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The biggest issue here is not that Dave is a creep and that he has been let go. The biggest issue is that the leaders of this 500 Startups organization let thi

The biggest issue here is not that Dave is a creep and that he has been let go. The biggest issue is that the leaders of this 500 Startups organization let this go on for years without taking action. Who are the people who let their organization's logo and name appear in this guy's slides together with the words "GET YOU LAID (=SEX)"? https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/dmc500hats/how-to-pitch-a-vc-sept-2010 https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/dmc500hats/how-to-pitch-a-... It does not matter if they are men or women. THEY ARE COMPLICIT in this mess.

clarkevans 9y ago
Slide 12 is creepy enough; 14 is over the top; 16 is perverted.
synaesthesisx 9y ago
Is this real? This seems like some sort of poor excuse for a joke.
- FLUX-YOU 9y ago
  Even removing the context of his resignation, his slides are a poor attempt to be funny and shocking and memorable. I'm pretty sure he was not a comedian. Things get weird when money is involved. It was probably tolerated in 2010 because of that. 2017 was the breaking point (Why it took 7 years to reach a breaking point is a dark mark for Silicon Valley)
sametmax 9y ago
You assume a company should be all serious. There are way worse stuff in South Park, Monty Python or Naked Gun. The slide is just an attempt at being funny. It may not make you laught, you may find this humor borderline, you may want this should never happen in your company, but it's not shocking that they allowed this in there. What are shocking are sexist actions. Any agressive/unfair action toward somebody actually, this is not a gender issue. The dubious slide ? Meh.
- rf15 9y ago
  > You assume a company should be all serious. Except nothing about this is funny, and if you think it is, it only shows how detached you are from reality and humanity. It's like casual racism.
  - sametmax 9y ago
    You could say that for most TV, cinema and youtube. We don't all agree on what's funny and what's offensive.
    - tnzn 9y ago
      Usually you should let those being offended decide wether or not it's offensive by definition though.
      - sametmax 9y ago
        It's always offensive to someone. Something is not offensive in absolute. It's offensive to x in context y and it matters to z because of w.
    - tnzn 9y ago
      Usually you should let those being offended decide wether or not it's offensive by definition though.
- Insanity 9y ago
  But those movies are clearly meant as comedy and everyone watching it knows that. Some comedians say things that are accepted because they are comedians and anyone repeating their jokes in public in a setting where it might be taken quite differently than as a joke might get into some trouble for doing so. I really do not see how the two compare..
  - sametmax 9y ago
    If I watch this slide, I'm not going to take it to the letter. Only an idiot would. "bigger is better" ? You take that phrase seriously in a corporate slide ? It's clearly an attempt to humor. I get you don't find that funny. I just don't get how shocked everyone is. The US elected a president that "grab them by the pussy". You have real problems. Those slides are not.
sametmax 9y ago
You assume a company should be all serious. There are way worse stuff in South Park, Monty Python or Naked Gun. The slide is just an attempt at being funny. It may not make you laught, you may find this humor borderline, you may want this should never happen in your company, but it's not shocking that they allowed this in there. What are shocking are sexist actions. Any agressive/unfair action toward somebody actually, this is not a gender issue. The dubious slide ? Meh.
te_chris 9y ago
Don't forget this clusterfuck from Mr. McClure http://gawker.com/5985094/tech-bros-google-sponsored-trip-to-india-turns-into-naked-beach-romp http://gawker.com/5985094/tech-bros-google-sponsored-trip-to...
- westoncb 9y ago
  Wait, what? This is an article about some people who were planning on attending a trip organized by McClure, who showed up early, got drunk and naked, and then one guy (Jesse Thomas) took pics/videos of the other (Matt Monahan) and posted it online. How is that a clusterfuck 'from Mr. McClure'?
macspoofing 9y ago
The slide-deck is from 2010. This was around the time when overtly sexual tones in conference talks started to become unacceptable. Attitudes change.

clarkevans 9y ago

Slide 12 is creepy enough; 14 is over the top; 16 is perverted.

synaesthesisx 9y ago

Is this real? This seems like some sort of poor excuse for a joke.

FLUX-YOU 9y ago
Even removing the context of his resignation, his slides are a poor attempt to be funny and shocking and memorable. I'm pretty sure he was not a comedian. Things get weird when money is involved. It was probably tolerated in 2010 because of that. 2017 was the breaking point (Why it took 7 years to reach a breaking point is a dark mark for Silicon Valley)

sametmax 9y ago

You assume a company should be all serious. There are way worse stuff in South Park, Monty Python or Naked Gun. The slide is just an attempt at being funny. It may not make you laught, you may find this humor borderline, you may want this should never happen in your company, but it's not shocking that they allowed this in there. What are shocking are sexist actions. Any agressive/unfair action toward somebody actually, this is not a gender issue. The dubious slide ? Meh.

rf15 9y ago
> You assume a company should be all serious. Except nothing about this is funny, and if you think it is, it only shows how detached you are from reality and humanity. It's like casual racism.
- sametmax 9y ago
  You could say that for most TV, cinema and youtube. We don't all agree on what's funny and what's offensive.
  - tnzn 9y ago
    Usually you should let those being offended decide wether or not it's offensive by definition though.
    - sametmax 9y ago
      It's always offensive to someone. Something is not offensive in absolute. It's offensive to x in context y and it matters to z because of w.
  - tnzn 9y ago
    Usually you should let those being offended decide wether or not it's offensive by definition though.
Insanity 9y ago
But those movies are clearly meant as comedy and everyone watching it knows that. Some comedians say things that are accepted because they are comedians and anyone repeating their jokes in public in a setting where it might be taken quite differently than as a joke might get into some trouble for doing so. I really do not see how the two compare..
- sametmax 9y ago
  If I watch this slide, I'm not going to take it to the letter. Only an idiot would. "bigger is better" ? You take that phrase seriously in a corporate slide ? It's clearly an attempt to humor. I get you don't find that funny. I just don't get how shocked everyone is. The US elected a president that "grab them by the pussy". You have real problems. Those slides are not.

sametmax 9y ago

te_chris 9y ago

Don't forget this clusterfuck from Mr. McClure http://gawker.com/5985094/tech-bros-google-sponsored-trip-to-india-turns-into-naked-beach-romp http://gawker.com/5985094/tech-bros-google-sponsored-trip-to...

westoncb 9y ago
Wait, what? This is an article about some people who were planning on attending a trip organized by McClure, who showed up early, got drunk and naked, and then one guy (Jesse Thomas) took pics/videos of the other (Matt Monahan) and posted it online. How is that a clusterfuck 'from Mr. McClure'?

macspoofing 9y ago

The slide-deck is from 2010. This was around the time when overtly sexual tones in conference talks started to become unacceptable. Attitudes change.