I was watching some videos on the TED site and came across an excellent 5 minute presentation on how to pitch an idea to venture capitalists. The presenter goes through the dos and donts of presentations and in general what you absolute need to do to impresse VCs.
We have finally broken the mold of white guys in office, but what about an Asian, Hispanic, or Middle Eastern looking president. Taking race out, Obama still fits the mold of a Christian, straight, male President. There are still many barriers to cross including religion, gender, and sexual orientation to name a few. Some of those barriers were tested during this election. In the course of the election, there was an issue with many Americans that Obama was potentially raised under the Islamic faith or that he practiced Islamic teachings. So what? What’s wrong with being associated with the Islamic faith? Does beliving in a religion equate to having a greater moral fiber or make you a more qualified President? I think this commotion was an example of how this country still has a far way to go in crossing those barriers. So as a country I hope we don’t think this is the end. We are moving in the right direction, but the day we have a non-Christian, non-male, and non-straight President, that is the day that our country can truely say that we have broken the mold.