By: Tiana Laurence, General Partner at Laurence Innovation Gender inequities have always been a constant in American workplaces, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed this fact yet again. According to McKinsey, working mothers in particular have suffered disproportionate economic consequences from the pandemic: while 13 percent of men with children under 10 years old considered leaving the workforce…

By: Tiana Laurence, General Partner at Laurence Innovation Swimming is one of the most popular recreational activities in the United States, but it also poses major risks. According to the CDC, there are almost 4,000 fatal drownings every year, and the risk is particularly high for children — drowning is…

By: Tiana Laurence, General Partner at Laurence Innovation — The days of crude gender binaries are over, but far too many retailers still observe these artificial divisions in the products and shopping experiences they provide. …

By Tiana Laurence, General Partner at Laurence Innovation With the total number of Internet users rapidly approaching 5 billion, the explosion of online disinformation has become one of the most serious threats to democracy, civil society, and public health. While there’s unprecedented public awareness of this issue, getting it under…

By: Tiana Laurence, General Partner at Laurence Innovation While dating apps have given users the ability to interact with a large and diverse group of potential matches, the current model of swiping through photos has become stale and repetitive. There haven’t been any significant innovations in the market in a…

By: Tiana Laurence, General Partner at Laurence Innovation At a time when we have never been more attached to our devices, it’s clear that consumer electronics will continue to evolve toward ever-increasing accessibility and integration. Consumers want their digital experiences to be a seamless part of their daily lives, which…

By: Tiana Laurence, General Partner at Laurence Innovation While previous industrial revolutions were driven by steam power, railroads, and factory automation, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is powered by knowledge. Rapidly emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are all about the ability to process and analyze information, which ultimately leads…

The world generates a staggering amount of data every day, and while our devices are becoming more powerful all the time, it’s becoming increasingly clear that cloud-based digital infrastructure and centralized servers aren’t always going to be able to cope with it. This could turn out to be especially problematic…

By: Tiana Laurence, General Partner at Laurence Innovation The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is built around technologies like artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, quantum computing, and other innovations that seem to stand in stark contrast to the historic drivers of the U.S. economy such as manufacturing. …