Changing The Face of Venture Capital.
Aaron Samuels is a serial entrepreneur and builder. Co-founder of Blavity, the largest black media company geared toward Black millennials. Co-founder of AfroTech, the largest black tech conference. He is now building Collide Capital, a $66 million fund that is changing the face of venture capital with the goal of ensuring opportunities go to the most deserving, not the most privileged.
In this episode we cover:
- The Importance of self-belief in determining your outcomes
- Why VC needs to change in order to solve the problems in todays world
- The power of media & storytelling
- How Aaron and his team have built numerous successful companies
- $66 million raised from Alphabet, Amazon, Twitter.
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