The best weekends are Techstars Startup Weekend[s]! Looking forward to sharing a bit on Customer Validation today at @techstars SW Dar es Salaam today. Working with these teams is so rewarding. Since the pandemic grounded all of my travel, I'm so thankful to travel remotely.

Having attended many startup events, pitches and meetups in Europe, we collectively noticed the lack of diversity we experienced on panel discussions and as keynote speakers. We looked around for groups focused on women of colour, but couldn’t find any…introducing Founderland

"As they consider who pays, business leaders need to question whether it makes sense for all customers to pay the same price, or even to pay at all." sloanreview.mit.edu/article/can-we…

Welcome to the world mvmt ventures 🎉 exciting times for a more equitable and inclusive venture landscape

On Wednesday, don't miss this great talk from Speedinvest: The benefits of building a team that exposes your blind spots 🔭 Taylor Anderson examines bias in investing teams and shares how building more diverse funds can lead to better results hub.speedinvest.com/events/69746

Can't speak highly enough about this programme & team. Fantastic opportunity. If I was a venture track company right now it would be top of my list!

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Midas List Europe names only 3 women investors to the top 25. The optics are even worse as Forbes has Reshma Sohoni & Carlos Espinal sharing 1 position (Each of their individual achievements is remarkable enough to warrant their own listing in their own right!) forbes.com/midas/europe/#…

$10B: Cost of the James Webb Space Telescope, positioned to uncover unimaginable and priceless discoveries about our world, deep space, science 🔭 Compared to $50.4B(est): Amount spent on running ads on Facebook (U.S. only) in 2021 Just imagine if these were flipped

Incredible initiative, thank you TechChill | #techchill2025 Also includes information on how you can help from anywhere ukraine-latvia.com/#preparation

*THIS SATURDAY:* Techfugees #Ukraine LIVE (In-person LONDON & online) techfugeesukraine.eventbrite.co.uk A match-making and resource-sharing event for humanitarian groups & others offering support for people displaced by the invasion of Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Oksana Ilchyshyna recently arrived in 🇩🇪 after leaving 🇺🇦 She is a graphic designer w/ a strong background in motion graphics & 3D animation. Her portfolio 👇 If you're looking for some graphic design help, DM me! 💙💛 youtube.com/watch?v=kNLPHw…

Do you want to create an innovation economy? You can't buy it with investment. Or artificially manufacture it with "ecosystem initiatives". You have to believe in it. And support others who do. But does the UK really want to change? 5 years here I'm still feeling this 👇

Does someone have a white, male, native-English speaking AI bot that I can borrow to deliver this next pitch presentation? Asking for a (female founder) friend. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…