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This Instagram post could unlock hundreds of millions of dollars for Black-owned businesses
CNBC - 9 Aug 2020 16:00
The 15 Percent Pledge saw a blitz of media coverage and it quickly caught the attention of major retailers, which are now doing what James had hoped: They are laying out concrete goals that are measurable.
Stop gentrifying tech: Why 'premium' products make us all less efficient
Venture Beat - 9 Aug 2020 23:22
Just like gentrification in the physical world, digital gentrification will result in gaps in technical capability, education, and access to resources.
Black entrepreneurs can tap new markets -- but only with VC backing
Venture Beat - 9 Aug 2020 21:12
Investing in this untapped pipeline will pay dividends -- and create more seasoned Black talent and larger-scale Black-owned companies.
Why Vindex will invest $300 million in esports gaming arenas
Venture Beat - 9 Aug 2020 19:25
Vindex will invest $300 million into esports gaming arenas. That's the next idea from Mike Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni, the founder fathers of esports.
The Value Of Putting Heart Into Your Customer And Employee Listening
Forbes - 9 Aug 2020 18:44How to get your data scientists and data engineers rowing in the same direction
Venture Beat - 9 Aug 2020 17:45
I've seen models take months to get to production because the data scientists and data engineers were working at cross purposes.
How a gaijin studio made the beautiful unrealism of Ghost of Tsushima
Venture Beat - 9 Aug 2020 15:16
Nate Fox, game director at Sucker Punch for Ghost of Tsushima, talks with GamesBeat about the making of the samurai epic and the inspirations for it.