/dev/color has 1,100 Black engineers; Black PMs has 400-500 members
DeVaris Brown · Fireside Chat: DeVaris Brown (Founder & CEO, Meroxa) with Matt Turck (Partner, FirstMark) · Jun 21, 2021 · at 21:50
DeVaris Brown, Founder and CEO of Meroxa, cites membership figures for tech affinity organizations when discussing sourcing diverse engineering talent.
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“DevColor has 1100 Black engineers of all skill levels. Black PMs is, I think, like, 405 hundred product managers that are out there.”
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