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> which is pretty much a den of 22-year-old guys who dropped out of Stanford with dreams of becoming the next Mark Zuckerberg. Way to belittle the sweat, blood
by acangiano 16y ago
> which is pretty much a den of 22-year-old guys who dropped out of Stanford with dreams of becoming the next Mark Zuckerberg.
Way to belittle the sweat, blood, and tears of countless founders.
> to combat the startup world’s structural and cultural biases against women
On the contrary I see a lot of incentives for women to get involved in startups. Investors are pretty much begging to provide capital for female startup founders. At least in the IT field.
Starting up is hard, regardless of gender. Astia deserves praise for their success rate, not for their gender bias.
EDIT: Removed "fuck you" from the first line, as it was perceived as offensive by some.
- ajju 16y agoWould you please try to keep the conversation here civil? The use of profanity eclipses the merit in your argument.
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- ajju 16y agoIt shifts the focus away from your argument. Think of the debate in the comments at YC as a debate at your University and of PG's thumb rule: Would you say this to the person on their face in that setting?
- tomjen3 16y agoNo that use is perfectly warranted. One shouldn't be civil with evil, nor be nice when pointing out wrongs.