Vince Reed, in a short YouTube clip, reflects on the experience of being a Black entrepreneur. He states that while he has felt disadvantaged and unappreciated, he now views his African American identity as a significant advantage in entrepreneurship because financial success ('green') becomes the primary focus for others once one can generate wealth for them.
Absolutely. I feel there's a disadvantage of being black and entrepreneur. I mean, I feel like I've been bamboozled. I feel like they're taking advantage of me. I feel like I have not been appreciated and I'm lying through my teeth. I actually feel like it's a massive and massive advantage for me being African American as an entrepreneur, because what I've realized, you know, when it comes to making money, that the only real color that people truly care about is green. That's it. So once you get to a point where you can help other people make a lot more green, it doesn't matter what you look like.
