"Atlanta Gas Light had the largest dark fiber ring in the country surrounding Atlanta...We had Georgia Tech working on the next generation of aerospace, and they added computer engineering..." -- @downtown_CB (@LaunchPad2x)
6/As @jshieber notes tho, other co's also set the stage for the ATL tech Renaissance.
@wanderingwifi (soon to be @AirWatchCareers) (founded by John Marshall) & Internet Security Systems (founded by Tom Noonan & Chris Klaus) made huge ripples in ATL. π
17/It's why I was immensely excited to work with @AlyintheATL & lead the Tech/Fintech track last Nov. for @techstars' ATL Startup Week, even as we all made due with the pandemic. π
18/And it's why the orange sunglasses are gonna be showing up around Atlanta for a long time. π
19/Because this thread isn't long enough (π€£), here are just a ton of Atlanta rockstars you should know:
You're not an ally by slapping the badge on yourself and declaring "I am an ally" π€
"Inclusive leadership is measured by those around you who deem you to be an inclusive leader, and that's something that you earn." -- @jenniferbrown
@jenniferbrown@AllRaise 3/Learning to be an inclusive leader may be broadly uncomfortable sometimes, precisely because you're growing. Inclusion should be something deep in your core, & it's that welcoming of said growth that is a metric for a good leader. πvia @jenniferbrown