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| | | | (Don't) blame it on the rain Hey Baltimore. Hope you're all well on this gloomy, rainy Tuesday. As you might've seen in yesterday's newsletter, I'm spending much of this week at ETC, the HQ of Baltimore Innovation Week. Despite the dreary weather and work commitments — after all, it's a Tuesday — I've been seeing a steady and engaged stream of guests coming through for insightful and fascinating sessions from local startups, organizations and investment entities. A recurring theme arising in a few of the week's sessions, including the panel we hosted yesterday afternoon that looked back at our last decade of covering Baltimore's tech and innovation worlds, is outsiders' (often negative) perception of Baltimore. UpSurge Baltimore CEO Jamie McDonald noted how people who love this city, despite its issues, link up when outsiders critique it. I brought up how frequently I, when telling people around the country that I live here, hear people tell me how much they love "The Wire." ETC leader Deb Tillett highlighted the work that entities like Baltimore Homecoming have done to try and fix our branding issue. I mention this here because as much as I hate how poor this city's reputation remains, even in the face of great work done in and out of the tech and innovation sectors every day, I do actually wonder to what extent it's really that much of an issue. Of course, we need great uplifting stories — like the ones The Baltimore Banner recently published about a space-loving West Baltimore family that NASA invited to a special viewing of a Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission — that challenge racist narratives of Baltimore as a crime-ridden, inherently failed city. But, for all the intentionality of people who now and before talk about the importance of equity principles to Baltimore's revitalization (myself included), many residents' lived reality remains stuck were it was 10 years ago. Economic promise means little to those who struggle to survive in long-neglected parts of the Black Butterfly. I'll put to you a version of the question someone put to me yesterday: What will it actually take to make Baltimore a model for equitable development, where entrepreneurial vitality doesn't displace the most vulnerable, but instead makes them part of the success story? Let us know your thoughts by replying to this email or sending another to baltimore@technical.ly, and I'll see you at BIW. – Technical.ly editor Sameer Rao (sameer@technical.ly) | | | | | Top Stories | | By The two-day event brought together a mix of researchers, startup founders and industry professionals in the Maryland life sciences community. Read more » By Apprenticeships should mean a fair paycheck while learning dev skills, this pro says. Here's a look at the model in practice. Read more » By Even influencers miss the fine print. Read more » By "By the time you're ready to throw in the towel, it's too late," people ops pro Rachel Teague said. Instead, start with documentation from day one. Read more » | Blast from the past Pressure to unrealistically scale and loss of equity are a couple of reasons to avoid VC. Here are other ways to be successful. Read more » | Your Job in Tech Search all open jobs and hiring companies Featured Jobs What you will be doing Over the next year, one of our team’s highest priority projects is building a Data Science Platform. This platform will be used in clinical trials, which require work from...Find out more » We’re Nuuly, a clothing rental subscription and a peer-to-peer resale platform, all under one umbrella. Our mission is to support everyone who loves fashion and wants to wear, buy and sell it in ways...Find out more » Engineers at T. Rowe Price are playing a key role in helping build the future of financial services, working hand-in-hand with business partners to create client experiences that are changing the way...Find out more » This Week in Jobs Even influencers miss the fine print. Read more » SUBSCRIBE to TWIJ Post a Job Get a Job | Events Oct 5 to Oct 5 / 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm / online Find out more » View all events Promote your event | | |
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