Study after study has confirmed that diverse corporate boards lead to higher profits. For example, McKinsey’s study found that companies who ranked in the top quartile of executive-board diversity had returns on equity that were 53% higher. In addition, these same diverse companies had earnings margins that were 14% higher than the least diverse companies. A Catalyst study shows that boards that are more diverse also have a higher return on equity, higher return on sales, and higher return on invested capital.
Think all this doesn’t matter to startups? It does. If everyone on your startup team is alike, you limit the experiences, network, and perspective that your startup has to draw from when running and growing the business.
A diverse team brings different ideas and perspectives to the table, which improves your chances of being able to come up with more creative plans for your startup and with more creative solutions to problems as they arise (and they will arise…). A diverse team might be able to identify and solve a problem that a homogenous team wouldn’t even realize was a problem until the damage was done.
Diversity can also improve the culture of your startup. As you grow, it can allow you to attract and retain a broader group of talented individuals.
More diverse teams will typically have more diverse networks, which means expanded access to a broader pool of potential investors, customers, and talent for you to draw from.
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