Episode 02: Don’t Be An Ally, Be An Accomplice

Jason Scott
Head of Google Startup Accelerator, US

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-alexander-scott/

Jason Scott, head of Google Startup Accelerator in the US, discusses how the Black Founders Accelerator and Women Founder Accelerator programs came into being, the challenges of being an underrepresented founder in the tech entrepreneur space, the importance of thinking about inclusivity early in a startup's life - avoiding bias in the data, the team and the product to prevent the exclusion of addressable markets.
We discuss Jason's article on Medium that discusses the difference between being an ally to underrepresented communities vs. being an accomplice. Jason also shares his secret to figuring out what a fulfilling career looks like, and what he's excited for in 2021 in the inclusive innovation space.