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> it would be naive to assume that VCs are completely immune to the influence of a young, attractive woman. ...and it would require completely ignoring the dat
by cbsmith 11y ago
> it would be naive to assume that VCs are completely immune to the influence of a young, attractive woman.
...and it would require completely ignoring the data to think that young, attractive women do well in front of VC's.
There's a real world out there where female founders are fighting to get in the door.
- adwn 11y ago> ...and it would require completely ignoring the data Can you show me this data, so that I can stop ignoring it? This is a genuine request, I'm not trying to be snarky.
- cbsmith 11y agoThere is data on this everywhere. It'd be hard to miss if you looked at even a handful of funding rounds (though the industry is getting better at this). Clarity came up at the top of the Google search: http://blog.clarity.fm/why-women-founders-matter/ http://blog.clarity.fm/why-women-founders-matter/ It shows 4-9% of VC funding goes to companies with female founders, roughly tracking the percentage of women at top VC firms. People need evidence to accept this blatant reality of the tech scene, but making assertions about young, attractive women being blindly handed billions of dollars...