Black Tech Entrepreneur of the Week: Charles Hudson
For the month of February we announced that for Black History Month we would highlight four black tech entrepreneurs. Our second entrepreneur is Charles Hudson, Venture Partner at SoftTech VC Bio Charles is a Venture Partner at SoftTech VC and the CEO and Co-Founder of Bionic Panda Games, a mobile games company based in San Francisco, CA. Until February [...]
Read MoreBlack Tech Entrepreneur of the Week: Shellye Archambeau
Last week we announced that for Black History Month we would highlight four black tech entrepreneurs during the month of February. Our first entrepreneur is Shellye Archambeau, CEO of MetricStream Inc Bio As the CEO of MetricStream, Shellye Archambeau is responsible for running all facets of the business. Ms. Archambeau has a proven executive management [...]
Read MoreYhorLife.com Building an Online Community of Purpose and Shared Values
As recent reports indicate, African-Americans are more interested in hard news with substance than celebrity and gossip news nowadays. Well, that is what minority founder Adylia-Rhenee Gutierrez’s had in mind when creating online community platform, YhorLife.com - creating value driven content without the drama filled celebrity happenings. YhorLife.com is an online community that celebrates hard work, [...]
Read MoreDo Black Entrepreneurs Have Workers’ Backs?
When the CEO of Megen Construction Co. was asked last Tuesday if his firm had an employee-retirement plan, Evans N. Nwankwo (pdf) immediately replied, “Of course.” He then summarized why black entrepreneurs should, if possible, follow his lead. “We may be a minority company, but we compete with majority firms all the time and must make sure that our [...]
Read MoreWhy College is the Best Place to Build a Startup
Typically when people think of entrepreneurs, they don’t automatically think of college students, but they should. College is the best time to think big and execute ideas, especially when hustle and grind is naturally part of the curriculum. There are three core reasons why college is the best place to build a startup: The resources [...]
Read MoreBest Cities to Live if You Are a Minority Entrepreneur
The lack of minority entrepreneurs, more specifically, tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley have been talked about. But where are they if not there? According to Forbes.com, they are in Atlanta where half the residents are African- American. A large number of minorities including Hispanic and Asian have started their own businesses in the metropolitan city [...]
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