Hi, Joah Spearman here. I wrote the piece. This was a personal account, my account, on both my own journey to entrepreneurship, to Austin and to fundraising. I

Hi, Joah Spearman here. I wrote the piece. This was a personal account, my account, on both my own journey to entrepreneurship, to Austin and to fundraising. I tried to touch on location, race, the business, raising money and a few other things that would help convey the position I'm in. Some people are downplaying the role of race or geography and I'm almost certain they're probably not Black founders or in Austin. My goal with the post was simply to give a personal, open and honest take on my experience here. You wouldn't find me commenting about the scene in NYC or LA from a local's perspective because I'm not a local there nor would you see me doing a lengthy Medium post about how gender isn't really an issue for women trying to raise VC funds. That's not my experience. I shared mine, nothing more, nothing less. I appreciate you all for reading and sharing your commends/feedback in the comments.