From the Trenches
Perspectives from building, not observing.
Most companies don't fail — they stall.
Clarity, speed and execution determine outcomes early.
- Capital doesn't fix broken models.It amplifies what already exists.
- Execution wins.Speed is strategy.
- Timing isn't luck.Focus beats noise.
- Markets matter more than ideas.Great execution in the wrong market still fails.
Articles
Pattern recognition from real company building.
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Venture capital’s quest for diversity and equity remains a work in progress
Fortune on venture capital’s progress, and gaps, in diversity and equity after 2020.
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How private equity can catalyze diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
McKinsey on how private equity firms can drive diversity, equity and inclusion across their portfolios.
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We Must Address Power To Achieve Real Impact: A Letter to Peer Funders
The Nathan Cummings Foundation’s letter urging peer funders to put their whole endowment, not just grants, behind their mission.
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To expand the economy, invest in Black businesses
Brookings research on the state of Black-owned businesses and why investing in them would expand the economy.
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It’s Time for a New Approach to Racial Equity
An analysis of the roughly $200 billion companies pledged to racial justice after 2020 and where that money is going.
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Opinion: The 2-cent solution to close the racial wealth gap: A call for U.S. companies to invest in Black communities
The case for ‘The 2% Solution’: corporations investing 2% of net income in Black businesses and communities to close the wealth gap.
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Building supportive ecosystems for Black-owned US businesses
McKinsey on how the pandemic hit Black-owned businesses and the support ecosystems that can help them recover and grow.
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Investing to Advance Racial Equity: Second Edition
A guide for investors on allocating capital to advance racial equity across asset classes.
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Fortune 100 companies commit $1.6 billion to fight inequality
Axios tallies the $1.6 billion Fortune 100 companies committed to fighting racism and inequality in 2020.