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by Arkdy 2712 days ago
I took two passes, and only spotted 2 black women on the teams. Which is unsettling because:

1. These are the people building the tools that'll be a part of _everyone's_ lives.

2. If these companies continue to be successful, these are the people who'll have the capital to continue to shape the future

3. They're often already at the point where it's really awkward (and uncomfortable) for a person of colour to join and be the first and only one there.

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I don't disagree with your point, per se. But...

>only spotted 2 black women

>a person of colour to join and be the first and only one there.

Based on just guessing from the photos, ClickFunnel, CloudCherry, Instapage, Proposify, Chargify, and quite a few others have women of colour.

I don't think the pictures presented represent the current/full team. My team's picture on there is about 2 years old. We definitely have more than 2 people of color...