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A comment on Ask HN: How many YC companies have African American founders?.

Re:Ask HN: How many YC companies have African American foun... by moocowduckquack on Thursday December 26, 2013 @01:59PM (#6967451)
Not a YC company, but Lonnie Johnson is an excellent example. Inventor of the supersoaker and now developing thin-film lithium air batteries and working with MIT on solid state thermoelectric engines.

http://www.johnsonems.com/

http://www.excellatron.com/

http://www.johnsonrd.com/ie/lj/ljprofile.html

http://www.parc.com/event/713/high-efficiency-solid-state-en...

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Re:Ask HN: How many YC companies have African American foun... by conjecTech on Thursday December 26, 2013 @02:09PM (#6967505)
Lonnie is one hell of a guy. He should be a role model for everyone.
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Re:Ask HN: How many YC companies have African American foun... by moocowduckquack on Thursday December 26, 2013 @04:20PM (#6968107)
They should build giant benevolent statues of him wherever children gather with the intention of soaking each other for fun.
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Re:Ask HN: How many YC companies have African American foun... by penguinlinux on Thursday December 26, 2013 @02:38PM (#6967631)
Another great resource., thanks for these links. very excite to have a great conversation with these young people.
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