Pretty related: http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/10/10/do-females-among-first-hires-have-an-effect-on-the-success-of-a-startup/ http://www.forbes.com/site

Pretty related: http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/10/10/do-females-among-first-hires-have-an-effect-on-the-success-of-a-startup/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/10/10/do-females-amon... "Startups who have female first hires typically are those with less discriminatory hiring practices. So the effect is not female hires => higher profits, but rather female hires => startup doesn’t discriminate => startup seeks most efficient outcome => maximizes profits."