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Investors are missing out on Black founders

TechCrunch

As the recipients of less than 1% of venture capital raise, institutionalized systems are visibly at play. Within almost 10 years of my entrepreneurial journey, I have encountered just as many setbacks and failures as I have successes. I was in college from 2000 to 2004. I’m a Black man in America — that’s hard.

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Restrictions on acquisitions would stifle the US startup ecosystem, not rein in big tech

TechCrunch

Jeff Farrah is the general counsel of the National Venture Capital Association. But one aspect of increased antitrust scrutiny — restrictions on acquisitions — would have a significant negative effect on our entrepreneurial ecosystem, and policymakers should approach these changes with caution. Jeff Farrah. Contributor.