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>>I guess it's news because of the sex of the founder You're suggesting it's some kind of feminism promotion piece? Any company with over $50MM in funding wil

>>I guess it's news because of the sex of the founder You're suggesting it's some kind of feminism promotion piece? Any company with over $50MM in funding will get press. I might buy the idea that part of it relates to her being a high profile founder, but none of this relates to gender.

totalZero 10y ago
Why does anyone care, aside from the "Nasty Gal" moniker and its implications? Edit: it's a serious question, not a rhetorically charged one. Small companies go bankrupt all the time.
staticelf 10y ago
> You're suggesting it's some kind of feminism promotion piece? No I'm suggesting it gets covered because of a female founder. A lot of companies in that size go broke all the time without being covered. Maybe it hasn't anything to do with her gender but I can't help to think it has since the news otherwise is incredibly boring.
- true_religion 10y ago
  That and the company had a fairly provocative name, and targetted young women (read: teens) thus it was tailor made for family values controversy. Also, the female founder is an author who heavily markets her book on business techniques and has publishers who are dedicated to calling newspapers and getting her name in them. All press is good press after all.
- guptaneil 10y ago
  https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Atechcrunch.com+bankrupt https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Atechcrunch.com+bankrupt Startup bankruptcies are a very common topic and Nasty Gal isn't any different. To suggest that it's news just because of the founder's gender is ridiculous and trivializes the hard work and emotional roller coaster everybody involved went through.
  - weego 10y ago
    No it doesn't, don't be ridiculous. 'Why is this getting voted up when I've never heard or the company' was my reaction to seeing it when skimming the top links this morning. It being a female founder helps answer that question without implying anything else other than what you willfully project onto others.
    - ehnto 10y ago
      The more likely reason is that you aren't the target demographic. Just like half the time I have never heard of the fintech startups that get thrown around here, because I am not part of the fintech news demographic. It also probably didn't come up here because it isn't a tech startup. However it is now a very interesting investment failure story, and that is something HN is interested in.
  - staticelf 10y ago
    I disagree. Why would that "trivialize" the work behind building the company? Of course the people involved care deeply about the outcome. But for me, as a total outsider, this has 0 news worth since from my understanding the company has no real public interest except for their customers and founders/owners. AFAIK the company isn't even public so it isn't like anyone has anything invested in it. It is for me obvious that the company bankruptcy is covered because of the gender of the founder. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't really see any other reason to why.
    - sdnguyen90 10y ago
      The company is actually extremely popular among younger women. If you're a male, you aren't really their target market for advertising.
      - guitarbill 10y ago
        > The company is actually extremely popular among younger women. Maybe not that popular if they're going bankrupt?
- ryporter 10y ago
  I'm sorry you find this boring, but it is of a lot of interest to many other people. The company had a good origin story, a charismatic founder, rapid growth, and great branding. It's interesting that such a rapidly growing company and brand could come to a screeching halt like this.

totalZero 10y ago

Why does anyone care, aside from the "Nasty Gal" moniker and its implications? Edit: it's a serious question, not a rhetorically charged one. Small companies go bankrupt all the time.

staticelf 10y ago

> You're suggesting it's some kind of feminism promotion piece? No I'm suggesting it gets covered because of a female founder. A lot of companies in that size go broke all the time without being covered. Maybe it hasn't anything to do with her gender but I can't help to think it has since the news otherwise is incredibly boring.

true_religion 10y ago
That and the company had a fairly provocative name, and targetted young women (read: teens) thus it was tailor made for family values controversy. Also, the female founder is an author who heavily markets her book on business techniques and has publishers who are dedicated to calling newspapers and getting her name in them. All press is good press after all.
guptaneil 10y ago
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Atechcrunch.com+bankrupt https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Atechcrunch.com+bankrupt Startup bankruptcies are a very common topic and Nasty Gal isn't any different. To suggest that it's news just because of the founder's gender is ridiculous and trivializes the hard work and emotional roller coaster everybody involved went through.
- weego 10y ago
  No it doesn't, don't be ridiculous. 'Why is this getting voted up when I've never heard or the company' was my reaction to seeing it when skimming the top links this morning. It being a female founder helps answer that question without implying anything else other than what you willfully project onto others.
  - ehnto 10y ago
    The more likely reason is that you aren't the target demographic. Just like half the time I have never heard of the fintech startups that get thrown around here, because I am not part of the fintech news demographic. It also probably didn't come up here because it isn't a tech startup. However it is now a very interesting investment failure story, and that is something HN is interested in.
- staticelf 10y ago
  I disagree. Why would that "trivialize" the work behind building the company? Of course the people involved care deeply about the outcome. But for me, as a total outsider, this has 0 news worth since from my understanding the company has no real public interest except for their customers and founders/owners. AFAIK the company isn't even public so it isn't like anyone has anything invested in it. It is for me obvious that the company bankruptcy is covered because of the gender of the founder. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't really see any other reason to why.
  - sdnguyen90 10y ago
    The company is actually extremely popular among younger women. If you're a male, you aren't really their target market for advertising.
    - guitarbill 10y ago
      > The company is actually extremely popular among younger women. Maybe not that popular if they're going bankrupt?
ryporter 10y ago
I'm sorry you find this boring, but it is of a lot of interest to many other people. The company had a good origin story, a charismatic founder, rapid growth, and great branding. It's interesting that such a rapidly growing company and brand could come to a screeching halt like this.