Trying to get your foot in the door in the corporate world as a Black woman isn’t easy. This becomes way more difficult when you’re also disabled. The employment rate for people with disabilities in the US reached 22.5% in 2023; the tech sector appears to have a lower rate. A survey of the global AWS […] The post Meet The Blind CEO Who Is Helping Companies Become More Inclusive appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech..| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Techish host Michael Berhane and TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis unpack what’s really going on with funding for Black founders — and why so many are heading back to the 9-to-5. They also get into Elon Musk’s clash with X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, Meta’s […] The post Why Black Founders Are Facing An Uphill Battle In Tech ft. Dominic-Madori Davis – Techish Podcast appeared ...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
On Friday, October 9, Black Tech Fest (BTF) hosted its fifth annual festival, which brings tech professionals, creatives, and academics. BTF hosts a range of workshops and talks by some of the biggest names in the tech and creative industry. For the first time since its existence, the UK government declined BTF’s invitation to speak […] The post UK Government Declined To Speak At Black Tech Fest For The First Time appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepre...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.
Pinky Cole Hayes has announced that Slutty Vegan is welcoming people to become franchisees of the company. Once a business becomes a franchise, it allows other people to sell goods through a licensing relationship. It also grants rights from one party to another. The new move will allow the business to expand. Cole hired former […] The post Slutty Vegan Founder Pinky Cole Bought Back Her Company, Now She’s Inviting Others To Grow It With Her appeared first on POCIT. Telling the stories an...| POCIT. Telling the stories and thoughts of the underrepresented in tech.