TechEquity

Content moderation isn’t your normal, everyday job. Despite the trauma they’re tasked with witnessing, content moderators are still working 9-5 like they have a normal job, with little to no mental health support, as content moderator Sonia explains.

"Technology itself is valueless, and the thing that gives it its potential to do harm or to create opportunity is the economic structure in which it’s created." That's one of the #HotTakes our Founder and CEO Catherine Bracy had when talking to POLITICO about overrated tech, "surprising" recent events, and her new book "World Eaters: How Venture Capital is Cannibalizing the Economy." Check out the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gvvxQPBm

The modern tech-driven economy is not working for most of us—so what can we do about it? If we are going to solve the challenges that the tech industry has created, we need to address its problems at its root. That’s why TechEquity Founder and CEO Catherine Bracy spent the past three years researching venture capital and writing “World Eaters: How Venture Capital is Canabilizing the Economy.” These are our top takeaways from the book: https://ow.ly/jb6Y50VjhIl

From the Great Resignation to Hot Labor Summer in 2023, workers across the US are speaking up against the current nature of work. Now, these concerns are only being amplified by the use of AI. Last week, our SVP of Labor Tim Newman went to SXSW to explore that very issue. This was his main takeaway: “It is a critical time to nurture partnerships and coalitions that can identify and build on opportunities to ensure that working people are shaping technology in our workplaces. I'm grateful to The Tech We Want, Omidyar Network, Siegel Family Endowment, Stanford d.school, and Black Innovation Alliance for creating the space to imagine a tech ecosystem that centers people.” Check out our website to learn about our labor program: https://lnkd.in/ghUAsihM Other panelists (left to right): Brian Merchant, Journalist and Author of "Blood in the Machine" Antonio Aguilera, Executive Director at Coworker Solidarity Fund Sharon Cho, ???, Senior VP at Edelman #LightHouse2025 #TheTechWeWant

I would say it’s a bad day to be a billionaire but, really, it’s just a slightly less lavish day to be one. https://lnkd.in/d63HDZHP

It's Friday, so it's time for the #TopFive things you need to read this week to understand tech’s impact on our economy with TechEquity Founder and CEO Catherine Bracy: 1) I would say it’s a bad day to be a billionaire but, really, it’s just a slightly less lavish day to be one. Bloomberg https://lnkd.in/d63HDZHP 2) Gig workers in Kenya are outraged after one of their own—Ladi Anzaki Olubumni, a TikTok content moderator—was found dead in her apartment. Workers say that, like many gig workers, Ladi faced a toxic work culture and was repeatedly denied a ticket to her home country of Nigeria every year. https://lnkd.in/gPryCM8j 3) A growing side hustle for college grads in the states: correcting AI’s mistakes—a key part of the AI supply chain. Forbes https://lnkd.in/gUwd6HaY 4) Democrats are demanding explanations around the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) plans to install AI software on federal agency computers amid mass government layoffs. WIRED https://lnkd.in/eQCDhUeE 5) Private equity has made housing more expensive; I have a few ideas as to why and how that’s happening. Fast Company https://lnkd.in/gRWf59Hh That's it for this week. Leave your #TopFive in the comments, and follow us for more news about tech's impact on the economy.

Move fast and break things—a common refrain in the world of VC-backed tech companies. But what happens when you break the labor market? In the quest for large financial returns, companies are increasingly finding ways to classify workers as contractors who they aren’t liable for. And it’s changing the labor market for us all. That’s one of our main takeaways from TechEquity Founder and CEO Catherine Bracy’s book “World Eaters: How Venture Capital is Canabilizing the Economy.” Check out our latest blog to learn more: https://ow.ly/1zRb50Vif2G

The Trump Administration’s tariffs will likely make Bay Area housing more expensive. https://lnkd.in/gpz3mzFW

Content moderation isn’t your normal, everyday job. Despite the trauma they’re tasked with witnessing, content moderators are still working 9-5 like they have a normal job, with little to no mental health support, as content moderator Sonia explains.

All Californians—and everyone, really—deserve a safe and affordable place to call home. Unfortunately, this isn’t the reality we currently live in. But it could be if we leverage our state’s wealth well. That’s why we, in a statewide coalition of affordable housing, homelessness, and housing justice organizations, are urging the Governor and the Legislature to invest a minimum of $2.9 billion in essential affordable housing and homelessness programs. Read on for the full letter: https://ow.ly/M6Ba50Vhwpy