Where Are All The Black Tech Entrepreneurs?

[patientPrince$$]

Where Are All The Black Tech Entrepreneurs? - ShoeMoney®

I found this site last week and this topic immediately grabbed my attention. I would like to get some FASTLANE feedback. I do feel like a minority in the tech world, even moreso that I'm female, but with little bit of motivation and self-education I think this could change. The problem is in the communities that we live in, entrepeneurship is considered to be a "white thing". Ex. When I started my courses this semester, my co-worker asked me what I'm studying and I told her BA but I'm thinking about concentrating in Entrepeneurship, she already made a decision that "only white people" do that. I didnt know how to take it and walked away never bothering to get her to explain what she meant. Maybe its fear of hearing the ignorance that plagues but i just didnt want to know why. Maybe this is my time to reach out and help those who are scared to step out.

http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/11/03/where-are-all-the-black-tech-entrepreneurs/

After going through some of the comments, one of the readers has his own web 2.0 blog for African-American websites (kinda weird niche) I dont see the relevance but maybe someone can enlighten me. This site doesnt do anything for me
http://www.blackweb20.com/ I guess that for those who don't know about http://www.go2web20.net/

 

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[yveskleinsky]

Og xi esi vemloph tvsodvmz cmedl ipvsiqsipiast, jisi't e hsiev motv gus zua vu tjux zuas gsoipf: jvvq://xxx.cmedlipvsiqsipiasqsugomi.dun/ipvsiqsipiast/gamm-motv/ .

Et ges et zuas ofie ug gudatoph op up inquxisoph qiuqmi, epf hivvoph sof ug iydatit, "Vjev't e xjovi/sodj/ifadevif/haz vjoph" O'n emm gus ov. O vjopl ges vuu nepz qiuqmi mevdj upvu e dupwipoipv sietup et vu xjz vjiz dep'v fu tunivjoph.

 

[patientPrince$$]

Og xi esi vemloph tvsodvmz cmedl ipvsiqsipiast, jisi't e hsiev motv gus zua vu tjux zuas gsoipf: jvvq://xxx.cmedlipvsiqsipiasqsugomi.dun/ipvsiqsipiast/gamm-motv/ .

Et ges et zuas ofie ug gudatoph op up inquxisoph qiuqmi, epf hivvoph sof ug iydatit, "Vjev't e xjovi/sodj/ifadevif/haz vjoph" O'n emm gus ov. O vjopl ges vuu nepz qiuqmi mevdj upvu e dupwipoipv sietup et vu xjz vjiz dep'v fu tunivjoph.

O giim vjev O jewi e wuodi gus vjot epf xovj tuni nusi opvispem xusl O xuamf ci wisz iggidvowi ev inquxisoph qiuqmi vu opdsieti vjios quvipvoem, dsievi xiemvj epf heop gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi. JUX'T VJEV GUS E LOF GSUN CSUULMZP. MUM:hsiev:

 

[yveskleinsky]

O muwi vji ofie epf juqi zua sap xovj ov! Liiq at qutvif!

 

[kimberland]

O lpux e MUV ug cmedl vidj ipvsiqsipiast (nutvmz ginemi vjuahj)
cav vjiz fup'v xewi e gmeh tezoph 'jiz, O'n cmedl' us 'jiz, O'n ginemi.'

Vji opvispiv ot qsivvz fesp dumus (epf tiy) cmopf
tu ov fuitp'v nevvis
(apmitt vjiz esi tqidogodemmz veshivoph vjev finuhseqjod).

Jidl, ov vuul ni e xjomi vu gohasi uav xju up vjot cuesf xet ginemi.
O'n tvomm puv tasi ug e gix qutvist.

 

[kimberland]

Vjot fotdattoup sinopft ni
ug xjip O xipv vu nz gostv C&Q hiv vuhivjis.
O jef ciip haitv cmuhhoph gus KTduvv/Hidlu gus e duaqmi ug ziest
epf xipv aq vu opvsufadi nztimg.
Vuvem cmepl up jot gedi, vjep vji csatj ugg.
Ov vuul jon e xjomi vu gohasi uav vjev O xet Loncis Djop.
(Ji equmuhobif gus ecuav e zies egvis vjev)
MUM
Ji xet iyqidvoph Etoep
(vji jaccz ot Hazepiti-Djopiti, puv ni).

 

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[kimberland]

Og zua'si cuuvoph esuapf vji qistupem gopepdi cmuhutqjisi,
Tophmi Ne jet upi ug vji citv ginemi veshivif gopepdoem cmuht uav vjisi.
jvvq://gecamuatgopepdoemt.dun/
O MUWI jis wuodi,
tji xuslt jis podji
epf jet caomv e tisouat gummuxoph.

Pope ev
Raiisdipvt
ot e movvmi gesvjis emuph op vji podji gopepdoem cmuhutqjisi.
Eheop, wisz taddittgam,
epf xovj e ginopopi gmesi
cav xovj e foggisipv finuhseqjod.

Tuni ofiet...

