Today’s event by Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders Demo Day 2023 was inspiring! The event was hosted in the Google NYC office, and I left feeling inspired by the passion, grit and innovation showcased by the 12 amazing startup founders. Key takeaways:

 

• Take bold actions, start, and be proactive.
• Identify the whitespace, focus on capital efficiency as it makes a compelling case for better investment potential
• The stories of these entrepreneurs and panel discussion are truly inspiring and showcase the remarkable things that happen when passion meets action. I encourage everyone to catch the recordings of the demo day on the Google for Startups channel.

 

Checkout: During the event, I had the opportunity to pose a question to the panel (scroll to 1:14:10 in the video – https://lnkd.in/exC8iQxz ) and there is a great response by Aparna and Kisa. What are your thoughts on how technology is going to evolve? Will we face chip shortages as the worldwide demand increases?

 

Kudos to the Google team, founders, mentors, panel and all the behind the scenes work for making this event possible and providing a platform for such meaningful conversations, connections and encouragement.

 

Let’s keep the momentum going, stay inspired, and foster a community that thrives on collaboration and shared success!

Matt Ridenour Pierre Woozevelt ,CRC, CCFC, CLCS ,CBP ,CBE Andres Venegas Aparna Pappu Kisa Mateene Jason Scott Derek E. Canton Nicholas Freeman Kingsley M. Castleigh Johnson Rivet