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>The strategy that Son and his all-male phalanx of managing partners followed seemed less about any specific technology than about placing large bets on the buz
by RiOuseR 7y ago
>The strategy that Son and his all-male phalanx of managing partners followed seemed less about any specific technology than about placing large bets on the buzziest startups...
What does his staff being male have anything to do with how he runs his fund?
- soVeryTired 7y agoI think the author is trying is to paint a picture of bro-ish groupthink. Which, to be fair...
- michaelt 7y agoIsn't that just flavour? I mean, the article also says one of the partners collects cars and wine which is arguably also irrelevant, but articles often include such details so you can picture what they're describing.
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- JumpCrisscross 7y ago> What does his staff being male have anything to do with how he runs his fund? For one, there is research on all-male trading and investment teams taking more risk than mixed-gender teams. For another, we have documented cases of overt sexism among SoftBank-backer founders (most notoriously, Adam).
- RiOuseR 7y agoSo in other words your argument is "this case of misogyny can be applied to all men, everywhere, men are bad!" Thanks for clarifying
- thedogeye 7y agoIs the team all-male? When I met Lydia Jett I assumed that she is a woman but I did not ask. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiajett https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiajett
- JumpCrisscross 7y ago> Is the team all-male? On this, I have no information. Was just justifying citing an all-male team, within the context of a group with poor controls and a history of losing money due to taking unchecked risk, as a risk factor.