Hank Williams : Negro founder recently called this Silicon Valley a meritocracy . This started Twitter spat with African-American entrepeneur , who says it 's not so . So the bottom line is , if the level of determination that I have was required from everyone , no matter their race , on some kind of moderately equal basis , it would indeed be a level playing field -- a meritocracy . Williams : For minorities trying to connect with mentors in tech field , playing field uneven . Hank Williams : less than 1 % of venture capital went to digital startups of blacks in 2010 .
Hank Williams : Negro founder recently called this Silicon Valley a meritocracy . This started Twitter spat with African-American entrepeneur , who says it 's not so . Williams : For minorities trying to connect with mentors in tech field , playing field uneven . Hank Williams : less than 1 % of venture capital went to digital startups of blacks in 2010 .