> It wasn’t just that she referred to herself as a nontechnical cofounder it’s that she repeatedly diminished herself and her own qualifications at a conference

> It wasn’t just that she referred to herself as a nontechnical cofounder it’s that she repeatedly diminished herself and her own qualifications at a conference supposedly organized to stop other women from doing the same thing. Has no one ever pointed out to Jessica that at the end of the day YC is an investment company and that she was the only YC cofounder with actual investment experience? That, if anything, she was the ONLY ONE of that group even remotely qualified to be there? Not a tagalong in her boyfriend’s company who has to constantly apologize for her presence. Interesting that was the OP's response. I simply took it as her being humble, not diminutive - so for me, her message was clearly delivered - take pride in whatever it is you do and do it well, regardless of role or sex. Interestingly, after hearing her keynote I thought she was the "technical" co-founder (she had investment experience in a investment based company) and pg was the non-technical co-founder (he was the hustler and gained the attention of the developers they would fund and match them up with investors).