In3Talks: Recent Episodes

Aaron Saunders

In3Talks is a new series featuring Aaron Saunders, CEO of Inclusive Innovation Incubator, freely talking about the life of an entrepreneur and his mission to address the gaps and challenges of the underrepresented tech professionals, startup founders, businesses and entrepreneurs.

These sessions are unedited and come to you straight from Inclusive Innovation Incubator (In3) - 2301 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington DC.

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Week 4 - Fulbright, Office of The Prime Minister - Grand Bahama,  BTVI Mobile App Training Update

Posting weekly about the process, what I am teaching using reactjs and Ionic in the Mobile App Training Program in Freeport Grand Bahama in partnership with The Fulbright Program and the Office Of The Prime Minister The Bahamas  Our goal here is to build technical capital here to create jobs, help small businesses, increase innovation, and much more.

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Week 3 - Fulbright, Office of The Prime Minister - Grand Bahama,  BTVI Mobile App Training Update

Posting weekly about the process, what I am teaching using reactjs and Ionic in the Mobile App Training Program in Freeport Grand Bahama in partnership with The Fulbright Program and the Office Of The Prime Minister The Bahamas  Our goal here is to build technical capital here to create jobs, help small businesses, increase innovation, and much more.

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Week 2 - Fulbright, Office of The Prime Minister - Grand Bahama,  BTVI Mobile App Training Update

Posting weekly about the process, what I am teaching using reactjs and Ionic in the Mobile App Training Program in Freeport Grand Bahama in partnership with The Fulbright Program and the Office Of The Prime Minister The Bahamas  Our goal here is to build technical capital here to create jobs, help small businesses, increase innovation, and much more.

See Announcement - https://youtu.be/M5aYfJsRwNQ?t=378

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Week 1 - Fulbright, Office of The Prime Minister - Grand Bahama,  BTVI Mobile App Training Update

Posting weekly about the process, what I am teaching using reactjs and Ionic in the Mobile App Training Program in Freeport Grand Bahama in partnership with The Fulbright Program and the Office Of The Prime Minister The Bahamas

Our goal here is to build technical capital here to create jobs, help small businesses, increase innovation, and much more.

See Announcement - https://youtu.be/M5aYfJsRwNQ?t=378

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Intro: Update us about In3DC, Clearly Innovative Inc, and what's going on with Aaron Saunders 

Q1. Product Development Bootcamp, the launch of the Future is Written in Code FiWiC is about building your MVP with the business model in mind. - https://bit.ly/fiwic-mvp-course-application 

Q2. Apprenticeship Program: Why is it important and what is the value it brings to individuals looking to get in tech? 

Q3. Institutions partnerships and collaborations: Lesson Learned and why it's important to work on innovative approaches 

Q4. The Big Elephant in the Room: the Howard University Story - https://technical.ly/dc/2021/02/16/inclusive-innovation-labs-in3-howard-canceled/ 

Q5. CEO Group: what's the value and what have you learned - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddbuterbaugh/ 

Conclusion: What do you envision for In3 and yourself? What have you learned as an entrepreneur you would share with upcoming entrepreneurs? Tell us about Aaron's path in the Tech world - Why Rahel calls him the Tech Guru and Veteran?

#diversity #diversityandinclusion #tech #technology #podcast #blackpodcasts #blackpodcasters #founders #startups #entrepreneur #thefutureiswrittenincode

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🎧 In3Talks #23 

podcast #diversity #entrepreneurship

  • How do you feel about the In3DC location closure? 

  • You shared an article about black spaces closing down during the Covid19, what are your thoughts about it? 

  • Lessons learned about partnerships and goals? What is the right approach? 

  • Your point of view about D&I and the realities of addressing this current problem? 

  • How do you find the In3DC programs address the problems of the Tech Gap? 

  • What do you see for the future in 2021? 

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BIG NEWS IS:

IN3Talks #22 - Inclusive Innovation Incubator is Closing Its Physical Location, Our two sponsors DC Government and Howard University decided against moving forward with the program, so we are moving on. Thankful for their initial support and time for a new chapter, with Inclusive Innovation Incubator going online we can expand our reach beyond the region and clear up the constant confusion that we were part of Howard University... which we never were. We were always about the WHOLE Community,

TOPICS COVERED

  • Big Announcement, Closing Physical Location, Moving Programming Online

  • Let us know about the In3DC transition.

  • How your tech background has allowed you to transition online?

  • How are In3DC programs going to be customized for the online platform?

  • How do you plan on managing this new normal?

Tell us how you are?

  • Give us a brief about your professional journey- how did you get to In3DC?

  • With your other company Clearly Innovative, how did you get your first client?

  • Why did you extend to In3DC?

