Jason Scott, head of Google Startup Accelerator in the US, discusses how the Black Founders Accelerator and Women Founder Accelerator programs came into being, the challenges of being an underrepresented founder in the tech entrepreneur space, the importance of thinking about inclusivity early in a startup's life - avoiding bias in the data, the team and the product to prevent the exclusion of addressable markets.

We discuss Jason's article on Medium that discusses the difference between being an ally to underrepresented communities vs. being an accomplice. Jason also shares his secret to figuring out what a fulfilling career looks like, and what he's excited for in 2021 in the inclusive innovation space.

00:00 - introduction

02:50 - Google Startup Accelerator

08:54 - Thinking about Inclusivity early in a startup's lifecycle

14:30 - Bias in data and in the product

19:18 - Being an ally vs. being an accomplice

30:08 - The secret to finding a fulfilling career

33:08 - Looking ahead to 2021 in the Inclusive Innovation space

Join us as my guest Dr. Melinda Han Williiams, Chief Data Scientist at DStillery, and I discuss creating your own voice and career path, whether or not a PhD is necessary for a career in Data Science and how AI-based desserts may just be the end of human civilization as we know it.

Trailer for season 1 of the new Who's Your Data podcast!

Join us to learn how Life affects data and how Data affects life. Thoughts on a career in Data Analytics and Data Science, inclusivity and representation in Tech, and conversations with interesting people in the industry are all on the menu.