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Ethical tech with Tracy Chou (Block Party) and Ellen Pao (Project Include)

Running an ethical tech company is underrated. From fostering a diverse and inclusive company, to examining your technology’s impact on society it all comes down to ethics. Hear from Project Include’s Ellen Pao and Block Party’s Tracy Chou about how they grapple with ethics, and how focusing on diversity can positively impact a company’s bottom…

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Running an ethical tech company is underrated. From fostering a diverse and inclusive company, to examining your technology’s impact on society it all comes down to ethics. Hear from Project Include’s Ellen Pao and Block Party’s Tracy Chou about how they grapple with ethics, and how focusing on diversity can positively impact a company’s bottom line.

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  1. J O

    October 15, 2019 at 7:11 am

    As amazing algorithms are for optimizing suggestive content as bad it can be for people who will get radicalized by devicive voices and I think it is unhealthy for society in the long run if not it is recognized that there should be put dampening meassures on this cycle. I think that having a not interested on youtube now is a step in the right direction. I think you guys are very thoughtful and I think bringing the toxicity levels on social is a very noble path to take as a toolset to incooporate in an already excisting ecosystem.

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  2. King K

    October 15, 2019 at 8:52 am

    We gon ignore the fact the middle man wit long hair wearing a basketball ????

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  3. Jake Schmell

    October 21, 2019 at 2:17 am

    1:25 to 1:36
    … Not really..

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