Unless a company specifically puts a mechanism in place to seek out a diverse workforce, the people doing the hiring tend to hire people from similar backgrounds, leading to the eventual workforce to look an awful lot alike. With less money to go around, and by being cut off from the socially aware culture that is starting to spring up in and around Silicon Valley, most startups simply can’t afford to build that diversity mechanism, nor are they ever really put under any pressure to prioritize it. That’s where a new startup called Blendoor could be a useful tool. It’s a a merit-based skill-matching app that will allow employers to see only relevant information about a potential hire, including job history, education and relevant skills. It was designed as an alternative to LinkedIn, and by removing gender, race or sexual orientation from the equations typically used when considering a new applicant, companies can quickly and easily assemble a pool of potential hires based entirely on their ability to do the job before they ever see a name or a face. You can read more over on 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/138141/3d-printing-and-diversity/