At Silicon Valley Boot Camp, Perfecting The Pitch

by Amy Standen, KQED Public Broadcasting

Second in a three-part series. Only 1 percent of high-tech startups in Silicon Valley are run by African-Americans. The number of women is less than 10 percent. The NewME minority accelerator is trying to change the face of the industry by encouraging, mentoring and training women and minorities to test their ideas in the high-tech and venture capital world.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, July 24, 2012