tech savants in the california bay area, you can check out the latest hack-a-thon and drop by an accelerator program or visit a controversial new learning institution in downtown san francisco. this is make school a radical alternative to college, a two-year program with 33 students. they ra are really, really smart. some of them have turned out of places like mit and harvard to be here. who would create an institution like this? a 23-year-old college dropout, of course. they are passionate about building apps and we are giving them a shortened focused university experience that will let them pursue a career. as a sta he cofounded the make school. it differs from traditional school as a start up itself funded by venture capitalists. they only invest because they hope to see a return. how does make school work?
hi, everyone. i m j.j. ramberg and welcome to your business the show dedicated to helping your small business grow. finding funding for your business is often listed as one of the hardest parts of starting a company. i wanted to tell the story of two successful entrepreneurs who couldn t find it. hard as they tried, no investors were willing to take a gamble on their idea for a. that makes quilts out of old t-shirts. today a few years in, they count themselves as lucky that they were rejected so many times. when nathan and ross quaf their first presentation on their company at an accelerator
about your business plan or what you intend to do for revenue. my buddies here advised me to get a white guy to be my front man. i hired a polished white guy and let him do the talking. it is very sad. in 2011 we have a black president and he is not putting any money in my pocket right now directly. we have to play the game until we are successful. if ten years down the road there are no more black entrepreneurs than there are today what is at risk? a permanent under class. in this unassuming three bedroom home in mountain view, california angela benten and wayne sutten hope to make history. see what this thing looks like. one of them is supposed to be a sofa bed. the friends connected online, two black entrepreneurs trying to succeed in an overwhelmingly white industry. for whatever reason african americans seem to be consumers of technology and not really creators of technology. name me one black startup ceo. where is there an example of a black zukerbur
i hired a polished white guy and let him do the talking. it is very sad. in 2011 we have a black president and he is not putting any money in my pocket right now directly. we have to play the game until we are successful. if ten years down the road there are no more black entrepreneurs than there are today what is at risk? a permanent under class. in this unassuming three bedroom home in mountain view, california angela benten and wayne sutten hope to make history. see what this thing looks like. one of them is supposed to be a sofa bed. the friends connected online, two black entrepreneurs trying to succeed in an overwhelmingly white industry. for whatever reason african americans seem to be consumers of technology and not really creators of technology. name me one black startup ceo. where is there an example of a black zukerburg. angela and wayne created the new media accelerator, a ground breaking program designed to speed up the success of minority sta