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Don't forget how you got here... for all you hot shot VC-funded babes out there....
"...While I may have some natural ability and put in my share of sweat and tears, the best pilot in the world can not fly to the moon unless someone provides them with a rocket ship. Seen in this light, my privilege is the vehicle most responsible for my success. I may have flown it a little further than most, but I would be nowhere without it."
-- @Jason Ford
MUST READ. MOST OF US OWE OUR SUCCESS TO PRIVILEGE.
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The real reason my startup was successful: privilege.
I am a millionaire. The first in my family. A self-made success. It’s the story we love to tell ourselves in America about how anyone can…
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