Steven McKie, CEO and founding associate at Amentum Capital, discusses the incidents involving Amy Cooper and George Floyd and the ensuing protests, and the way systemic racism impacts black entrepreneurs in crypto. On this episode we focus on:
His private story from a childhood in poverty to operating a crypto hedge fund
How corporations that wish to rent from underrepresented teams have to vary their habits to succeed in out to these communities
Why underrepresented communities might be simply left behind on the time of technological revolutions
Why Black People categorical extra curiosity in crypto than white People and but are nonetheless underrepresented
What he says when individuals say that underrepresented teams select to not be concerned in crypto since there are not any obstacles
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Episode hyperlinks:
Steven McKie: https://twitter.com/Steven_McKie
Amentum: https://amentum.org
Steven’s private story:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-started-from-the-bottom-bitcoin-investor-went-from-poverty-to-launching-a-hedge-fund-2017-12-18
Coinbase Studies: Black People and Crypto: https://weblog.coinbase.com/coinbase-reports-black-americans-crypto-97e54cc89f84
Weekly Information Recap:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/where-the-bitcoins-are/