PRESS

  • Here’s how In3DC CEO Aaron Saunders plans to run the incubator online: https://technical.ly/dc/2020/10/26/in3dc-online-coronavirus/

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Topics Cover In This Episode

  • Give us an update about In3 and what's happening
  • Based on recent events especially with the BLM, how has corporations' investment in communities of color changed?
  • Do you believe legacy organizations are able to make a difference?
  • What could corporations do differently?
  • What and how can corporations do to create a pipeline of skilled professionals from underserved and underrepresented communities?
  • What are clear challenges in tech and interconnectivity that can be easily tackled?
  • In3DC is working on IIL focusing on small businesses and tech-enablement, why small businesses?
  • Have we forgotten older populations and how they can adapt to tech tools?
  • your thoughts on: What are the expected outcomes of corporations?

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This is part one of a two part episode talking about WigNation, In3Labs, being a women in tech, being a person of color in tech and how HUGE the business opportunity is in hair and wigs

  • https://linktr.ee/wignation

  • https://www.in3dc.com

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This will be a two part episode with a guest Denise Saunders COO/CFO Inclusive Innovation Incubator and Clearly Innovative Inc. We are also discussing a new venture Community Innovation Initiative which is focused on FinTech and FinEducation in Black and under resourced communities

  • 1:05 - Denise Saunders Intro how she got in to financial world, including being an investment banker
  • 3:10 - Talking about how investment banking work translates to work she is doing today with entrepreneurs + her experience in management consulting
  • 4:20 - How did you get involved with Clearly Innovative and In3DC
  • 5:17 - Importance of Denise in In3DC and Clearly Innovative growth, know you numbers to make it all work
  • 8:20 - Denise’s Thoughts on venture capital in underserved and underrepresented community - the value of social capital / the network makes it all happen
  • 11:20 - Aaron’s Thoughts on venture capital in underserved and underrepresented community - the value of social capital / the network makes it all happen - what’s a small business and what is a scalable business
  • 13:10 - My thoughts on Venture Capital Industry - creating the pipeline versus leveraging experienced intelligent people to make lateral moves into the industry
  • 15:40 - Denise talking about it from her perspective from working on Wall Street and seeing the associates working there way through the system
  • 17:30 - Being a VC / Accredited Investor what are the requirements and is that another constraint for People of Color, thoughts on Crowdfunding
  • 19:40 - Community Innovation Initiative - Tech Education with focus on Financial Literacy to mirror what we are doing with #TheFutureIsWrittenInCode, but in Financial Industry, making careers on Wall Street
  • 22:00 - Denise discussing her feelings of “Imposter Syndrome” when she started her internship on Wall Street with her peers from Stanford and Harvard
  • 23:15 - Why are will still count the “First”, we need this to be more normalized in Finance and Technology as the two main pillars of the future. Why a heavy push in Tech, but Finance industry still has a legacy of racism and inequality
  • 26:30 - Blacks have had to create their own businesses on Wall Street to reach executive level and have impact

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IN3DC updates and comments/thoughts on being asked to be patience

Thank You For Your Patience

How much longer do Black people need to be patience?and if that is a request, please give us some context on what you are doing that deserves us considering your request??

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Trying to give weekly updates on what is going on with @in3dc and share more of an insight to our work and my thoughts on #entrepreneurship #technology and #ecosystembuilding from my perspective here in #washingtondc

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OHUB365 - Inclusive Innovation Incubator with Aaron Saunders

Original Video

Links

  • https://opportunityhub.co/
  • https://www.in3dc.com

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This is the audio from the JuneteenthConf

How we ended up building an innovation space for black and underrepresented communities. Our focus on tech enabled startups and small business is driven by our roots in the development firm Clearly Innovative Inc, mobile partners for NMAAHC. --- Aaron Saunders CEO Inclusive Innovation Incubator, Clearly Innovative, 30 years in technology /entrepreneurship space as developer, manager, founder and CEO

Original Video On YouTube

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  • 0:22 Discuss In3DCs Plans for Re-Opening
  • 1:43 Technically DC Guest Post - No Financial Support
  • 2:14 Who Has Gotten LOCAL Support Since #BlackLivesMatter Movement Started
  • 4:00 We all Live Here and Want the Same Things, Who Will Help?
  • 4:35 In3Labs Cohort, and Upcoming Programming
  • 5:00 Our Ask, Call To Action - email me aaron@in3dc.com
  • 5:50 Speaking Appearances This Week & Next

OTHER LINKS

  • https://technical.ly/dc/2020/06/15/time-now-connect-ecosystem-builders-in3-aaron-saunders/
  • https://www.juneteenthconf.com/
  • https://ionicframework.com/ioniconf
  • In3DC News: https://www.in3dc.com/in-the-news
  • In3DC Sponsorship: https://www.in3dc.com/sponsorship

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This week we have the audio from the live stream from the interview series "For The Win" by Rakia Finley where I am interviewed about my work, the community I serve and why I do what I do.

