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15 Jul [Facebook makes scant progress on diversity by Jessica Guynn](/content/2016/07/facebook-makes-scant-progress-on-diversity-by-jessica-guynn/ "Facebook makes scant progress on diversity by Jessica Guynn"/index.html)
Facebook's third diversity report in two years shows its demographics have shifted very little, with African Americans and Hispanics still comprising a tiny fraction of the tech giant's workforce.
Hispanics represent 4% and African Americans 2% of Facebook's U.S. workers, percentages that have not budged since...
15 Jul [Steph Curry Is Developing A Social Media App by William Alden](/content/2016/07/steph-curry-is-developing-a-social-media-app-by-william-alden/ "Steph Curry Is Developing A Social Media App by William Alden"/index.html)
Curry has big plans in Silicon Valley, beyond his involvement with CoachUp, a Boston-based service that lets parents book private coaches for their kids. When asked whether he sees himself as more of an investor or an entrepreneur, he said: “Is there a middle ground...
14 Jul [15 Questions with … Michael Seibel By Sara Ashley O’Brien](/content/2016/07/15-questions-with-michael-seibel-by-sara-ashley-obrien/ "15 Questions with … Michael Seibel By Sara Ashley O’Brien"/index.html)
Michael Seibel discovers and advises young startups. He joined Silicon Valley’s elite startup incubator Y Combinator in 2014 as its first African American partner and is committed to bringing more minorities into the competitive three-month long program.
Seibel -- who studied political science at Yale...
13 Jul [What It’s Like to Be Young, Black And Trying to Make It in Silicon Valley by Ellen McGirt](/content/2016/07/what-its-like-to-be-young-black-and-trying-to-make-it-in-silicon-valley-by-ellen-mcgirt/ "What It’s Like to Be Young, Black And Trying to Make It in Silicon Valley by Ellen McGirt"/index.html)
An inspiring story.
Turns out, sometimes interns at fast-paced tech firms need some specialized coaching in order to thrive at their fancy temp gigs. “I wasn’t getting any of the Star Wars jokes,” laughs Josuel Musambaghani, a 21 year-old math and computer science student at Morehouse...
13 Jul [Here’s How Atlanta is Becoming a Center of Tech Innovation by Samara Lynn](/content/2016/07/heres-how-atlanta-is-becoming-a-center-of-tech-innovation-by-samara-lynn/ "Here’s How Atlanta is Becoming a Center of Tech Innovation by Samara Lynn"/index.html)
Think Atlanta is all peaches and magnolias? Think again! The city is buzzing with innovation and eagerly adopting the latest technology.
Atlanta, Georgia’s presence on a list of America’s Most Tech-Friendly Cities, may surprise some. However, after an interview with its Mayor Kasim Reed, it’s apparent...
13 Jul [How To Discover Your Life Purpose: A Tech Start-up CEO Shares His Recipe For Success by MeiMei Fox](/content/2016/07/how-to-discover-your-life-purpose-a-tech-start-up-ceo-shares-his-recipe-for-success-by-meimei-fox/ "How To Discover Your Life Purpose: A Tech Start-up CEO Shares His Recipe For Success by MeiMei Fox"/index.html)
A few years ago, Everett Harper, the CEO of Truss, a software infrastructure consulting firm that solves complex engineering problems in the public interest, read about University of Virginia business school professor Dr. Saras Sarasvathy’s research into what makes a great entrepreneur. In short, successful...