I don&#x27;t know VLM&#x27;s problem, but I wrote to the startup industry in general.  Picking on any particular company is somewhat unfair.  It looks like you&#x27;re at a slightly larger Co in OH, not really a tech hub.  I suspect your hiring is a bit more inclusive there by necessity.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rootinc.com&#x2F;about-us&#x2F;our-people" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rootinc.com&#x2F;about-us&#x2F;our-people</a><p>It looks like they&#x27;re doing OK, there are number of seemingly 40 year olds, a good sign, only one obvious 50+ year old though, the CEO.  I see only one black person, and believe they are a higher percentage of the population out east.  There&#x27;s likely a lack of female programmers, but I&#x27;m too lazy to count them up from the list.<p><i>shrug</i>, as I mentioned an industry-wide problem, don&#x27;t take it personally.<p>P.S.  I forgot about the beards!  Preferred Qualifications: BEARD, hehe.