Tag: Philip Gaskin

Be fearlessly honest about diversity gap, Atlanta expert tells KC Techweek panelists (Photos)

By Tommy Felts / October 11, 2018

Building an inclusive startup community begins with being unafraid to directly state the problem — a diversity gap — free of coded language related to race and gender, said Rodney Sampson. “I am unapologetically about being ‘color-brave’ and ‘race-brave’ — rather than being ‘color blind’ — because when you say ‘color blind,’ you’re saying you…

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Kauffman Foundation’s Philip Gaskin sees entrepreneur ecosystems in the humble snowflake

By Tommy Felts / June 8, 2018

Editor’s note: This content was sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation but independently produced by Startland News. When it comes to developing a startup, there’s no better training ground than a political campaign, Philip Gaskin said. “You’re building movements of people to do extraordinary things,” said Gaskin, director of entrepreneurial communities and chief of…

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Kauffman Foundation allocates up to $7M for inclusive entrepreneurship effort

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2017

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has launched a grant program that hopes to fuel business growth among underrepresented entrepreneurs. As part of the Zero Barriers movement, the Kauffman Foundation is accepting RFPs for Inclusion Open, a grant program that aims to enable champions of underrepresented entrepreneurs to expand their services to topple barriers. “We know…

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Victor Hwang illuminates the Kauffman Foundation’s entrepreneurial vision, new hires

By Tommy Felts / January 5, 2017

Victor Hwang, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s vice president of entrepreneurship, recently took to LinkedIn to map out his vision for 2017 and beyond. In addition to making a series of new hires, Hwang outlined the four main areas of focus for the foundation: entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial ecosystems, market gaps and big ideas. “We are…

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