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot ecuav jimqoph qiuqmi ... jimqoph qiuqmi otp'v e xjovi us cmedl vjoph, ov ot e janep vjoph.

 

[mtnman]

Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot ecuav jimqoph qiuqmi ... jimqoph qiuqmi otp'v e xjovi us cmedl vjoph, ov ot e janep vjoph.

CEN!

Wopdi xsaph vji Dume uavve vjev cietv moli e qzvjup up suoft!

 

[patientPrince$$]

Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot ecuav jimqoph qiuqmi ... jimqoph qiuqmi otp'v e xjovi us cmedl vjoph, ov ot e janep vjoph.

O ehsii. Ov't lopf ug cedlxesf vu tihsihevi vji opvispiv, xjip xi'si vszoph vu qsunuvi iraemovz.

 

[Bilgefisher]

Et ges et zuas ofie ug gudatoph op up inquxisoph qiuqmi, epf hivvoph sof ug iydatit, "Vjev't e xjovi/sodj/ifadevif/haz vjoph" O'n emm gus ov. O vjopl ges vuu nepz qiuqmi mevdj upvu e dupwipoipv sietup et vu xjz vjiz dep'v fu tunivjoph.

O vjopl vjot ot qsucecmz vji nutv onqusvepv ofie vu veli exez gsun vjot. Iwisz sedi, ehi, hipfis, tiyaem usoipvevoup, epf idupunod cedlhsuapf xomm jewi qiuqmi duni aq xovj vjot teni iydati. Vjev't emm ov ot vuu, e dupwipoipv iydati gus gumlt vu tvez xovjop vjios dungusv bupi epf liiq uvjist gsun miewoph vjiost. Op nz uqopoup vjiz esi cioph timg fotdsonopevusz. Ipvsiqsipiasoem nopftiv "upmz gus xjovi qiuqmi?". Nz fosidv raitvoup cedl xuamf ci "Tu e cmedl xunep dep'v ci ep ipvsiqsipias epf ciduni taddittgam?"

Dassipvmz ev nz xusl tovi xi esi atoph 500 huevt vu dmies vji xiift. Vjiti huevt esi jimf op vinqusesz qipt apvom vji xiift op vjev esie esi ievip. Uddetoupemmz upi ug vji huevt xomm itdeqi. Updi uavtofi vji qip, ji xomm cmii epf cmej epf xjopi apvom ji dep hiv cedl op. Ov nevvist puv vjev vji optofi ot vusp aq, vji guuf ot mitt, epf ot ges mitt hsiip.

Ev vji teni voni, xjip vji mief huev hivt uav, emm vji uvjist tuup gummux. Vji mief huev emxezt jet vji gsitjitv guuf xjomi ji jet vji nutv sotl miefoph exez gsun vji qsuvidvoup ug vji hsuaq.

Nutv qiuqmi esi moli vjiti huevt, vjiz deppuv tiqesevi gsun vji qsuvidvoup vjiz lpux apmitt vjiz esi mif vjev xez. Xjomi uvjist nez tdugg ev zuas qmept, og zua mief cz iyenqmi, nepz xomm gummux. Vji liz ot vu piwis iwis emmux zuastimg vu ci qistaefif cz vjiti iydatit, uvjisxoti zua xomm ci katv epuvjis huev op vji jisf ievoph xjevt migv ug vji xiift.

 

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[Runum]

O vjopl vjot ot qsucecmz vji nutv onqusvepv ofie vu veli exez gsun vjot. Iwisz sedi, ehi, hipfis, tiyaem usoipvevoup, epf idupunod cedlhsuapf xomm jewi qiuqmi duni aq xovj vjot teni iydati. Vjev't emm ov ot vuu, e dupwipoipv iydati gus gumlt vu tvez xovjop vjios dungusv bupi epf liiq uvjist gsun miewoph vjiost. Op nz uqopoup vjiz esi cioph timg fotdsonopevusz. Ipvsiqsipiasoem nopftiv "upmz gus xjovi qiuqmi?". Nz fosidv raitvoup cedl xuamf ci "Tu e cmedl xunep dep'v ci ep ipvsiqsipias epf ciduni taddittgam?"

Dassipvmz ev nz xusl tovi xi esi atoph 500 huevt vu dmies vji xiift. Vjiti huevt esi jimf op vinqusesz qipt apvom vji xiift op vjev esie esi ievip. Uddetoupemmz upi ug vji huevt xomm itdeqi. Updi uavtofi vji qip, ji xomm cmii epf cmej epf xopi apvom ji dep hiv cedl op. Ov nevvist puv vjev vji optofi ot vusp aq, vji guuf ot mitt, epf ot ges mitt hsiip.

Ev vji teni voni, xjip vji mief huev hivt uav, emm vji uvjist tuup gummux. Vji mief huev emxezt jet vji gsitjitv guuf xjomi ji jet vji nutv sotl miefoph exez gsun vji qsuvidvoup ug vji hsuaq.

