4 ms·

I've seen you on the Sarah Lacy and Sama Twitter catfight. May I suggest taking a step back out of the drama and focus on your startups. Yes, the way SV treats

I've seen you on the Sarah Lacy and Sama Twitter catfight. May I suggest taking a step back out of the drama and focus on your startups. Yes, the way SV treats women is bad and needs to change. But getting involved in drama and boycotting two of the biggest incubators does you more harm than good. Raise your voice and speak with the intent of finding solutions, not boycotting entire organizations. If you care so deeply, reach out to the partners and suggest ways to make women feel safe. I'm try and say this as politely as possible : who do you think you are to boycott YC and 500? A struggling startup founder who spends his time getting involved in Twitter drama? Good luck out there buddy.

alexpalmer13 9y ago
Thank you for creating an HN account to say this. I use my time in the way that I believe it should be used. What we chose to focus on is in our sole discretion. I answer only to my co-founders with how my time is spent, and reject the notion of "who do you think you are?" Just because we are small doesn't mean we can't voice our concerns, or oppose a much larger entity (YC & 500) in the only way we think matters/makes sense. When the leadership of YC fails to recognize how wrong it is to threaten a journalist with insider info - we stand on the side of the journalist. People look up to Sam. He shouldn't be giving them implicit permission to behave that way/similar way. I don't believe we are making a grave mistake with taking this stand. Someone has to say this, and I'm comfortable being that person. There was a way to say what you did without being condescending.