[RobPfeifer]

I’m all for this (meaning bringing diverse co-investors into rounds). I’d add that as entrepreneurs we should add LP riders when doing rounds (where’s your money from?!).

Can’t say I know all these funds super well - they’re not big names outside of a couple - but helping diverse co-investors build track records is a good idea on a bunch of levels. It’s all friends and family anyway.

I will say that Greycroft is one of the few funds who I respect deeply in how they operate and don’t treat “diversity” as an add-on. They’re just a really smart group of people, that I’ve enjoyed every interaction with, that actually have a diverse set of experiences and interesting points of view And investment theses that scale across diverse sociopoltifla outcomes. Novel I know!

I see a few misguided comments here not worth responding too about “merit” and what not. I’ll deal with your anguish if you make a point of it, but please bring some original thought, non-anecdotal or not-bad research cause I feel like I’m reading a bad /r/* thread in the below.

[raxxorrax]

We have recent proof that educational institutions actually discriminate against white and asian pupils.

Your wording suggests animosity, so why would you believe you are less biased than anyone else?

Perhaps you are biased because you spend time on reddit, I wouldn't hold it against anyone, but original thought doesn't make an appearance in this discussion.

[RobPfeifer]

I believe that discrimination narrative is largely based on test scores. Which are, and it took me decades to come around to this, fairly biased. Outcomes have been shown to be pretty equal regardless of relative experience (and comparable ability) pre-college.

And I’m less biased cause I’ve seen more and made pretty much every mistake a high test-score, arrogant white or Asian guy can make :).