Why the economics of equality is key to Atlanta’s growth

TechCrunch sat down with investor and entrepreneur Rodney Sampson as part of a fireside chat for our TechCrunch Atlanta Live program. The topic at hand was his work with the Atlanta-based ecosystem OHUB, which was started by him and his wife in 2013 and seeks to engage the next generation of diverse startup and venture…

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TechCrunch sat down with investor and entrepreneur Rodney Sampson as part of a fireside chat for our TechCrunch Atlanta Live program.

The topic at hand was his work with the Atlanta-based ecosystem OHUB, which was started by him and his wife in 2013 and seeks to engage the next generation of diverse startup and venture talent. Unsurprisingly, the battle is uphill. Discrimination within the startup ecosystem amalgamates racism, classism, and sexism. Black and Latine founders simply do not receive much funding; last year, Crunchbase said the number of dollars given to indigenous founders was too low even to track.

Atlanta seems like the perfect place to start advocating for change. Nearly half of the city identifies as Black and was a cradle for the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Sampson was born and raised in Atlanta, although attended university at Penn State. He came back to Atlanta, though, because he felt it was a place to build; there was a diversity of talent and thought that intersected with innovation and culture. It was also home, he said.

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Unboxing Apple’s $299 HomeView Smart Home Hub in Rose Pink

The only right HomeView for your pink Barbie dream house 💞🏠🍎 CNET Editor at Large Bridget Carey went to pick up Apple’s new smart home hub in rose pink. Let’s unbox it and here are some of her first impressions. Drop any questions you may have about the HomeView in the comments 👇 Add CNET…

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The only right HomeView for your pink Barbie dream house 💞🏠🍎

CNET Editor at Large Bridget Carey went to pick up Apple’s new smart home hub in rose pink. Let’s unbox it and here are some of her first impressions. Drop any questions you may have about the HomeView in the comments 👇

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Turns out, your group chat might be more powerful than you think. #TEDTalks

Katie Paris quit her career in Washington, DC, to figure out how to make politics feel less like strangers shouting at each other and more like friends looking out for each other. In this practical talk, she reveals why conversations between real people can have a bigger impact on elections than anything millions of campaign…

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SpaceX Starship Flight Test 15: Everything That Happened in 12 Minutes

SpaceX successfully launched Starship Flight Test 15 from Starbase, Texas, and was able to get the ship into orbit, where it deployed 26 Starlink satellites. The Super Heavy Booster booster splashed down off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and SpaceX will attempt to catch Starship back on its launchpad on Saturday, Nov 14,…

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SpaceX Attempts History Friday With the First-Ever Double Catch

Timecode Chapters:
0:00 Liftoff & Max Q
2:38 Hot Staging & Boostback Burn
4:53 Super Heavy Abort & Offshore Splashdown
6:16 Second Engine Cutoff (SECO)
7:46 Flight Control Update & Abort Analysis
9:20 Starlink V3 Satellite Deployment
10:30 Coast Phase & Mission Checkpoint

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Producer: Stephen Beacham
Thumbnail Designer: Stephen Beacham

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