Good points as well. :) Myself, I used to be painfully shy. I was meeting someone for the first time the other day and they said that they take me to be super o

Good points as well. :) Myself, I used to be painfully shy. I was meeting someone for the first time the other day and they said that they take me to be super outgoing and confident, but this was a transformation over about 4 years — 2 years of avoiding "scary" situations, then realizing the problem and then two years of actively trying to change my demeanor. I'd like to say that those programs would have sped up this process of feeling confident and comfortable — just because someone is shy right now, doesn't mean they can't cut it as a startup founder, just means they might need help to get to that point. Those that get over that hump of being awkward and feeling like sheep in a wolf party phase definitely will stand out more to men, and I think in a good way — more recognition from blogs and the such (since they love profiling someone who's "different"), and people might be more interested in meeting with a woman founder than a man (again, the "different" thing leading to curiosity). I think guys notice this and get rather annoyed too, since it looks like preferencial treatment, but for those women who are intimidated by the male startup culture, those people are great role models.