Y Combinator Expands Open Office Hours To A Different Community Every Month, Starting With Veterans
After launching its Open Office Hours program in September, YC is expanding the program and turning it into a monthly thing.…
CODE2040 Snags $1.2 Million To Double The Size Of Its Diversity In Tech Programs
The Knight Foundation is supporting non-profit organization CODE2040 with $1.2 million, the foundation announced on its blog this morning. Since…
The New American Dream: My Life As A Minority Startup Owner
My life can be split into two halves, each fulfilling an American dream. The first half I spent on the…
22-Year-Old Launching Harlem’s First VC Fund
John Henry, the 22-year-old founder of accelerator program Cofound Harlem, has announced Cofound Ventures, Harlem’s first venture capital fund. Cofound Ventures, which…
Diversity In Tech Needs Less Buzz And More Action
I am smart. I am hardworking. I am a logical, ordered thinker. I am gay. I am brown. I am…
Box’s Diversity Strategy Could Use Some Work And Transparency
Last week, Box announced the winner of its third annual engineering diversity scholarship, Amanda Sopkin of the University of Illinois…