MAEKAN It Up — #013: Black Girls Code turns down $125K from Uber and how creatives should look at money

Illustration by Charis Poon

On MAEKAN It Up #013, Eugene and Charis discuss the bold move by Black Girls Code to say no to a $125K USD donation from Uber, and how creatives should look at their relationship with money thanks to a 2Bobs podcast (shout out to Myke for putting us onto it). 

Eugene talks about the anxiety doing MAEKAN It Up (1:51) Black Girls Code says it turned down $125,000 from Uber (3:43) Black Girls Code Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year At Uber by Susan J. Fowler (4:45) Would you take money from somebody you didn't fundamentally agree with? (6:12) Charis is unable to find on Black Girls Code's financials (7:45) Black Girls Code raises $154K after turning down six figures from Uber (10:28) What would be Uber's correct way to give (11:50) Girls Who Code (15:05) Uber CEO Pick Embraces Job as ‘Opportunity of a Lifetime’ (17.10) 2Bobs: Truths and Myths About Money (18:06) The 7 Money Statements (20:07) It's impolite to talk about money Talking about money is stressful Avoiding money conversations causes the seller to over invest in the sale Budget discussions and ranges change as you move up the decision maker ladder Price is usually just a tiebreaker The money you command is directly proportional to your self-esteem For me to have a dollar, someone else doesn’t have a dollar Mike Monteiro: Design is a Job Book (33:25)

Per usual, MAEKAN It Up features the individual illustrative talents of Charis and Eugene as they visualize the show's topics. Be inspired as you watch Eugene slowly improve week to week.

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