Diversity

02 Aug

Startup Spotlight: TalentSonar promotes diversity in tech with ‘blind resume review’ software by Monica Nickelsburg

Women and minorities are historically underrepresented in the tech industry and companies often struggle to fix the diversity issue. Now one Seattle startup wants to help remove any unconscious bias that may influence a hiring decision. TalentSonar‘s software removes names, contact information, and other identifying features...

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01 Aug

CODE2040 CEO heads to the White House by Jessica Guynn

SAN FRANCISCO — Laura Weidman Powers, who has built CODE2040 into a major force for diversifying the technology industry, is taking her advocacy to the White House with her appointment as a senior policy adviser to U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith. For six months Powers...

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01 Aug

Jason Towns Sizes Up DC After Securing Commitments for a $10M Venture Fund by Emily Wasserman

Jason Towns wants more diversity in D.C. tech, and he’s not wasting any time trying to bring about change. Towns’ startup consulting firm The Towns Group is working to launch Groundwork, an organization that recently secured commitments for a $10 million investment fund targeting new...

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01 Aug

Can Microsoft and the Science Center tackle tech’s diversity gap? – by Roberto Torres

Erasing the tech scene’s diversity gap is going to take a lot of people rowing in the same direction, and the rowing must start early. Chasing that dream is what led Microsoft to form a digital alliance with the University City Science Center, to deliver skills...

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29 Jul

This Group Mentors African American Entrepreneurs in Seattle

How did Black Dot get started? K. Wyking Garrett: We grew out of Seattle's Africatown Community Development Initiative and Hack the Central District Startup Weekend. We asked, "How does the African-American community reinvent itself in the face of displacement with gentrification?" After the startup weekend, aspiring...

12:32 / Diversity

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