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As a female CEO of a start-up I kind of resent the tone the founder of this org takes. Who is she to decide what is right for all women? That's like saying all

by Rariel 16y ago

As a female CEO of a start-up I kind of resent the tone the founder of this org takes. Who is she to decide what is right for all women? That's like saying all Asians _______ because Asians ______. It's not appropriate and I found many of her generalizations about female founders/CEOS to be wrong. I also cannot believe they expect people to pay. If their main thing is that it's hard for us gals to get access to capital, why on earth would they charge A 5K Fee? All that aside, the tone in this thread proves many of her statements right. The first three comments were all anti and were seemingly written by men. What you three commenters fail to realize is that in criticizing the org you've underscored the need for something similar to this to exist in the first place. The start-up community/entrepreneurs/VCs are still boys clubs that are very hard to enter. I have less of a problem because I am not afraid of situations where I'm different than the majority, but many women do. There needs to be either 1) a more welcoming atmosphere or 2) more women-focused incubators.

ayu 16y ago
I really support what Astia seems to be trying to do, but like everyone has said it looks like they aren't targeting women who are just getting into entrepreneurship. Their website kind reminds me of enterprise software (big, slow); I think my mom and Carol Bartz would buy into this program. It's unfortunate because I really support trying to help women get into startups. Just like the whole women in science movement it's probably a good thing for humanity to get diversity in ideas. I wonder if applying to YC with a company that tries to help women wouldn't be a bad idea?
hallmark 16y ago
As a counterexample to the feeling that women entrepreneurs are ostracized and especially that the Hacker News crowd is an old boy club, 8-month pregnant (self-described) HN user natgordon received quite a warm and enthusiastic reception here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2175757 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2175757

by Rariel 16y ago

ayu 16y ago

I really support what Astia seems to be trying to do, but like everyone has said it looks like they aren't targeting women who are just getting into entrepreneurship. Their website kind reminds me of enterprise software (big, slow); I think my mom and Carol Bartz would buy into this program. It's unfortunate because I really support trying to help women get into startups. Just like the whole women in science movement it's probably a good thing for humanity to get diversity in ideas. I wonder if applying to YC with a company that tries to help women wouldn't be a bad idea?

hallmark 16y ago

As a counterexample to the feeling that women entrepreneurs are ostracized and especially that the Hacker News crowd is an old boy club, 8-month pregnant (self-described) HN user natgordon received quite a warm and enthusiastic reception here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2175757 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2175757