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Equal access to capital and entrepreneurship is the final civil rights movement

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But despite my privilege, Iā€™m also confident that my Black heritage made it more difficult for me to raise venture capital. Today ā€” and the data proves this ā€” if you are a white male, you have an unfair advantage when looking to raise venture capital. And really, this was where my race became an obstacle.

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The Big VC Thaw ā€“ Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1. note: there is one rare exception – in 2006 Sevin Rosen declared that Venture Capital was broken and actually returned money to their LPs !

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How to Present at Big Meetings without Going Down a Rat Hole

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I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. If one vocal person blurts out, “just give us the details, we all know social networking&# don’t assume that person speaks for the entire room.

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