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February 3, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am PST
FreeThe Future of Black Founders Initiative with Khiry Kemp
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The year 2020 had placed a national spotlight on the Black experience, and this year it’s more important than ever for successful black founders to share their experiences, insight, and advice.
Join Oppti founder Khiry Kemp in a discussion to gather thoughts, ideas, and suggestions as we prepare to organize future events for the Black Founders Initiative.
After the successful launch of our BFI last year, we’ve been able to double the number of black founders in our network. As a reminder, our initiative is to “inspire, engage and support Black Founders while educating the wider network on issues like corporate social justice, selection bias, and related best practices.”
Our event with Tiffany Dufu was well-received, and we want to continue to build on this momentum. Now more than ever, it is important for us to reconvene for a follow-up discussion about the future of the Black Founders Initiative. We want to hear from you to make sure that we’re providing support, and creating valuable experiences that maximize our impact.
Moderator:
Khiry Kemp, Chairperson of the Black Founders Initiative, will be moderating the session.
After a brief career in Management Consulting, Khiry Kemp has completely dedicated his time to helping high school students with college and career readiness. Khiry co-founded Oppti, a software platform with the largest database of internships and volunteer opportunities for high school students. He’s also the co-author of “Starting Your Own Microbusiness,” a book that helps young people explore, initiate, and execute business ideas. He also helped launch a nonprofit, Building BLOC, that provides youth mentorship services for college and career development.
About Founders Network:
Founded in 2011, Founders Network offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600 tech startup founders globally. Our platform, programs and high-touch service facilitate authentic experience sharing, warm introductions and long-term professional relationships. Additional benefits include over $500k in startup discounts and promotion to 2,000 newsletter readers. Members are located in San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, London and other tech hubs. Each month our Membership Committee admits a new cohort of full-time tech founders who are nominated by an existing member. Learn more at https://foundersnetwork.com
Confidentiality Policy
All information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors, members, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity, Humility, Authenticity and Inclusivity.
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"The Black Founders initiative allows me to shape this program where we can inspire, engage, and support Black Founders."Khiry Kemp
