humble thoughts by humble ventures — Issue #12
monthly newsletter
In our final newsletter of 2020, we celebrate five years of humble, inclosed a report defining the current state of the ecosystem, top takeaways from our recent Amazon Pop-Up, and stories for how to reinforce the behavior you want to see in the world, and ways to cultivate success in 2021. Enjoy time with family, happy holidays, and see you in 2021!
humble updates
This October marks five years since humble ventures first started. As 2020 wraps up, I am thankful. Like so many others, COVID and this pandemic have affected the health and safety of…
Defining The Current State Of The Ecosystem
COVID-19 and inequality disproportionately hit minority businesses. Analysis from the National Bureau Of Economic Research reveals 41% of Black business owners disappeared in April. More than 80% of…
Top Takeaways From Future Of Retail Pop-Up
If the gaps that exist for minority-owned businesses are not filled, our business ecosystem and our communities will suffer. This dire situation is authentic for diverse suppliers & sellers. Together…
top stories
Reinforce The Behavior You Want To See In The World
“Disaster often accelerates, exponentially, the macro trends that predate its arrival.” Consumer insight strategist Lucie Green offered this sage advice to the New York Times when she said this about…
At humble, our top priority is everyone’s health and hugging the ones closest to us. COVID-19, the economic downturn, and the racial reckoning in this country directly impacted our team and loved…
Why Diversity Is A Superpower For Organizations
How Six Made Their Way in the World is a Grimms’ fairy tale about an ex-soldier and his five companions with special abilities who obtain all of the king’s wealth through their feats. The story is…
what we’re tracking
Visa Extends Support To Minority Businesses
The new initiatives build on Visa’s commitment to small businesses and Visa Foundation’s $200 million Equitable Access Initiative.
CEOs Pledge One Million Jobs To Black Americans
More than 30 CEOs are backing OneTen, a nonprofit organization that has raised more than $100 million in seed funding and aims to train Black candidates for corporate roles.
National Org Aims To Grow Number Of Black VCs
Investors from around the region are launching BLCK VC to grow community and programming for folks looking to break into investing.
humble ventures
If you’re an enterprise in search of new business or delivery models, please reach out. If you’re a diverse founder with product/market fit, looking to scale — we would love to hear from you. If you’re trying to figure out your post-pandemic playbook, how to operate remote first, or how to address implicit bias and systemic racism, drop us a line — start@humble.vc.
