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Most surprising statistic on the site: only 2.7% of the YC funded companies have women as founders. Compare that with the ~37% of entrepreneurs in the US that
by solipsist 16y ago
Most surprising statistic on the site: only 2.7% of the YC funded companies have women as founders.
Compare that with the ~37% of entrepreneurs in the US that are women. [1]
I don't mean to be presumptuous or to imply anything, but this definitely jumped out at me. Any explanations?
[1] - http://www.businessinsider.com/women-in-business-2010-11#16-united-states-5 http://www.businessinsider.com/women-in-business-2010-11#16-...
- pg 16y agoAnyone who starts a business is an entrepreneur, but only a small percentage of businesses are startups. Also, the actual number is more than 2x that.