Black Innovation

3 Ways to Save America's Black Boys, Pt. 2 of 3

Mike Green | Posted 05.23.2012

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Mike Green

Waiting on government for a solution is like waiting on Superman; neither will rescue our Black boys. That's our job.

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Angel Investing in Startups Stimulates Job Growth

Mike Green | Posted 02.20.2012

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Mike Green

The next Mark Zuckerberg will likely emerge from environments that foster, nurture and invest in the innovative spirit of its talented entrepreneurs.

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Black America's $100M investment experiment

Mike Green | Posted 12.05.2011

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Mike Green

What if Zuckerberg had challenged innovative Black entrepreneurs across the nation, rather than students, to compete for 1,000 cash prizes of $100000 each?

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Winning the Future: Eliminating Racial Imbalance in Innovation

Garren Givens | Posted 10.08.2011

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Garren Givens

As the founder of an Internet startup, I meet entrepreneurs and investors every day. I've met hundreds, yet over the past few years, I have met only a couple of entrepreneurs and investors who are black.

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No Excuses: Galvanizing Black Innovation and Capital

Mike Green | Posted 06.20.2011

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Mike Green

It is time for Black America to invest in developing a private capital equity investment infrastructure and a high-growth entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Venture Capitalists Aren't Investing In Black Entrepreneurs

Mike Green | Posted 06.05.2011

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Mike Green

Investing in high-growth companies creates jobs while generating more wealth for investors. The formula has worked for the private venture capital investment community. Unfortunately, no such active community exists in black America.

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Missing: Black Angel Investors

Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Green

We've complained bitterly about conditions controlled by the majority demographic, but ignored opportunities to invest in establishing a viable entrepreneurial ecosystem to generate new jobs.

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SOTU: Obama's Innovation Economy

Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Green

The nation is nervous, yet outwardly calm. President Obama has set the stage for a vision of America's new Innovation Economy and forward-looking anti...

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Innovation Crisis in Black America Pt. 2: Where are Black Entrepreneurs and Angels?

Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Green

There's an economic crisis of monumental proportions occurring in Black America. The challenges stretch across a vast spectrum of education, unemploym...

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Innovation Crisis in Black America, Pt. 1

Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Green

There is a crisis occurring in 12.3% of the American population, otherwise known as Black America. The crumbling economic infrastructure of the natio...

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