Megan Rose Dickey
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Triplebyte incubates ColorStack to increase Black and Latinx representation in CS programs
Triplebyte, a technical recruiting platform that emphasizes a candidate’s skills rather than background, has incubated nonprofit ColorStack, which aims to increase the number of Black and Latinx
Till raises $8 million to try to prevent evictions
Till, a platform that serves as an intermediary between landlords and renters, has raised an $8 million seed round led by Route 66 Ventures, with participation from MetaProp and NextGen Venture Partne
Reddit CEO defends allowing Trump ads ahead of presidential election
Reddit is gearing up to run ads for President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 presidential election despite concerns from employees, TechCrunch has learned. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman addressed some of t
CA judge grants preliminary injunction forcing Uber and Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees
California Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman has granted a preliminary injunction forcing Uber and Lyft to reclassify its drivers as employees. This order is set to go into effect in 10 days. “
Human Capital: Uber and Lyft’s ongoing battle with the law and a brief history of diversity at Snap
Welcome back to Human Capital (formerly known as Tech at Work), which looks at all things labor in tech. This week presented Uber and Lyft with a fresh labor lawsuit as a judge heard arguments from Ub
A look inside Gmail’s product development process
Google has long been known as the leader in email, but it hasn’t always been that way. In 1997, AOL was the world’s largest email provider with around ten million subscribers, but other pr
Judge says Uber, Lyft preliminary injunction ruling to come in ‘a matter of days’
California Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman heard arguments from Uber and Lyft, as well as lawyers representing the people of California, regarding the request for a preliminary injunction that
Uber and Lyft face new lawsuit from CA Labor Commissioner
Uber and Lyft are both facing another lawsuit from the office of the California Labor Commissioner alleging wage theft. Filed today, the suits argue both Uber and Lyft are misclassifying their drivers
Black Founders Matter, a fund focused on Black entrepreneurs, makes first investment
Too often, Black founders are locked out of Silicon Valley before they even have a chance to get started, Marceau Michel, founder of venture capital firm Black Founders Matter, tells TechCrunch. ̶
DoorDash launches a convenience store
On-demand delivery startup DoorDash has launched a digital storefront to sell household items, as well as the types of things you’d find at a convenience store. So, chips, ice cream, spices and
Tech at Work: Amazon caravan protest, Genderify’s algorithmic bias and using ‘BIPOC’
Welcome back to Tech at Work, where we look at labor, diversity and inclusion. Given the amount of activity in this space, we’re going to ramp this up from bi-weekly to weekly. This week, weR
Four keys to building your startup
At last week’s Early Stage virtual event, founders and investors shared some of their best insights about startup building and what they’re looking for in their next investments. We’
Tech at Work: Black gig workers speak out, Uber’s commitment to being anti-racist and Facebook’s diversity report
Welcome back to Tech at Work, a bi-weekly roundup and analysis of labor, and diversity and inclusion in tech. This week, we’re looking at Uber’s anti-racism commitment, Shipt shoppers wa
Ann Miura-Ko’s framework for building a startup
As an early-stage investor, Floodgate’s Ann Miura-Ko looks for two breakthroughs in order to invest in a startup: The first happens in the value-seeking stage of a startup’s journey and th
Learn how to build a company that puts profits and users first, and VCs last, at Disrupt 2020
Contrary to popular belief, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to success in Silicon Valley. Beyond raising traditional venture capital and beyond the pursuing-growth-at-all-costs strategy, there
Tech at Work: DE&I at Facebook, Prop 22 and gig worker earnings
Hey, y’all. I’m experimenting with a bi-weekly roundup that looks at the state of labor in tech. We’ll use this space to explore topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion, th
Swiftmile raises $5 million round led by Thayer Ventures for micromobility charging stations
Swiftmile, the startup that makes and deploys charging stations for electric bikes and scooters in cities, has raised a $5 million round led by Thayer Ventures with participation from Verizon Ventures
8 Black investors discuss the intersection of race, tech and funding
Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers heightened awareness about racial justice, the experiences of Black people in tech — and the industry’s lack of racial di
Email is broken and Hey’s Jason Fried is here to fix it
We're trying to reduce the amount of workload people have to go through so they can have more time to themselves. Email should not feel like work, it shouldn't be work.
Black Innovation Alliance aims to increase Black ownership and shrink the racial wealth gap
Over the years, a number of support organizations geared toward fostering diversity and inclusion in tech have emerged. Black Innovation Alliance, which launches today, aims to serve as a unifying for