5th Annual ETA@MIT SUMMIT

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by a searcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management
in Boston, MA, USA

5yrs ago

meetup

2 attending

5th Annual ETA@MIT SUMMIT

· Boston, MA, USA

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Searchfunder Daily Ticket Giveaway. We hope you enjoyed the day.

For more info on the programming, please see: redacted

Event Type:

meetup

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In-Person

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1 hr

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reply by an admin 5yrs ago
from Stanford University in Honolulu, HI, USA

Forming an Advisory Board was mentioned, here is a great livestream on the subject: redacted

reply by an admin 5yrs ago
from Stanford University in Honolulu, HI, USA

Here's reference materials from our Diversity in Search Session:

“2020 Search Fund Study” – Stanford Graduate School of Business redacted

“Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified” – Harvard Business Review redacted

“Search Funds: The Boys Club You've Never Even Heard Of” – Forbes / Muse (redacted

“Searching as a Woman” – Jim Sharpe, Professor and frequent speaker, ETA @ Harvard Business School redacted redacted

“Male and Female Entrepreneurs Get Asked Different Questions by VCs — and It Affects How Much Funding They Get” – Harvard Business Review redacted

“A VC’s Guide to Investing in Black Founders” – Harvard Business Review
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“Diversity In Entrepreneurship: What We Can Do To Create A Level Playing Field” –
Forbes redacted

“Diversity in Innovation” – Working Paper, Harvard Business School redacted