I believe her broader point, but I don't really connect the dots from "diversity in a founding team is bad" to "women shouldn't start companies with men." Igno

I believe her broader point, but I don't really connect the dots from "diversity in a founding team is bad" to "women shouldn't start companies with men." Ignore the gender issue for now. Having homogeneous founding team is valuable because it reduces time-wasting arguments. That's really what it boils down to -- I don't think it has anything to do with men vs. women. A startup could just as easily be founded by two women with shared backgrounds and values, e.g., RentTheRunway, BirchBox, One Kings Lane, etc. Gilt's founding team included both men and women. Sugar, Inc's founding team included four men and two women. Homogeneity in values, diversity in skills is what's valuable for a founding team.