Ask HN: Any black women founders out there? What's your story?

Re:Ask HN: Any black women founders out there? What's your s... by 1123581321 on Thursday March 14, 2013 @11:13AM (#5375468)

Yes, there aren't that many in Silicon Valley. Blacks are better represented in the Southeast, Northeast and Midwest of the United States, where there are fewer high-profile startups.

Also, culturally, black women entrepreneurs tend to pursue things other than computer science. The following are the business projects of black women entrepreneurs I personally know in the Midwest:

1. A music performance/album sales career ( this is entrepreneurship )

2. Coaching and motivational seminars

3. A staffing agency

4. An event planning company

5. A photography business

6. A law firm

And to move to black men, even the two entrepreneurs I know who have CS backgrounds are focused on music production and a culture magazine. I do not think my experience is atypical.

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Re:Ask HN: Any black women founders out there? What's your s... by brewgardn on Thursday March 14, 2013 @12:50PM (#5376094)

So my observation is shared. But you think that it fairly representative of the actual population, rather than what holds our attention in this entrepreneurship culture.

Well, your experience with male founders is not typical with where I live (Richmond). But I do agree that they are much more represented in the media.

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