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Jason Towns

@jhtdc

working to create stronger startup ecosystems. #techinclusion strategist. startup investor/ advisor. yea, i said illmatic is the greatest album of all time.

 Oakland + DC
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Joined September 2013
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Jason Ford@jasford2 Nov 2016
The real reason my startup was successful: privilege medium.com/@jasford/the-real… … (my first article on Medium!)
The real reason my startup was successful: privilege.

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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@EileenNeely @AbigailSuarez @jhtdc @JGluckman join 11/30 #impactinvesting #cities convo @ImpactHubDC 11/30. Tkts: bit.ly/2eXmptl
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NFL star Patrick Willis is thriving in retirement as a Silicon Valley tech wor.. puls.ly/HGvgWQ
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DIVINE@4thlettermusic16 May 2016
Salute my brothers @jhtdc and @TalibValue for believing in me and supporting the @blakfintech movement!!! bit.ly/VilCapBLAKFinTech #BLAK
Financial Technology Startups Are Bringing the Underbanked into the Economy

Financial Technology Startups Are Bringing the Underbanked into the Economy

Innovations in FinTech are helping more people access previously expensive and predatory financial products: and it’s changing the economy

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Here’s what else is real: @realDonaldTrump has built his campaign on racism, sexism, and xenophobia.
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Want to Raise a Tech Entrepreneur? Give Your Child These Chores. buff.ly/26KZQPg
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Make no mistake. The long tail of Steve Jobs is coming to an end at Apple. What's next is the key question... teapawt.org/bzamayo/status/7250628…
Benjamin Mayo (@bzamayo) profile pictureBenjamin Mayo@bzamayo26 Apr 2016
A word is missing from Apple's press release title today.
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Great article from @rossbaird & @jhtdc: Lived experience is the secret to creating a great company. bit.ly/1NAdpuo #Ent4All
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MEST Africa
@MESTAfrica10 Apr 2016
.@iROKOtvAfrica investors back ‘Netflix of Africa’ with $19m funding goo.gl/GLE65S via @AFKInsider
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'Zipline says each drone will soon be making 50-150 deliveries a day to 21 clinics across Western Rwanda': theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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How @mlevchin helped my friends @ArturMeyster & @timurmeyster break into startups bit.ly/1S8ctcD cc @Medium @Josh_Kahn #Everest10x
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meg@MegDraws16 Mar 2016
Hustle vs. Hustle – at Ottawa, Ontario
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Collab Fund
@collabfund3 Apr 2016
A new legacy: Inside the collaboration between @Nas x @Bevel: bit.ly/1RUl3BQ
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Mary Grove@maryGrove31 Mar 2016
.@SteveCase's @ThirdWaveBook launches next Tues. This book truly resonated w/ me & I highly recommend! Pre-order: goo.gl/n1g4H3
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steve blank
@sgblank26 Mar 2016
All we can leave is what we can pass on. steveblank.com/2010/07/26/yo…
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The No BS Approach to Getting into Y Combinator buff.ly/1SqegN4 #Startup
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Mashable
@mashable26 Mar 2016
Microsoft HoloLens delivers 'Star Wars' holographic message we've been waiting for on.mash.to/1UkN3yE
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Warren Buffett's son & daughter-in-law to invest $90MM in young women of color: onforb.es/1RFHLNO
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Should be added to the @breakoutlist canon buff.ly/22v7VVs
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JD 🌎@JDcarlu20 Mar 2016
6/Try to find peace in your life. Remember it's not the opposite of war, or disturbance. It's the freedom of it. It's your own freedom of it
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