Join Me and Founder of Copper & Vine Studio & Creative Rakia Finley (@rakiamc) for a lively discussion on the power of purpose, passion, and business at 2pm on "For The Win" @lunch4thewin

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This episode is abit longer than usual but a lot of topics to cover with all of the changes going on in everyone's life... touching on personal and professional challenges we are all facing

  • What’s the status of In3 given the current lockdown?
  • How In3 has been able to quickly integrate tech solutions to the educational programming offered usually on site? FiWiC and Grow&Glow are now provided as online workshops /classes?
  • Effects of the Lock Down on Small Business and Entrepreneurs from Under Resourced Communities
  • What is going to Happen to the Co-Working Industry
  • Importance of developing online present, remote work
  • Working on our online platform
  • Pivoting IN3DC In3Nation Business Model
  • Growth of Gaming and Esports monetization

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Update on what's going on with Inclusive Innovation Incubator what we are looking to do to continue to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem here in Washington DC and now by going online, reaching a larger audience

video: https://www.facebook.com/In3DC/videos/654100235418760/

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  • Interviewed about funding and supporting entrepreneurs ecosystems which In3 community building
  • Post afrotech meeting which was about how to continue building on what was initiated at the Afrotech conference.
  • Future is Written in Code programming python and unity which are offered at In3.
  • Speaking engagement at coinbase focused on building communities to bring awareness about tech and cryptocurrency.
  • Attended esports panel which focused on building communities to educate people about the gaming world.

Links

  • www.in3dc.com
  • https://www.instagram.com/in3dc
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/o/inclusive-innovation-incubator-in3-13379200379

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Talking about a new series of talks that will be mixed in with regular In3Talks called "In3Talks Generations" where I will chat with my 16 year old son and my 8 year old daughter about tech and gaming so we can get different perspectives from different generations

We are also working on a Developer Days through #TheFutureIsWrittenInCode and then just an update on upcoming programming

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  • Foresight for 2020: Tech, Innovation and Capital
  • Gaming industry what’s coming and the representation challenges, Call Of Duty League
  • The various job opportunities in the gaming and esports industry
  • What’s at In3 - more panels and talks, more trainings such as python and unity, gaming events and women programs

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This was recorded in December 2019, but wanted to save it for the start of the new season of #In3Talks episodes because gaming and esports will be a big part of the work we are doing with In3DC and In3Nation this year.

We will talk about Gaming, eSports Diversity, Inclusion & Culture and where do people of color fit in an industry that seems to find ways to generate revenue from a community that consumes tons of their content yet have very little roles on the the creation side for not only the content, but the wealth that the industry is creating.

Digital games raked in $120 billion in 2019 — three times more than all movies combined https://buff.ly/2Fi8T37

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Reflection on the last few years as an entrepreneur, community builder trying to have impact on the washington dc tech ecosystem.

This year we welcomed

1500+ technologist, entrepreneurs & creatives for

40+ @in3dc programs

  • covering women #entrepreneurship,

  • technology,

  • gaming and

  • general entrepreneurship/small business programming.

We look forward to doing even more in 2020

www.in3dc.com

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Topics discussed

  • Thoughts on AfroTech
  • AfroTech is Focused on Millennials
  • Meeting my peers for networking
  • Recruiting Hiring & Retention
  • A black dollar to me is cost me more to get than others..
  • Vector90 - TechStars - Grid110

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In3Talks #11

In3Talks is a series featuring Aaron Saunders, CEO of Inclusive Innovation Incubator & Clearly Innovative Inc, freely talking about the life of an entrepreneur and his mission to address the gaps and challenges of the underrepresented tech professionals, startup founders, businesses and entrepreneurs.

These sessions are unedited and come to you straight from Inclusive Innovation Incubator (In3) located at 2301 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington DC.

Topics discussed in #In3Talks Session 11:

  • Defining success
  • The Gaming Industry and why In3 has created "It's Not Just a Game"
  • Difference between gaming and eGaming
  • Community building around gaming- where are the opportunities ( content creators vs consumers)
  • Gender equity in the gaming industry

References

What is Twitch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitch_(service)

What is Mixer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixer_(service)

East Hampton Teen Saves Life of Boy Hundreds of Miles Away https://buff.ly/33akE68

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In3Talks Bonus Content - What is Success?!!

Was talking about likes, follows, influencers and brands in regards to success and a sustainable investable business with my team this week.

