Episode 8: Raising a million dollars, doing diversity early, and Telegram getting banned in Russia

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Michael and Abadesi are back again for episode 8.This time they discuss the recent shooting tragedy at Youtube HQ, Weebly making inroads regarding gender diversity within management, Russia poised to ban Telegram, and the amazing Sharmadean Reid raising a million dollars seed round for her startup Beauty Stack. Plus an audience question about advice for a 16-year-old?Use the hashtag #techish to join the debate with @abadesi and @michaelberhane_ on twitter. Email us your questions for next week to [email protected]: Winners & Losers: 1.34Youtube: 2.40Consciousness of Algorithms: 10.19Internet Creation vs. Silo'd Division of Who We "Follow" Today 11:27The Internet Allows People to Find Their Social Groups: 16.44Winner - Weebly & Diversity Being Key to Success: 19:55Sharmadean Reid Successfully Spearheading Beauty Stack: 30:40Telegram App Blocked in Russia: 38:16MIT Develops "Alter Ego" - A Mind-Reading Device: 47.37Community Questions: Advice For 16 Year Olds in Tech: 57.05Support the showJoin our Patreon for early content, extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techishWatch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2————————————————————Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techishhttps://www.instagram.com/techishpod/https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ Email us at [email protected]

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