Rick Turoczy
Rick Turoczy

Rick Turoczy

More than mildly obsessed with connecting dots in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0

Medium member since March 2017
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Editor of Portland Incubator Experiment, Built Oregon, Silicon Florist, and Portland Startups
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Roxane Gay
Jul 2 · 9 min read

The World, Opened Up

The fear of traveling in my body made the world seem small, until I did it anyway

Rear view of a fat Black woman sitting on a towel on the beach, watching the ocean.
Rear view of a fat Black woman sitting on a towel on the beach, watching the ocean.

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Dell Gines
Jul 3 · 8 min read

Inclusivity Increases Economic Productivity in Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

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Ono Mergen
Jun 16 · 4 min read

Seemingly Harmless Racist Phrases to Avoid Around Your Bipoc Friends

“You are so exotic.”

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Nerissa Zhang
Jun 20 · 10 min read

VC Firms Promised to Help Black Founders. My Experience Shows a Different Reality.

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Aaron Dinin, PhD
Jun 25 · 7 min read

Why Entrepreneurs Struggle Raising Their First Round of Venture Capital

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Female Founders Fund
May 31 · 6 min read

Anti-Racist Resource Guide for the Tech & VC Community

“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must…

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Code2040
Feb 26, 2019 · 8 min read

Five Types of Racial Equity Advocates in Tech

By Naomi Uwaka, Research and Operations Associate

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Aaron Dinin, PhD
Apr 28 · 5 min read

The Biggest Lie Founders Tell Themselves About Fundraising

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Aaron Dinin, PhD
Jun 4 · 11 min read

The One Question You Never Want VCs to Ask After Your Pitch

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PeopleOfColorInTech
Jun 19 · 2 min read

The VC Firms Backing Black Founders (List)

Last Black History Month, a group of Black founders, VCs…

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