Latinx Founders Collective

@britchavez - a Latinx-centered e-commerce marketplace driven by storytelling and quality products ☺️

👏🏾👏🏽👏🏻 @diversityvc Funds: here's a study on how you can promote diversity and inclusion in portfolio companies, dealflow and internally. 👇🏽 diversity.vc/venturing-into…

Thanks to @vivnunez + @Forbes for sharing lessons I've learned in raising VC for @JoinPaladin: 1) Don’t be afraid to ask hard questions just because the answer may be “pivot” 2) Include diversity in your VC brainstorming 3) Don’t run away from feedback buff.ly/2mPYHct

We're hosting a happy hour at Grace Hopper with YC alum Elpha and AWS on Oct 2. We hope to see you there: ow.ly/jOYN50wpu6M

StartX Celebrates 10 Years Helping Stanford’s Top Tech and Medical Entrepreneurs Solve Real-World Problems | Business Wire businesswire.com/news/home/2019… 9/29 at Stanford GSB! @StartX

Last night we wrapped up our @LatinxFounderCo dinner series 1.0 - in 18 months we hosted more than 165 Latinx tech founders and investors all over the U.S. We've seen this community raise new rounds, new funds and even have an acquisition. Let's do this!!! 💪🏽

Latinx Venture Capitalists (VCs) — Getting to Know the 1% by @mexiCALiAL link.medium.com/F7JBsuzd2Z

We're excited to partner w/ @Essentials at #SalesforceGrowthCamp in Chicago! Learn how to launch, grow, & scale your #smallbiz on 9/26! bit.ly/2Pn3r6X

You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. -Ralph Marston

#UnlockingInnovation recording with the fascinating Mandy Tahvonen of @RelishWorks And @FoodFoundryChi. Look out for her episode soon for insight into how a 122 year old company stays ahead of rapid change.

“I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or, are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?” — Jill Konrath #thursdayquote

Maxeme Tuchma is the CEO and co-founder of the information tech company Caribu. Her goal is to make education better for all kids. She was named the 2017 Toyota Mother of Invention ⚡️Maxeme will be part of this year's Summit. Get your tickets @ latinasintech.org/summit/

Totally agree with @randizuckerberg. Founders, when approaching investors: - Remember that investors are human - Figure out your target investors - Be honest about challenges - Keep it simple - Be coachable linkedin.com/pulse/7-most-c…

📣Aspiring VCs: check-out the @HBCUvc Fellowship. Applications are open. hbcu.vc/apply Also, you can meet HBCU at @DCstartupweek!

Latinos are responsible for 29% of the growth in real income since 2005. With a GDP of the 7th largest GDP in the world, US Latinos, as part of #TheNewMainstreamEconomy are transforming the foundation of our nation. 💯🙌🏽

Signing-up to learn Mandarin. 🇨🇳 China may overtake the US in the most-cited 50 percent of AI papers this year, the most-cited 10 percent next year, and the most-cited 1 percent by 2025. medium.com/ai2-blog/china…

“Future of Work: The way companies qualify job candidates is outdated” by @lolitataub link.medium.com/dBDWtHhxGZ