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In3Talks #10

In3Talks is a  series featuring Aaron Saunders, CEO of Inclusive Innovation Incubator & Clearly Innovative Inc, freely talking about the life of an entrepreneur and his mission to address the gaps and challenges of the underrepresented tech professionals, startup founders, businesses and entrepreneurs.

These sessions are unedited and come to you straight from Inclusive Innovation Incubator (In3) located at 2301 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington DC.

Topics discussed in #In3Talks Session 10: 

  1. Resilience and entrepreneurship 

  2. Journey of an entrepreneur

  3. Growth of In3 in various cities and what you need to be in cities across the world.

  4. Tech gap and underrepresentation in tech ecosystem 

  5. Gaming industry and why Its not just a game was created 

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In3Talks #9

A few changes first off we are trying to focus on a specific topic and keep the podcast closer to 15 minutes instead of 25-30 minutes. Please feel free to hit me up on social media with your thoughts on the new approach.

We are focusing on our coding initiative #TheFutureIsWrittenInCode where we provide technical training along with project based learning for  Free thanks to the support of the Office of The Deputy Mayor of Economic Development Office here in Washington, DC.

More information on http://www.in3dc.com - #in3DC - #In3Nation

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  • This a Summer Summary of What's Been Happening w/In3DC
  • The "Diversity & Inclusion Trap" - who gets pushed to the edges
  • Chasing grants is not a sustainable strategy
  • Struggling to build my own relationship capital
  • Why I am committed to In3DC and In3Nation
  • Looking at the idea of a "Controlled Burn" to find success with Inclusive Innovation Incubator

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Topic discussed in this episode

  • In3DC and the importance cultivating technologists and providing technical capital for entrepreneurs/ startups / businesses - from social impact to economic development
  • How does In3DC respond to the needs of the community as it pertains to the lack of skills in technology. How does In3DC address the technology gap.
  • In3DC location close to University such as HBCU like Howard - how to sell the ecosystem, meaning  we are for the whole community not just the university

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Coding Workshops,  Social Impact &  Birthday Reflection

This is a quick hit...

Unedited talk about upcoming programing at Inclusive Innovation Incubator and Future Is Written In Code javascript coding workshops. Personal thoughts, maybe even a rant, on my perspective of the sacrifices of #ecosystem builders and people in #socialimpact space. The last thoughts are related to my annual reflection on life and decisions from the past year which is what I do on my birthday which is next month.

#founder #entrepreneur #coder

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Topics covered in this session, the result are in from Inclusive Innovation Labs (In3Labs)

  • Lesson learned from running the first cohort Inclusive Innovation Labs (In3Labs), team building, cofounders and being an entrepreneur is hard

  • How In3Labs fits into being an "ecosystem catalyst"

  • Future is Written In Code, Workforce development programs and why they are just this generations vocational schools

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Topics covered in this session, there is a heavy focus in Inclusive Innovation Labs (In3Labs) since we are getting close to the pitch day for the first cohort and there are a lot of observations and ideas that are top of mind.

  • Is there a need for a separate program for entrepreneurs that only focuses on tech-enablement of their products to fill the gap when there technical co-founder

  • What does being an "ecosystem catalyst" mean to me

  • Why do a care so much about the entrepreneurial ecosystem

  • Workforce development programs and how that fits into cultivating a more robust ecosystem

  • What have I learned from running Inclusive Innovation Labs

  • Why is the mentorship component of In3Labs so critical

  • What have I learned/observed about the entrepreneurs in this first cohort

  • Advice for the members of this first cohort

  • What is the virtual CTO offering from Inclusive Innovation Incubator (In3DC) and what is it important

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This in In3Talks #3 - In3Talks #3 - Topics Covered - Closing remarks about SxSW and WeDC Ambassadors - Why In3DC launched the Inclusive Innovation Labs? - What challenges do underserved participants need to surmount to grow or implement their ideas? - Google launched their new product for gaming called Stadia, and given the capital required, how do you think the underserved can engage to benefit as shareholders? - One does not need to be a computer scientist to do programming, can you elaborate? - In3 just partnered with Treehouse to provide additional tools for IIL participants, why? - the app as a product vs a business?

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This in In3Talks #2 - Talking about my trip to #sxsw2019, #ecosystem building and builders, the "3Cs" we are focusing on at Inclusive Innovation Incubator 

  • Technical Capital

  • Social Capital

  • Financial Capital

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In3Talks is a new series featuring Aaron Saunders, CEO of Inclusive Innovation Incubator, freely talking about the life of an entrepreneur and his mission to address the gaps and challenges of the underrepresented tech professionals, startup founders, businesses and entrepreneurs. 

These sessions are unedited and come to you straight from Inclusive Innovation Incubator (In3) located at 2301 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington DC.  

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to learn more about In3 and join us.

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