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Super unpopular opinion incoming. The guy was taken out of context and clearly said he was trying to explain why the number of female founders was less. His th

Super unpopular opinion incoming. The guy was taken out of context and clearly said he was trying to explain why the number of female founders was less. His thoughts had to do with not many of them applying because they prefer to be mothers. Does not matter if thats true or not, what matters is less apply. Also, the affirmative action think irks me. Statistically 99% of pitches dont get funded. If there is 19 male pitches for every female pitch, does that mean that the female should get funding because its less common? I would feel disgusted as a woman to know I got funded just to have a quota filled and a box checked. When a woman pitches with a great idea, it should be seen as a success, not as a VC giving out charity. This stuff really takes away from the accomplishments of women and I hate it. The fact that you think that more women should have been funded just because they are women lets your bias shine through. Newsflash, Women and minorities can have, and usually do, just as shitty business ideas as CIS white men.

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gemma 11y ago
> The guy was taken out of context and clearly said he was trying to explain why the number of female founders was less. His thoughts had to do with not many of them applying because they prefer to be mothers. Out-of-context quote from the VC: > I think mother's [sic] have more important things to do > Be mother's [sic] > But I'm old school That's not a man saying "I think mothers have different priorities," that's a man saying "I have different priorities for mothers."
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HillRat 11y ago
... Except that he's quoted as saying, "I think mothers have more important things to do [than be entrepreneurs]" which, while certainly a position that can be defended (though you won't see me doing so), is inarguably prejudiced against female founders with children: he is explicitly saying that mothers should not be entrepreneurs and implicitly saying that he would disfavor such a founder. He's very openly stating his prejudice against an entire class of people, to a member of that class.
- ryanlol 11y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_analysis_(business) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_analysis_(business) There's really no question that mothers, and females in general are statistically riskier investments in todays society.
  - vinceguidry 11y ago
    That's a good point. I wonder if any research has been done quantifying this risk in respect to startups. That said, startup investing is a real outlier in respect to regular investing. People specializing in it often are motivated by more than generating larger returns, as a return-oriented investor would surely find other fields to be more lucrative from a risk standpoint.
- Normal_gaussian 11y ago
  Personally I want to make the right money now so that I can be the father I want to be in the future. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that my future children will be the most important things in my life for several decades of my future. I don't think that it is unreasonable to consider any parent as having more important things than startups to do.
  - icebraining 11y ago
    Equating "women" with "mothers" is the first prejudice (she asked about the former, not the latter): "According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey, in 2014, 47.6 percent of women between age 15 and 44 had never had children"
    - ryanlol 11y ago
      What about the majority of them that did?
      - icebraining 11y ago
        What point are you trying to make? All I said is that Women is a (significantly!) larger group than Mothers, so it's wrong to equate the two. The latter is a subset, and an explanation that only covers them, as valid as it may be, is insufficient to explain something about all women.

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gemma 11y ago

> The guy was taken out of context and clearly said he was trying to explain why the number of female founders was less. His thoughts had to do with not many of them applying because they prefer to be mothers. Out-of-context quote from the VC: > I think mother's [sic] have more important things to do > Be mother's [sic] > But I'm old school That's not a man saying "I think mothers have different priorities," that's a man saying "I have different priorities for mothers."

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HillRat 11y ago

... Except that he's quoted as saying, "I think mothers have more important things to do [than be entrepreneurs]" which, while certainly a position that can be defended (though you won't see me doing so), is inarguably prejudiced against female founders with children: he is explicitly saying that mothers should not be entrepreneurs and implicitly saying that he would disfavor such a founder. He's very openly stating his prejudice against an entire class of people, to a member of that class.

ryanlol 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_analysis_(business) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_analysis_(business) There's really no question that mothers, and females in general are statistically riskier investments in todays society.
- vinceguidry 11y ago
  That's a good point. I wonder if any research has been done quantifying this risk in respect to startups. That said, startup investing is a real outlier in respect to regular investing. People specializing in it often are motivated by more than generating larger returns, as a return-oriented investor would surely find other fields to be more lucrative from a risk standpoint.
Normal_gaussian 11y ago
Personally I want to make the right money now so that I can be the father I want to be in the future. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that my future children will be the most important things in my life for several decades of my future. I don't think that it is unreasonable to consider any parent as having more important things than startups to do.
- icebraining 11y ago
  Equating "women" with "mothers" is the first prejudice (she asked about the former, not the latter): "According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey, in 2014, 47.6 percent of women between age 15 and 44 had never had children"
  - ryanlol 11y ago
    What about the majority of them that did?
    - icebraining 11y ago
      What point are you trying to make? All I said is that Women is a (significantly!) larger group than Mothers, so it's wrong to equate the two. The latter is a subset, and an explanation that only covers them, as valid as it may be, is insufficient to explain something about all women.