments) tick.

Even troubled companies can present powerful opportunities.

Consider how product failures will affect users’ lives.