Jonathan Miller: Making Good on his Commitment to Ensure Soldiers’ Welfare

Jan 12, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Jonathan Miller,  SDG 8,  USA,  Veteran owned

Jon: I founded Outlaws Inc. for the explicit purpose of serving two at-risk populations that I care deeply about and are central to American society — young transitioning veterans and skilled-trade small businesses. Through our dual mission, we help young veterans chart a path to long-term success, and we strengthen small businesses and the communities they serve. When we think holistically about our approach, we also hope our efforts will contribute positively to addressing a broader set of problems affecting these two communities. 

Fannie Delavelle: Making Online Gender Bias a Thing of the Past

Jan 04, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Fannie Delavelle,  SDG 5,  SDG10,  USA

Fannie: Well, Spiffy, did you realize that our online world is gender-biased? For example, only 18% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women, despite thousands of women meeting Wikipedia’s notability standards. In digital news platforms, only one-in-three-mentions of a person is a woman, in part because the search algorithms used by journalists to find sources to interview overrepresent men. Over the long-term, this gender gap in online representation shapes our beliefs of what women can accomplish by amplifying society’s gender biases.

Ashley Aydin: Creating an Equal Playing Field with VamosVentures

Jan 04, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Ashley Aydin,  SDG 5,  SDG10,  USA

Ashley: It’s wonderful to talk to you, Spiffy. So, this summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to join VamosVentures, a venture fund with a mission to invest in companies led by diverse founders. Latinx and Black founders received only 2% of the total funding that went to founders last year. More surprising is that founders of color are 30% more likely to experience a lack of capital and relevant networks. The stats are similar for female-founded companies. At Vamos, we want to improve these numbers and pave the way for diverse founders to have access to capital, networks, and other pertinent resources. Our driving force is our belief that there's extraordinary entrepreneurial talent in diverse communities.