Winston🇯🇲

First time Startup Founder🤷🏾‍♂️ Building Agogos, a hiring platform and community for educators of color. Parent. @ideaneu @mitef @4pt0schools

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@JonahLupton Sub 5 is super tough

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@JonahLupton Luol Deng is president of their basketball federation. He’s done a great job in development. USA caught underestimating them

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@DelJohnsonVC Point taken. Who is the Facebook lady?

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@DelJohnsonVC Yes, I think black folks get caught in the idea of “let’s show them we can do it just as well or better than them” when really we should reject everything “they” have done and build something completely different and outside of their imagination

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@DelJohnsonVC The anti-diversity has entrenched power. It’s part of the need for the pro diversity funds, right. Much harder to build a network of people that do not have capital and power to transform a space built on existing power and and cronyism. We can’t win the old game. Need a new one

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@AKASMOM Wait..how did you get hurt?

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@reineayiti This might be better for school committee since the athletic department raised fees this year

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@isadwatson Yup. It is not one size fits all follow all these steps and voila! You have to go through it and see what works for you

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@ericbahn VC’s are disqualifying founders for myriad reasons why can’t founders do the same? The notion that you need to compromise what’s right for capital is a problem. Your business partners can determine your business

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@sandro1981 Thanks Sandro now I just need content creator lessons. Wait a minute maybe that’s a startup idea 💡

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@MacConwell Capital over people they have always made it clear.

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@sabakarimm Sergey Brin

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@apbyers @EngineOrg The SEC? As in the government? My question is why haven’t they already done it? They can provide funding to any sector they choose. If they decide to prioritize under resourced founders with substantial capital that’s impact. Not mentors and accelerators

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@Danny_Nguyen96 @ChrisJBakke What’s the name of your company?

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@tdkayode Tell ‘em!!!

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@justingordon212 I’m in

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@kat_blaque @EThorntonGHS As a parent and person trying to build a platform that supports hiring for Black and Brown teachers. Cot Damn this is disheartening

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@2kool4u2k9 @VernTheLegend Valid points. I’m in this solo role right now. I don’t know of many black first time founders with teams. Harder to find POC that can drop careers and work on a venture

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@sabakarimm @risingstars @TechstarsMIA @TechstarsDET @TechstarsDC @TechstarsATLJPM @Techstars_Chi I see. @TechstarsDET was on my radar. I’ll complete it tonight. Do I still get that tip?