cover of episode On Point - 76 - Sydney Thomas: Building Relationships in a Shaken Silicon Valley

On Point - 76 - Sydney Thomas: Building Relationships in a Shaken Silicon Valley

2017/10/19
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Sydney Thomas (@sydneypaige10) investment associate at Precursor Ventures, joins us this week to discuss the turmoil in Silicon Valley. The importance of mentorships and personal relationships in private industry. How venture capital firms resemble minor fiefdoms. Why it’s becoming more apparent that utopian Silicon Valley rhetoric has departed from the actual reality.

Check out Sydney's list of black women in venture capital: https://medium.com/@sydneythomas/the-list-of-black-women-in-vc-dff25e8d52dc