Code And Cognac SXSW 2016 Edition

Shawn and Raymar are back at it again with another episode of Code and Cognac, the #SXSW edition! It all started during the livest party at SXSW Interactive, "The Official Ratchet in Tech Party". Needless to say the party was DOPE. We met and spoke with many tech enthusiasts throughout the night and so...Plot twist, we decided to do a Podcast AT THE PART (talk about innovation)!!

Tune in as we host a round table discussion with several talented black and one very brave Cuban entrepreneur about their journeys to technology.  We talk about the mindset of success, getting venture funding, embracing failure and more. 

Special thanks to the dynamic and beautiful Natalie Cofield (@ncofield), founder of @walkerslegacy, for allowing us to record at her spot, the @UrbanCoLabATX. If you are in Austin please pay her a visit, it's an awesome spot for innovators (and she loves trap music). Also, curved Raymar for smoking his cigar inside the building, we respect that. Getting checked for doing dumb shit like that is always good for the culture, thank you Natalie. 

But anyways, a big shout out to everyone who made this podcast happen, we hope you enjoy it and find it inspirational, we did. Shut up and Listen!

#CodeAndCognac

Shawn @sagyeman

Raymar @Philanthroteer

Natalie @ncofield 

Jacky @jackyalcine “You can do what you want”

Stedman @d0nharper “Focus on mastering your craft”

Alberto @allstarcode - “Embrace Failure”

Marissa @mjrissa “Shut up and Listen”

Koshin @koshin_m


Code And Cognac SXSW2016

Code and Cognac hosts Shawn and Raymar pour up  with Morgan DeBaun, founder of Blavity. Think of Blavity as the "anti-Worldstar Hip Hop" - giving us freshest news and positive content. Morgan walks us through her thoughts on the Buzzfeed controversy and Blavity's reaction to it, what it's like to grow a startup in Silicon Valley and how her team stays creating fresh content for millennials of color. She also drops gems for us left and right and lets us know about her EmpowerHer conference in NYC in May. Morgan is definitely on a wave so relax and take notes !!

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