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Oh and he referenced his penis size at a startup event: https://twitter.com/founderofstick/status/880977488494469122 https://twitter.com/founderofstick/status/8

Oh and he referenced his penis size at a startup event: https://twitter.com/founderofstick/status/880977488494469122 https://twitter.com/founderofstick/status/880977488494469122 Sarah Kunst, the woman quoted in the NYT, mentions that other women have reached out to her about McClure. Like Caldwell, also all women of color: https://twitter.com/sarahkunst/status/881004317674577920 https://twitter.com/sarahkunst/status/881004317674577920

jee_accnt 9y ago
Not gonna defend any harassment but this one's just nitpicking. He made a joke. I see him as the real life version of Erlich Bachman or Russ Hanneman from Silicon Valley. He is inappropriate, which is what makes him more likable (to some people). You could argue that its unprofessional, but then so is wearing t-shirt and shorts to work. Tech culture quite proudly does not care much about appearances.
- heartbreak 9y ago
  Awful lot of defensive green names popping up in this thread. Upstream there's one with obscure knowledge of the PR industry. Just a coincidence though, right?
superplussed 9y ago
I saw him speak at a fireside chat here in Berlin, and was struck by his overall juvenile attitude and idiocy. Given that that was his "shtick" I guess he was just hiding in plain sight. But I'm surprised that his poor judgement is such a shock to people when it's evident from his performances in public.
- kelnos 9y ago
  Yeah, that's the thing I don't get. I'm certainly no stranger to foul language (2 minutes with me in a social setting and that's obvious), but his shtick always seemed to me to be about shock value and getting a reaction, and a certain amount of braggadocio around being an "outsider", which has always turned me off.
  - yokisan 9y ago
    You'll just looove his inane tantrum about Trump then: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTVf7ffShg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTVf7ffShg If one wishes to virtue-signal it helps to at least be virtuous.

jee_accnt 9y ago

Not gonna defend any harassment but this one's just nitpicking. He made a joke. I see him as the real life version of Erlich Bachman or Russ Hanneman from Silicon Valley. He is inappropriate, which is what makes him more likable (to some people). You could argue that its unprofessional, but then so is wearing t-shirt and shorts to work. Tech culture quite proudly does not care much about appearances.

heartbreak 9y ago
Awful lot of defensive green names popping up in this thread. Upstream there's one with obscure knowledge of the PR industry. Just a coincidence though, right?

superplussed 9y ago

I saw him speak at a fireside chat here in Berlin, and was struck by his overall juvenile attitude and idiocy. Given that that was his "shtick" I guess he was just hiding in plain sight. But I'm surprised that his poor judgement is such a shock to people when it's evident from his performances in public.

kelnos 9y ago
Yeah, that's the thing I don't get. I'm certainly no stranger to foul language (2 minutes with me in a social setting and that's obvious), but his shtick always seemed to me to be about shock value and getting a reaction, and a certain amount of braggadocio around being an "outsider", which has always turned me off.
- yokisan 9y ago
  You'll just looove his inane tantrum about Trump then: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTVf7ffShg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTVf7ffShg If one wishes to virtue-signal it helps to at least be virtuous.