The $ISSA coin
For centuries, the stock market has allowed us to share in the upside of publicly traded companies like Facebook and Amazon. For example, if you invested $10,000 in $AMZN stock in 1998, it would be worth $1.2 million today. In 2011, Issa Rae was producing her YouTube series Awkward Black Girl. Ten years later, Issa Rae is a multi-hyphenate star with a top-rated show on HBO, multiple major films, and Emmy and Golden Globe nominations to boot. What if you could have bet on Issa Rae when she was...
The $ISSA coin
For centuries, the stock market has allowed us to share in the upside of publicly traded companies like Facebook and Amazon. For example, if you invested $10,000 in $AMZN stock in 1998, it would be worth $1.2 million today. In 2011, Issa Rae was producing her YouTube series Awkward Black Girl. Ten years later, Issa Rae is a multi-hyphenate star with a top-rated show on HBO, multiple major films, and Emmy and Golden Globe nominations to boot. What if you could have bet on Issa Rae when she was...
No major social media platform needs Black creators
In June 2020, Black TikTok creators went on strike to protest a lack of credit for their content on the social media platform.TikTok doesn't need Black creatorsTikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese internet technology company reportedly valued at $100 billion. ByteDance operates a suite of digital products including two, basically identical, major video-sharing applications: Duoyin and TikTok. The major difference between the two apps is that Douyin is available in China and TikTok is ...
No major social media platform needs Black creators
In June 2020, Black TikTok creators went on strike to protest a lack of credit for their content on the social media platform.TikTok doesn't need Black creatorsTikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese internet technology company reportedly valued at $100 billion. ByteDance operates a suite of digital products including two, basically identical, major video-sharing applications: Duoyin and TikTok. The major difference between the two apps is that Douyin is available in China and TikTok is ...
My tech job changed my life
In December 2019, I left my job in sports to join the Amazon subsidiary, Twitch. I've learned so much in the (almost) two years since I joined the tech industry. For starters: yes, compensation in the tech industry is as good as they say. Within one year, I paid my credit cards off and eclipsed a six-figure net worth while living in a brand-new luxury building in San Francisco. But money isn't why my tech job changed my life.My tech job allowed me to stop obsessing over moneyI spent...
My tech job changed my life
In December 2019, I left my job in sports to join the Amazon subsidiary, Twitch. I've learned so much in the (almost) two years since I joined the tech industry. For starters: yes, compensation in the tech industry is as good as they say. Within one year, I paid my credit cards off and eclipsed a six-figure net worth while living in a brand-new luxury building in San Francisco. But money isn't why my tech job changed my life.My tech job allowed me to stop obsessing over moneyI spent...
