This is not the right kind of 1-percenter.
Less than 1 percent of venture-backed startups feature a Latino founder or co-founder, according to the San Jose Mercury News. That's why Google is backing an effort to help "Latinos break into tech startups."
The example of Edward Avila is "sobering": as the tech veteran was promoting his startup a few years ago, he noticed "I was the only Latino in the room," the newspaper reported.
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