SAN FRANCISCO -- My company, BUILDUP, is an accelerator launching in 2015 that is focused on inclusion, education and access for all individuals looking to launch the next great start-up. Ever since Google and other high-tech companies began releasing diversity work force numbers earlier this year,...
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) wrote the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission last week, asking them to consider how the proposed combination of Comcast and Time Warner Cable would impact independent programmers and our choices on TV. As the CEO...
Following weeks of outrage from the LGBTQ community and its allies on campus over the planned reduction in section offerings of the Gay and Lesbian Studies I and II classes, the college administration hosted an LGBTQ Cultural Competency Forum Nov. 18 to discuss the issue. The...
In order for companies in Silicon Valley to address the existing problem of lack of diversity, they need to understand how African Americans and Latinos are left behind in the tech industry. Tech companies are starting to recognize the importance of diversity and looking to...
EcoTech Visions, a green business incubator and accelerator, opened its doors to the public, with an open house on Thursday attended by more than 100 business people, government officials, community leaders and entrepreneurs. At 70 percent capacity, Ecotech already houses seven companies in the incubator: Crafting...