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Thank you. I'm much more interested in 'people' in tech and interesting founders. What about the most interesting founders in the class? The most interesting 'p

Thank you. I'm much more interested in 'people' in tech and interesting founders. What about the most interesting founders in the class? The most interesting 'people' in the class? So many people are excited about one kind of person in tech that they draw attention in the wrong way.

groby_b 14y ago
As a woman in tech - the existence of role models is important. They often get lost in the noise. Having them pointed out in a separate post is nice. It's not like they're taking away precious bits from male founders :) And our industry sure could use a bit more diversity, so attracting non-male (and/or non-white) people to work in it is a good idea. And I'm not saying that because it'd be nice to have a few more women around, so things wouldn't be quite as lonely - there's a clear benefit to diversity. See e.g. https://infocus.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuseaction=OpenArticle&aoid=360157&lang=EN https://infocus.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuse... Why it is especially important in areas that require innovation: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/hr_neale_groupdiversity.shtml http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/hr_neale_groupdive...
- jami 14y ago
  Judging by the username, you are preaching to the head of the choir on women belonging in tech. Her point about getting attention for the wrong reasons is a fair one, as is yours about role models. Who knows what's ideal, besides continuing to prove we can do this stuff.
  - groby_b 14y ago
    I'm curious how my username would trigger that thought? I also had no idea caseorganic was a woman :)
    - jami 14y ago
      Whoops, I meant that judging by c.o.'s username, we're all on Team More Ladies In Tech Good. I recognized her username because with more time, I would have liked to use her company's API on a project I worked on.

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Thank you. I'm much more interested in 'people' in tech and interesting founders. What about the most interesting founders in the class? The most interesting 'p

by caseorganic 14y ago

groby_b 14y ago
As a woman in tech - the existence of role models is important. They often get lost in the noise. Having them pointed out in a separate post is nice. It's not like they're taking away precious bits from male founders :) And our industry sure could use a bit more diversity, so attracting non-male (and/or non-white) people to work in it is a good idea. And I'm not saying that because it'd be nice to have a few more women around, so things wouldn't be quite as lonely - there's a clear benefit to diversity. See e.g. https://infocus.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuseaction=OpenArticle&aoid=360157&lang=EN https://infocus.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?fuse... Why it is especially important in areas that require innovation: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/hr_neale_groupdiversity.shtml http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/hr_neale_groupdive...
- jami 14y ago
  Judging by the username, you are preaching to the head of the choir on women belonging in tech. Her point about getting attention for the wrong reasons is a fair one, as is yours about role models. Who knows what's ideal, besides continuing to prove we can do this stuff.
  - groby_b 14y ago
    I'm curious how my username would trigger that thought? I also had no idea caseorganic was a woman :)
    - jami 14y ago
      Whoops, I meant that judging by c.o.'s username, we're all on Team More Ladies In Tech Good. I recognized her username because with more time, I would have liked to use her company's API on a project I worked on.