Black entrepreneurs

also referred to as: black entrepreneur

4 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jun 13, 2020 by Y-Vonne Hutchinson · across every show →

Everything said about Black entrepreneurs, oldest first

Jun 13, 2020 negative

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Hutchinson: Black founders with elite networks and credentials still lack VC funding

“Like we have black entrepreneurs who go to the right schools, whatever that means. Who, you know, have access to some of these networks. They also don't get funded.”

Y-Vonne Hutchinson Jun 13, 2020 ▶ 6:44 How I Built Resilience: Live with Y-Vonne Hutchinson

Jun 25, 2020 neutral

Insight

Discussions Of Capital For Black Founders Often Exclude Equity Investments

“Usually, at least in my experience, Guy, when this conversation comes up, we get to access to capital, and the conversation is really about working capital, about loans, and not about equity.”

Deval Patrick Jun 25, 2020 ▶ 15:40 How I Built Resilience: Live with Deval Patrick

Jun 25, 2020 neutral

Disclosure

Black Founders Frequently Showed Unease Toward Equity Partners At Bain

“And I will tell you, even in my fun, when we were looking to invest alongside black entrepreneurs, there was unease, sometimes an unfamiliarity often with the idea of having an equity partner come in and work alongside you.”

Deval Patrick Jun 25, 2020 ▶ 15:58 How I Built Resilience: Live with Deval Patrick

Jul 23, 2020 positive

Opinion

It is a better time than ever to be a Black entrepreneur

“I do think that the tides are changing, especially recently with increased attention to the plight of black founders and black people in general. So I think that now is probably a better time than ever to be an entrepreneur, a black entrepreneur.”

Songe LaRon Jul 23, 2020 ▶ 17:06 How I Built Resilience: Songe LaRon of Squire

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