In 2013, a pair of entrepreneurs in central California launched Bitwise Industries, an incubator for technology startups with three goals in mind: to provide opportunities for young intellectual talent, to slow the brain drain from the region, and to raise the bar for diversity, equity and inclusion that were lacking elsewhere in the tech community. In this episode, co-founders Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. discuss their intentions and hopes for their company.

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