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I think he got caught up in the #metoo at its peak and probably laying low. https://www.inc.com/kimberly-weisul/paul-graham-female-founders.html https://www.in

• ai_ia 8y ago
  That's not what the article suggests. He was accused of sexism, by someone on Twitter, not #meToo which attributes to the charge of sexual harassment.
• Isamu 8y ago
  That sounded like he was accused of misconduct or something. But apparently it was in response to an interview he did, that some people felt that some of his comments were sexist. And this was in 2014. He replied here: http://www.paulgraham.com/ff.html http://www.paulgraham.com/ff.html
  • gist 8y ago
    I don't think he is but in ff.html this actually deprecates from his point: > It's hard to argue I'm biased against female founders when I have a female cofounder myself Having your wife as a co-founder and using it to substantiate a lack of bias is like having your father in a company (much older) and using it to say 'I am not biased against older people'. Once again while it doesn't mean someone is biased it doesn't really support the point well and maybe even detracts. > And with 3 female partners out of 12, YC has slightly over 3x the venture industry average This is what I call a 'marijuana' comparison. (I am sure there is an exact term for it not what I call it). It's where you try to justify something as 'good' or 'ok' by comparing it to a much worse alternative. Like 'marijuana is not bad compared to alcohol'.