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Tracy comes off as what Paul Graham defines as "formidable" [0] and so it is no surprise that the essay underlines just how difficult it was on both personal an
by ignoramous 6y ago
Tracy comes off as what Paul Graham defines as "formidable" [0] and so it is no surprise that the essay underlines just how difficult it was on both personal and professional level to startup but PlanGrid overcame it all anyway.
But...
> I remember on so many occasions; I would turn the corner in our house to find one of my co-founders, who are all tall, strong men, sobbing in a corner, mourning our best friend.
I can't help but find this line ironic given the talk is from Future Founders Conference for Women.
[0] http://paulgraham.com/convince.html http://paulgraham.com/convince.html
- sokoloff 6y agoIt’s in the context of remembering all the people stories most vividly and so fits for me. If you’re arguing to edit out the clause “who are all tall, strong men”, I can sort of see your point, but I think it does paint a useful picture for me and I don’t think we should hold talk authors to sub-sentence standards of perfection.
- lovetocode 6y agoI am not sure what point you are making. I think Tracy is just demonstrating that there is some humility to the process that she may have not expected but she wanted women to know that it is equally as stressful for men as it is for women. My words, not hers.