After the murder of George Floyd in May, national media coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement dramatically increased as activism surged over the summer. Thousands have taken to the streets over the past few months to protest police brutality and racism. With the current pandemic affecting how people interact…

“Give me a check, put some respect on my check. Or pay me in equity, watch me reverse out of debt.” — Apeshit, The Carters The journey of a startup founder is tough. The journey of a Black founder is exhausting. Due to this nation’s history, we’re already behind when…

Walking through Quicksand A Dance with an Imposter Every six months or so it happens like clockwork; the confidence tank starts to run out of fuel and, next thing I know, I’m running on fumes. Oh, hello there Fear. Nice to see you, Anxiety. …

A Step-by-Step Guide I’ve started a “venture” of my own recently, and it’s getting really tiring, not to mention time-consuming, referring to it as “that project I’m working on with X person about Y thing.” Even within the team, we don’t know what to call our meetings, planning docs, etc…

Part 1: How to Make the Most of the MINWO Business Network It’s been about a month and a half since we launched our platform, minwo.co🎉, and a constant fire fight as we try to stay a step ahead of the unpredictable. What we thought would be the hard part…

Business School’s Best Kept Secret by Melanie Akwule, Co-Founder & CEO Successfully managing customer relationships is an art form business owners struggle with on a daily basis. Given each company operates with limited time and resources, how do you determine which customers to focus on to maximize your return on…

…and how can I do it? So what is design? Is it really just making things pretty? A new color for my logo, some flat icons on my website…a brushed aluminum finish to my product? …

minwo.co — A Lesson in Design Thinking Where do I even start? Well first, if you haven’t already, check out our website: www.minwo.co There’s been a lot of work going on behind the scenes to bring Launch Day to fruition. Let’s start with a timeline to get you grounded: August…

So.. What is minwo.co anyway? Part 1: How to Make the Most of the MINWO Business Network It’s been about a month and a half since we launched our platform, minwo.co 🎉, and a constant fire fight as we try to stay a step ahead of the unpredictable. What we…