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Be the change

It's a Tuesday. Many moons ago, it was a time when the club would have gone up. Today, though, it's a time when you entrepreneurs, technologists and ecosystem builders are building ways to move the needle on the inequities in funding and innovation in your communities. We're looking at Luke Cooper, whose story is below, as one example.

 

What are some small or big ways your work is making a difference in the world? Who else is doing important work we should know about? Let us know by replying to this email or sending a note to .

 

— Technical.ly reporter Donte Kirby (donte@technical.ly


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