Entrepreneurship and career barriers
deshawn_det broke through
Three years ago I was in a cell reading JavaScript books from the prison library. When I got out, nobody wanted to hire me. Background check. Done. Every time. So I decided to freelance. Last week a local real estate …
I grew up in Paraisopolis, one of the largest favelas in São Paulo. My school had 60 kids per classroom. The library had 200 books, most of them damaged. I learned English from American TV shows with subtitles. I learned …
priya_bang broke through
My ex-husband told me I'd never be able to support myself. That I needed him. That a woman with two kids and no tech background had no business starting a company. I built TiffinTrack, a meal subscription management tool for …
I came to LA from Oaxaca when I was 16. Didn't speak English. Worked in other people's kitchens for 19 years. Dishwasher, prep cook, line cook, sous chef. Every restaurant I worked in, the owner got rich off recipes that …
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