Austin ClementsinSlauson & Co.Embracing Transparency: Economic Inclusion in Venture Capital3 min read·Oct 12, 2023----
Austin ClementsinSlauson & Co.Our Juneteenth EmailLast Juneteenth the Slauson & Co. team sent out an email. As was suggested in this Wall Street Journal article published this morning, it…3 min read·Jun 18, 2021--1--1
Austin ClementsinGrid110PledgeLA + Grid110 South LAPledgeLA recently created the Fund For South LA Founders, which was in direct response to racial and economic inequities that came to the…4 min read·Dec 15, 2020----
Austin ClementsinSlauson & Co.The Delusion Around InclusionAs a Black man in venture capital, the last few months have been eye opening. The national conversations about social justice led to an…3 min read·Oct 19, 2020--3--3
Austin ClementsBrad Feld + Grid110My introduction to venture capital came a little over a decade ago by way of a few active investors who were regularly blogging. Though at…2 min read·Aug 13, 2020----
Austin ClementsinGrid110The 2020 Grid110 South LA CohortWhat happens when you put out a call for innovative entrepreneurs in South Los Angeles?4 min read·Jul 2, 2020----
Austin ClementsLet’s RebuildCities and states across the country have begun to issue guidance on reopening businesses. While this is a major step toward restoring…3 min read·May 27, 2020----
Austin ClementsWhat’s Up Next For South LALast April, I wrote about what Nipsey Hussle meant to his community just after his passing. I concluded by saying he “doubled down on…4 min read·May 7, 2020--1--1
Austin ClementsToday’s Growth & Tomorrow’s ValuesIn October of 2009, exactly 10 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg introduced the world to Facebook’s motto, “move fast and break things.” It was a…4 min read·Oct 22, 2019--1--1
Austin ClementsHussle & MotivateIt has been a rough couple weeks since the City of Los Angeles was rocked by the death of Nipsey Hussle. It hit me hard and I haven’t…4 min read·Apr 11, 2019----