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French startup accelerator <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thefamily.co/">TheFamily</a> has a new board member, entrepreneur turned academic <a target="_blank" href="https://www.crunchbase.com/per
<b>Editor's note:</b> <em>Jonathan Wai is a researcher and writer at the Duke University Talent Identification Program and author of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/findi
Sexism and racism in Silicon Valley. It's a debate that doesn't seem to want to die. On one side are those who believe that Silicon Valley is a genuine meritocracy; on the other, are those who are dee
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