> So what you're saying is that SV's well-documented sexism is (among many other things, also) may also be a significant contributing factor for reckless invest

> So what you're saying is that SV's well-documented sexism is (among many other things, also) may also be a significant contributing factor for reckless investment. No, I'm not saying that at all, and my point was completely unrelated to sexism. You can be entirely un-sexist and still be subconsciously influenced by the attractiveness of the opposite sex (in case of heterosexuality; applies correspondingly to homosexual people). It's a natural bias which we should be aware of and recognize in ourselves, so that we can compensate for it. My point was that the majority of SV's VCs are male (and presumably mostly heterosexual, like the rest of the population), so it is plausible that Holmes' gender and looks influenced VC decisions to a certain degree.