cbcowans

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   Cat Lee AMA on Leap: Angel Investor and Former Head of Culture Pinterest(leap.ycombinator.com)

   42 points by cbcowans 8y ago|5 comments
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   by cbcowans 8y ago

   Agree! Great book.
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   Open Application for YC Growth Program(blog.ycombinator.com)

   68 points by cbcowans 9y ago|20 comments
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   by cbcowans 9y ago

   Thank you for the feedback!
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   by cbcowans 9y ago

   Thanks for the follow up. Leap is very young and I want the community guidelines to evolve as we learn and as the community changes. To that end – I don't plan to edit other people's comments, but I could imagine deleting an offen
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   by cbcowans 9y ago

   Not at the moment unfortunately. If you send me a note at leap at ycombinator dot com I will let you know when I add other auth mechanisms.
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   by cbcowans 9y ago

   Not yet but I am planning to add other auth mechanisms in the future. If you send me a note at leap at ycombinator dot com I will let you know when I do. Thanks and sorry for that!
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   by cbcowans 9y ago

   Not yet, but I plan to in the future.
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   by cbcowans 9y ago

   1. Nope! HN is for everyone. Leap has its own unique UI and culture. 2. We haven't discussed a view only public mode in any depth. The idea of eventually allowing men to join has come up on Leap. No idea if that will happen though. 3.
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    Thank you for asking. iii – My goal is to create an inclusive community. I'd say Leap is suitable for your friend. I am also learning as I go, so would love feedback!
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    I expect moderation will evolve as the community evolves, but I don't plan to limit what people choose to talk about so long as participants treat each other with respect.
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    I'm glad you like the concept and are going to check it out! Look forward to having you join.
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    I put together a gif with some example content from Leap when I posted Leap on Product Hunt. You can check it out here if you like: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/leap-by-yc . I'd describe it as a hybrid. I&#x27
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    I do all verification manually. Please send me a note at cadran at ycombinator.com and we can discuss further.
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    Great! Look forward to having you join!
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    I'm glad to hear it! I look up each person who signs up for the beta to make sure they're a real person, so it depends how many people request access and how fast I go. So far discourse has not gone off track. When participants di
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    I'm not using Facebook's definition of sex to include or exclude anyone. The link to Facebook is so I can check that each new member is real. Anyone who identifies as a woman is invited to join.
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    Then we would love to have you join!
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    Leap members use their true identities, so when someone new joins I make sure they are a real person. I chose Facebook auth to get started, but I'm planning to add additional auth mechanisms down the road.
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    by cbcowans 9y ago

    Hi! I'm the creator of Leap. Glad to answer questions here.
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    Ask a Female Engineer: Thoughts on the Google Memo(blog.ycombinator.com)

    1080 points by cbcowans 9y ago|1501 comments
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    by cbcowans 10y ago

    Cadran here from YC's software team. This is the fifth installment of our Ask a Female Engineer series. Thanks for reading.
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    Ask a Female Engineer: How Can Managers Help Retain Technical Women?(blog.ycombinator.com)

    273 points by cbcowans 10y ago|478 comments
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    by cbcowans 10y ago

    The questions and answers here aren't necessarily specific to women. The idea of the series is just to ask women engineers questions and see what they say.
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    by cbcowans 10y ago

    Thanks for asking! I'll add it to our list of questions.
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    by cbcowans 10y ago

    Hi! Cadran here from YC. If you'd like to anonymously ask a question, please email ask@ycombinator.com or post it here. Thanks!
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    Ask a Female Engineer: Employees with Kids and Relationships at Work(themacro.com)

    144 points by cbcowans 10y ago|319 comments
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    by cbcowans 10y ago

    Yes that's exactly it. Glad you like the approach.
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    by cbcowans 10y ago

    The idea is just to ask women engineers questions readers send in and see what they say. If they say things specific to being female, that’s cool; if they say things that are more universal, that’s cool too. Please send your questions to as
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    by cbcowans 10y ago

    Correct. Ada in the first post is also Ada in the second post.