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Presentation about CODE2040 by Laura Weidman Powers at the September 2014 convening of OpenAccessPHL.
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Creating pathways to success for Blacks and Latino/as in the innovation economy.
Laura Weidman Powers Co-Founder, CEO, CODE2040
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We’re leaving talent on the table.
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1. The economy of the United States is changing.
2. The demography of the United States is changing.
Two trends:
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Blacks and Latino/as As a Percent of Total…
0
0.075
0.15
0.225
0.3
US Population
CS BS Degree Earners
US Tech Workers
SV Tech Workers
SV Tech Leadership
VC-Backed Founders
1%
5%7%
9%
18%
28%
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We want to banish: “they just don’t apply”
“we don’t know where to find them” “there aren’t any”
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Let’s do that in Philadelphia!
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We need: 1. Startup and corporate partners
2. Connections to colleges and universities 3. Volunteers (engineers, entrepreneurs, hiring managers, CEOs, product leads)
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