Leaders in Tech

We help leaders improve themselves, their organizations, and the world.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

Introducing Leaders in Tech: https://t.co/XnCr2SQ5qK. Learn more about our beginnings at https://t.co/VLD7zQYAiC

[Natalya Bailey @natalyarockets]

I've been a part of the transformational Leaders in Tech Fellowship program AND NOW CAROLE HAS A BOOK AND I CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT https://t.co/CUeqbfPyJ5 https://t.co/PHuh7Qib5H @LitFellows

[Jennifer Carolan @jencarolan]

Excited to see @LitFellows officially launch. This is an org that truly understands the transformative power of values-driven leadership.
“History will remember technology's leaders not just for exceptional financial results but for the values & integrity of the co’s they built.”

[Jeremy Liew @jeremysliew]

I’ve been lucky enough to learn from Carole Robin at @StanfordGSB and in subsequent years as she coached me. Now, @Lightspeedvp is proud to support the @LITfellows community of founders building high-performing and culturally healthy startups:
https://t.co/45LyfoH9dk

[Sam Chaudhary @samchaudhary_]

This is the most important thing I've done to grow my emotional awareness as leader, test my limiting beliefs, and build a culture of empathy @ClassDojo. Feeling grateful for the journey with the first cohort of @LitFellows! 🔥✨🙏🏽

[Deon Nicholas @dojideon]

This program has been game-changing for me in terms of becoming a better leader. I’ve grown a lot and become more mindful in showing up as my authentic self. Highly recommend!

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@beLaurie Perplexed that this didn’t get through. Is there some other way to reach you?

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@beLaurie

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@rodneysampson @brettashtonsj @shaft @theohubs @kingonomics Thanks for the resource, we’ll take a look.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@rodneysampson @brettashtonsj @shaft @theohubs @kingonomics This is based on observation of the people who have applied to our program so far, not assumption. People requesting financial support come from underrepresented groups. We think one factor here is that the majority group entrepreneurs who apply have raised more capital on avg.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@hutchamachutch @tiffani @beLaurie Thank you. We reached out to B separately via DMs and are waiting to hear back.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@hutchamachutch @tiffani @beLaurie We're open to any suggestions you have about specific measures to prevent harm.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@hutchamachutch @tiffani @beLaurie Fair point (on the benefit of the doubt). I'm uncertain as to how we're profiting from inclusion. We stated that we are committed to building diverse peer groups on the website, because we've done the work to actually make the numbers reflect diversity in our participants.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@hutchamachutch @tiffani @beLaurie The role of the facilitators is to create intimacy, vulnerability, and openness, so that everyone feels comfortable sharing what's on their mind – whether that's a personal/professional challenge, or a dynamic between two people in the group.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@hutchamachutch @tiffani @beLaurie Part of the environment we strive to create is one in which participants are able to directly address micro or overt aggressions, if they perceive this to be happening within the group. If you've seen peer-based models done especially well, we'd love to learn.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@hutchamachutch @tiffani @beLaurie – it's more of a group experiential learning experience where people share their experiences. Our leadership team is currently 3 people. I hope you'll give us the benefit of the doubt that as we grow, we expect and intend for this team to expand upon many axes of diversity.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@hutchamachutch @tiffani @beLaurie Within the program itself, the resource we offer is the peer group of other founders and executives. For the unique challenges that underrepresented participants face, we aim to provide a venue to discuss those challenges, but there isn't a specific "teaching" piece that we offer

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@ekp @JillWetzler We've made an effort to make the participants non-homogeneous. We are 10% black and latinx, and 40% women. This is obviously not the makeup of tech leadership, and we've constrained the size of the program a lot to keep the proportions this way.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@JillWetzler @ekp Thank you. If you come across anyone who might be interested in a seat at the table, please send us referrals!

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@JillWetzler @ekp Of course, we can always do better. But the honest answer is that right now, it’s just the two founders, who are very committed to having a diverse program, and have held ourselves accountable to concrete numbers.

[Leaders in Tech @LitFellows]

@JillWetzler @ekp We’ve reached out to ask for more volunteers to read applications. It’s a lot of work that is typically people doing it late at night after childcare and full-time jobs.