

Passionate dad. BD at Twitter, @brownuniversity, @stanfordbiz, Entrepreneur, Arsenal fan, Runner, Optimist. @joypwalker laughs at all my jokes.
…tle chance of inheriting a network of success and power or having a rich Nana to fund their dreams. They have to build their own rocket ships and fly them — a task so difficult it’s no wonder most entrepreneurs come from wealthy families.
If my ancestors had not been White, there is a good chance I would never have been able to start a business. Just two generations ago mortgage and lending discrimination were widespread. It is unlikely my grandfather would have been able to start a business as a Black man. I probably wouldn’t have grown up the same neighborhood with the same schools as a result.