[staunch]

Do you think wealthy Latino men with Stanford MBAs are struggling at all?

This problem is much more about class than race.

White people from poor backgrounds have the same kind of experience all the time. This is the way many companies founded by upper class people operate.

The good news is that there are plenty of meritocratic companies, or at least teams inside companies, that aren't fooled much by elite credentials. You just have to work harder than those other people to prove yourself.

Silicon Valley won't be truly diverse until more companies are founded by people from poor backgrounds. Almost all of the current ones were founded by the most elite.

[DiversityinSV]

so sad that for anyone else wishing for an alternative, has to just 'work harder' somewhere else 'where you will be appreciated' by 'others like you' whether the distinction is race or class. But do 100% agree there are such places like that out there where one is valued on experience + credentials, not only background. I guess the much discussed diversity topic around SV was just like a Summer hit song, cool for a few months, forgotten later.

Alrighty then. Gotta go & work harder :-)