And so by being a Black man in a snapback, I will appeal to other Black men, and women… or anybody that comes from an underrepresented background, and I will let them know that they can sit at the table."
that appearing on Dragons' Den, in an authentic way, will show people like him that they can have a path in business.
So if you're a black man who actually respects himself and his business, and wants to have the image of a well dressed and serious entrepreneur, sorry but you just aren't being an authentic black person.
"I approach the biggest challenges in my life - whether it's Dragon's Den, starting a business or a podcast - with this video game mindset where I'm holding the controller, I am not in the game. And that means the character can die.
"At the end of the day if I fail at anything I'm doing, I'm going to be fine. I'm just holding the controller here, I'm not in the game."
Wow, I wish I could have such a privileged mindset, to not have to worry about failure because it won't actually impact me.
Also, has anybody ever heard of his social media company, Social Chain. It's apparently over 5 years old but I have no idea what it does. Maybe its bigger in the UK.
So if you're a black man who actually respects himself and his business, and wants to have the image of a well dressed and serious entrepreneur, sorry but you just aren't being an authentic black person.
Apparently successful minorities are accused of acting white, or they get called things like oreo or banana (white on the inside), by their own in-groups.
Crabs in a bucket, right there. "Keepin' it real" may maintain 'hood cred for them, but it won't get them respect from their neighbors in the nearby McMansions when they're bumping loud music and letting their crew party until daybreak. Like I stated in another post, these types are the thugs that demand respect and maintain it through coercion and/or fear, rather than commanding respect through their actions.
So if you're a black man who actually respects himself and his business, and wants to have the image of a well dressed and serious entrepreneur, sorry but you just aren't being an authentic black person.
Wow, I wish I could have such a privileged mindset, to not have to worry about failure because it won't actually impact me.
Also, has anybody ever heard of his social media company, Social Chain. It's apparently over 5 years old but I have no idea what it does. Maybe its bigger in the UK.
Apparently successful minorities are accused of acting white, or they get called things like oreo or banana (white on the inside), by their own in-groups.
In short: yes.
Crabs in a bucket, right there. "Keepin' it real" may maintain 'hood cred for them, but it won't get them respect from their neighbors in the nearby McMansions when they're bumping loud music and letting their crew party until daybreak. Like I stated in another post, these types are the thugs that demand respect and maintain it through coercion and/or fear, rather than commanding respect through their actions.