Unemployment in USA hits 47 Million. Racism Exposed. How will Tech Respond?

That Was the Week #23

This week’s discussions in Startup and Venture Capital Land were again dominated by responses to racial injustice, highlighted by the #BlackLivesMatter protests. Not far behind were many stories about the rise of unemployment and the changes it is forcing as we try to come to terms with rising Covid infections acrtoss much of the USA.

Above all this week I am highlighting the work of Lolita Taub. In her own words she is “first-gen Latinx woman going on 14 yrs in tech, with +$50M of sales and 11 angel + 26 VC investments under my belt, on a mission to create a world where tech is created by and for the diversity of our population.”

See the video to see why she is highlighted.

This Week’s Video Interview with Andrew Keen and Keith Teare

Here are this week’s newsletter highlights.

#BlackFoundersMatter, #BlackFundsMatter, #BlackLivesMatter

• Focus on Lolita Taub (Black Founders List, Lo Toney, Black Fund Managers)
• How to tell your startup Story — Keith Teare, Video Essay