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How to navigate racial dynamics with business partners in fundraising

My white cofounder and I have been building our startup for three years and we're finally getting investor meetings, but I keep noticing how differently VCs respond to me versus him and we haven't figured out how to strategize around this reality together. It feels like acknowledging it might make it worse, but ignoring it isn't working either.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Partners are experiencing structural racism differently but lack frameworks for addressing it strategically together.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Systemic racism — structure and experience?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.