Tech Talk
23 Nov 3 St. Louis companies among nation’s best workplaces for diversity
Two St. Louis-based companies are among the nation’s very best when it comes to workplace diversity, according to new rankings from Fortune and Great Place to Work. World Wide Technology came in at No. 7 on the list while Build-A-Bear Workshop appeared two spots lower at No. 9. Monsanto also ranked No. 30 on the list of 100.
20 Nov Tech Diversity: Accelerators Go After Women, Underrepresented Minorities For New Startup Ideas
When Diego Lafuente, 27, started pitching his idea for a startup that connects Hispanic Americans with lawyers, he was met with confusion. Mentors and classmates in his school’s accelerator seemed not to know the size of the Latino market or why the service would be useful to people who need immigration or other legal help.
19 Nov Atlanta Tech Diversity Pioneer Joins Opportunity Forces
Rodney Sampson has many titles and has done many things in his career. The most paramount of those to date has been the creation of the Opportunity Hub in Atlanta and taking the reigns of the tech diversity mission in the Atlanta area and much...
18 Nov Madison365: Building Diversity In Madison Technology Startups
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/232525975" params="color=ff5500" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] (WORT) — Madison365, a new online media organization that covers diverse communities, recently covered the burgeoning technology business sector in the city and its lack of diversity. In his report, Madison365 editor-in-chief David Dahmer explored this issue and introduced...
