Mercedes Bent

  • Women in Crypto

    Jan 5th was #WomeninCrypto Day. There aren’t enough of us, but the ones involved are working on some amazing projects. Here’s a roundup of top women-led and women-focused communities to help you get started through community (link) https://www.notion.so/Communities-for-Women-in-Web3-You-May-Not-Know-About-abb1e24548aa42a2a12acf3306cd15ec

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  • Meet Flink: México’s Leading Neobroker

    By Mercedes Bent and Will Kohler We’re thrilled to announce that Lightspeed is leading the $57M Series B of Flink, the leading neobroker in México. Flink surpassed 1M brokerage accounts earlier this year after launching their brokerage product in the summer of 2020. We first met the Flink team the day before Mercedes’ birthday. It was a Friday…

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  • Building an Equitable World for the Next Generation

    A recap of our virtual townhall with Ludcaris, Senator Cory Booker, Mayor London Breed, Brian Westbrook, Dr. Regina Benjamin, and Devo Harris Earlier this summer after George Floyd’s death sparked nationwide protests, I was inspired to see so many of my friends and colleagues — of all races — engaging in tough topics around race…

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  • Black Birthright: A Homecoming and Healing through Heritage

    I recently wrote an opinion piece that was featured in the NY Times. If you’re moved by this post please consider donating to an organization I’ve learned about called Birthright AFRICA: http://www.birthrightafrica.org/donate. If you want to get in touch about the idea, please message me on my contact page. Blessings and Sankofa, Mercedes

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  • Designing for Exponential Impact in Diversity

    I’ve been meaning to post this blog for several months….I first started writing it in late 2013 as we worked behind the scenes to launch the Opportunity Fund. We launched the Opportunity Fund at GA in April 2014 and now, 6 months later, our first round of fellows have graduated with several more in class and ready to…

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  • Impostor Syndrome & Dev Schools

    Something I hear from a lot of students when they first enter the Web Development Immersive program at GA is they feel as thought their particular background does not lend to success in this environment they’ve found themselves in. Students know that the environment they are entering is grueling and that the learning experience will…

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