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The VCs are not inclined, obligated, or interested in "giving everyone the same starting line." They are interested in making profits. If it turns out that th
by Judgmentality 6y ago
The VCs are not inclined, obligated, or interested in "giving everyone the same starting line." They are interested in making profits. If it turns out that the world actually is sexist, racist, bigoted, or holds whatever unfair bias against potential founders - that means those founders are less likely to succeed and therefore a riskier investment!
- simonhamp 6y agoIt would be interesting to try to quantify risk based on gender and assumed market bias. My hunch is that the risk factor this introduces is at least an order of magnitude less significant than other risk factors, like having an appropriate go to market strategy or proper customer base research.
- quickthrower2 6y agoAssuming your investment strategy is copying what worked in the past.
- AltonWells 6y agoThis comment in and of itself is the same sexist nonsense that silently proliferates the problem. Saying that “well the world has these problems” and correlating it to “well the people facing the problems are just screwed” is disgusting. Also chalking up the entire role of a VC to capitalize for profit removes numerous secondary benefits of USING CAPITAL FOR GOOD. Check your biases before you post
- ivalm 6y agoOriginal poster of this comment chain discussed how investing in female founders can be profit maximizing. The parent of your comment pointed out how it might not be because external sexism poses challenges to female founders which makes them riskier than their male counterparts. I agree that one can (even should) invest for reasons other than strictly profit maximization, but if one invests for profit maximization (as was discussed by comment chain op) then sexism in the broader market definitely has an effect that cannot be discounted.