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I find it interesting that none of them are technical founders. Were there no women who coded in this batch?

• defrost 15y ago
  I carefully read the article several times and notice there is no mention of these womens ability to make coffee or sandwiches either. I'd have to infer that at least some of them can both cook and code, and further that neither fact was significant in of itself in being able to found an internet based business. Obviously it can save money if you can make your own sandwiches, which many may choose to do.
  • vaksel 15y ago
    one is important...the other is not
    • hackinthebochs 15y ago
      Important by whose metric?
    • defrost 15y ago
      Never underestimate the business value of being able to make a good sandwich, appreciate a good meal, and to make people comfortable. As the comment I replied to remarked about the tech ability of the founders I'd have to say that I'm willing to bet that the young Australian woman that started a trading site with her younger brother very probably has a good grip on the mechanics of web site building and operation. Further she appears to have had the good sense to outsource for the tech when scaling up for the American market. I've been involved in a number of businesses that have gone from small to international, nearly half with women founders and nearly half with tech founders (with some overlap). In almost all cases the telling important factors weren't gender or tech ability but that elusive EQ ... the ability of the founders to rally a team and have them hold the faith while deals were formed and products deployed.