Closing the equity gap : creating wealth and fostering justice in startup investing
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
Physical Description
263 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"An entrepreneur and a social activist remake the future of investing and business, offering a "win-win" roadmap for creating wealth and addressing inequalities by investing in tech companies that defy assumptions from Silicon Valley to Wall Street"--
Companies backed by venture capital drive the U.S. economy, accounting for hundreds of billions of dollars in sales and profit. The problems is that most of the wealth created winds up enriching elites, while the businesses funded by venture capitalists widen economic inequality. Kapor Klein and Kapor launched Kapor Capital to prove that investing in gap-closing startups is good business. Here they share stories behind some of the most remarkable companies ever launched-- and show what the future could look life is more investors joined them. -- adapted from jacket
Contents
- Our urgent proposal
- Solving Silicon Valley's meritocracy myth: Irma and Jake
- World on fir: Donnel and Davida
- Dignity for all: Phaedra's promise
- Breaking into tech: Ruben
- Investing in mental wellness: Matthew and PK
- The price of loyalty: Uber
- Fork in the road: Mandela and the Changemakers
- Partnership: Ulili and Brian
- Lessons learned
- How we invest.