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It's not bullshit, you just misunderstood the line of reasoning. It goes like: Assumption: There is a population of women out there who would be really capab
by jbooth 13y ago
It's not bullshit, you just misunderstood the line of reasoning.
It goes like:
Assumption: There is a population of women out there who would be really capable of running a successful technology startup
Fact: Not many women do, whether this is because of VC bias, or women's own biases from social conditioning or whatever
Opportunity: encourage more women to start companies that we fund, we will have a competitive advantage by being among the first to mine this under-utilized resource while other VCs compete for the best male-run startups
- wyager 13y agoThat is a fair line of reasoning, but it's not what I got from the article at all. What I got from the article is "How can we incentivize people who otherwise wouldn't found startups to found startups?", which is distinctly different from lowering barrier to entry.
- runako 13y agoGenerally agree except this: >> other VCs compete for the best male-run startups is possibly more accurately this: >> other VCs compete for the best white male-run startups based within 100 miles of San Francisco