“Startup America Needs to Look More Like America”

America the Melting Pot
America the Melting Pot by Trent Purdy via Flickr

Sweet post from Tristan Walker this morning on the subject of startups.

The link is here.

University of Michigan professor Scott Page’s interview in the New York Times – “In Professor’s Model, Diversity = Productivity” can be found here.

Page’s research has shown that diverse groups outperform non-diverse groups in mid-to long term performance; fire drills, no, start-ups and running an organization, yes.

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