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Hey, I am Ludovic, cofounder and CTO of Afrostream. And I am black too, and French :) (yes I certainly have many other flaws too) To answer to your question :
by lbostral 11y ago
Hey,
I am Ludovic, cofounder and CTO of Afrostream. And I am black too, and French :) (yes I certainly have many other flaws too)
To answer to your question : Yes absolutely, we are here in part of diversity. I thought 1à secondes about why I am here, and that certainly played a part,
But the second thought I have was this : even if am here because I am "from diversity", that's ok. I know who I am by myself. I want Afrostream to be big, that's my only goal. And I am at Y Combinator, is that not the place to be big ?
- garry 11y agoI was one of the YC partners who interviewed and funded Afrostream. We made the call to fund because we fundamentally believe in this team and market. We accept companies not because they are flawless. No companies are, and none of the startups that succeed have been. They all have specific challenges. But we ask ourselves, is this a talented team, and is this something people want? Is there a path for this to be a big business? In both cases, yes.
- peteridah 11y agoCongratulations Ludovic! I just want to echo that this is absolutely an underserved market. Yes there are definitely challenges, but also great opportunities. African content is just really beginning to emerge; Nollywood and the like are just scratching the surface and yet to unearth the richness of 1000's of years of heritage. Kudos also to YC buying in :)