Diversity in Tech Is Messy Business, Firing of Developer Evangelist Shows
When a developer evangelist called out some developers for bawdy jokes at a tech conference, they got fired. And so did she.
In the lead-up to his Launch conference this year, Jason Calacanis, a blond man in his 40s, got into some trouble for insisting that there was no racial or gender bias in the technology industry.
Calacanis apparently falls into the well-meaning but clueless camp when it comes to such matters. To show his good will after his remarks were soundly criticized, he hosted a diversity in technology panel at Launch.
That may not sound like much, but those in the startup field are not used to being criticized for much of anything.
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