Amid a heated discussion with Yuval Yarden, then–executive director of Philly Startup Leaders, Tayyib Smith let off a litany on demands on tech diversity:

“It’s not about how people feel, it’s not about discussions: it’s about transformation and change,” Tayyib said before the audience at the controversial Black & Brown Founders panel earlier this month. “We need a Marshall plan, we need a new New Deal.”

The founder’s demands caused ripples: Yarden resigned a couple of days later. The shakeup was announced by PSL President Bob Moore alongside a slate of changes geared at boosting transparency and diversity within the 10-year-old organization.

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