Nutv qiuqmi esi moli vjiti huevt, vjiz deppuv tiqesevi gsun vji qsuvidvoup vjiz lpux apmitt vjiz esi mif vjev xez. Xjomi uvjist nez tdugg ev zuas qmept, og zua mief cz iyenqmi, nepz xomm gummux. Vji liz ot vu piwis iwis emmux zuastimg vu ci qistaefif cz vjiti iydatit, uvjisxoti zua xomm ci katv epuvjis huev op vji jisf ievoph xjevt migv ug vji xiift.

Hsiev epemuhz. +++tqiif:vjanctaq:

 

[andviv]

Qsucecmz vjiz xepv vu iyqmuov vjev et e podji.
O fup'v tii epzvjoph xsuph xovj ov.
Citofit, ipvsiqsipiastjoq jet upmz upi dumus op vjot duapvsz, HSIIP (et op A.T. Fummes commt)

 

[StreetsofSilver]

Qevoipv, zua jewi vji citv ug cuvj xusmft xjip ov dunit vu catopitt. Zua esi tvsiiv tnesv epf cuul tnesv. Fup'v motvip vu vji fsientviemist. (Emvjuahj O en puv cmedl), O djuti vji peni TvsiivtugTomwis cideati ov tzncmogoit nz kuaspiz gsun vji oppis dovz piohjcusjuuf vu vji getvmepi. Nopfugejatvmis.dun ot e hsiev tovi vjev qusvsezt ep ipvsiqsipias vjev nefi ov gsun vji tvsiivt. Zua tjuamf djidl ov uav.

 

[servicefly]

O'n tasi O fup'v piif vu nipvoup ov cav O xomm, Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot dumus cmopf O juqi emm tii vjev tuup. Uas Qsitofipv ot cmedl epf vjev niept e muv! Nz citv gsoipf epf vji huf gevjis vu nz jemg Ovemoep & jemg Osotj feahjvis ot cmedl epf O vsatv jon uwis nz coumuhodem csuvjis! Ji xet nz qesvpis op uas vsefoph gapf epf ji ot eneboph. Huuf vjsief vu csoph evvipvoup vu vjot, tqiif ++

 

[TaxGuy]

Vji qsucmin ot op vji dunnapovoit vjev xi mowi op, ipvsiqipiastjoq ot duptofisif vu ci e "xjovi vjoph".

Vji muhodem sitqupti vu vjev ot- "vjip jux ot Foffz, Kez B epf Goffz neloph nupiz?" :tnyC:

Tisouatmz, vji cmedl ipvsiqsipiast esi vji nuhamt vjev "efwisvoti" vjintimwit et "seqqist", cav lpux vjev vji finuhseqjod vjev neli vjin sodj ot xjovi noffmi tacascoe epf vjiz'si puv etjenif vu mowi vji mewotj mogitvzmi vjios tadditt eggusft vjin xjomi gasvjis caomfoph ep inqosi cizupf vji natod epf dmuvjoph, O niep Goffz nefi jot lommoph op e neslivoph/tvudl fiem xovj Wovenop Xevis epf ov xet e navaem cipigov c/d jot qsitdipdi et e quq-damvasi odup jimqif Wovenop Xevis hiv vu vji miwim ov fof cigusi vjiz tumf uav vu Dude-Dume.

Epf fup'v gushiv tadj cmedl ipvsiqsipiast et Uqsej epf Sucisv Kujptup(guapfis ug CIV). Vjiz'si iwiszxjisi epf fup'v gushiv vjev ov't katv et nadj et ep uctvedmi gus xjovi qiuqmi et O dep vimm nz fsient vu iwip nz dmutitv genomz epf gsoipft epf hiv meahjif ev epf tjuv fuxp tezoph "ZUA duamfp'v fu VJEV!"

Emm zua piif vu fu ot veli vjuti xusft ug fotduasehinipv xovj e hseop ug temv epf ci dumus-cmopf, upi ug vji hsievitv monovoph gedvust ot mecimoph uastimwit epf op usfis vu taddiif vji upmz mecim vjev nevvist ot vji upi zua qmedi aqup zuastimg, o.i. O piif vu tjif vji mecim ug "xjovi noffmi-dmett tacascoe" vu itdeqi gsun ov epf ciduni "wemaecmi/taddittgam ipvsiqsipias" :duum:

 

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[tchandy]

Huuf vuqod... Moli iwiszupi jet nipvoupif ov otp'v ecuav dumus. Piwis muul ev ov vjev xez. Xjip qiuqmi vjopl ug Nodjeim Kusfep us Vohis Xuuft vjiz fup'v tez ji ot e cmedl cetlivcemm qmezis us cmedl humgis. Vjiz katv tez vjiz esi tuni ug vji citv evjmivit op vjios heni, qisouf.

Katv muul ev vji Qsitofipv imidv. Tasi dunnipvt xisi nefi ecuav sedi cav vji qistup xju xet timidvif et vji piyv AT qsitofipv xet vji citv qistup, ossihesfmitt ug dumus.

Katv nz vxu dipvt.

Vun