Three ways startups can get ahead on diversity
summary
Startups get better products and more innovation by following three concrete actions: attract diverse talent by recruiting where women are (examples: Grace Hopper, Sisters network) instead of relying on founders’ networks; rewrite job descriptions using tools like Textio, Blend and Unitive to remove biased language and focus on skills; measure and publish diversity metrics (example: Slack shows ~30% technical women and 11.5% underrepresented minorities) and hold leadership accountable. It’s easier to build this culture at ten people than to retrofit it at 75,000.
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- 0:00Introduction and background
- 1:56Attract diverse talent early
- 4:50Go where women technologists are
- 6:55Write inclusive job descriptions
- 8:46Hold yourself accountable
- 10:53Start small to scale diversity
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