Why entrepreneurial diversity matters

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In terms of gender, socioeconomic class and ethnicity, most entrepreneurs look nothing like the hoodie-and-sandal-wearing stereotype Zuckerberg exemplifies.

This isn’t just an image problem—this stereotype has a profound and growing economic and social consequences. Today, entire segments of the population continue to write off entrepreneurship as a career path reserved for the elite few, and stereotypes about the young, white, male founder perpetuate this myth. This needs to end, now.

The nature of work is changing. Advances in technology are shifting the way china phone data that industries function, and as a result, long-term employment opportunities with one company are harder to come by. Some organizations are making an effort to help workers adapt, but for the most part, the burden is on the individual to figure out how they fit in this new landscape.

Here’s the thing—the world has a lot of problems, and more than ever, we need people who can develop solutions to those problems.

While technology might have made it more difficult to pursue a traditional career path, it has also lowered the barriers of entry to starting a business.