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Re:The financial struggles of a breast pump startup by lingua on Thursday September 21, 2017 @01:29PM (#15305675)
Some VCs liked it and invested. Others weren't willing to take the risk. Others acted deplorably.

When a Naya pitch meeting turned into a porn-fest, what did the Naya reps do? Did they try to laugh it off and humour the offenders because they wanted the money? Or did they realize that they didn't want to be in business with these people, shutdown and walk out?

If they didn't walk away, they are culpable. They clearly communicated that bad behaviour is tolerable depending on the money.

Re:The financial struggles of a breast pump startup by erdojo on Saturday September 23, 2017 @12:56AM (#15318196)
Stop victim shaming. When you're trying to make payroll for people you care about you'll put up with a lot.

It's not so easy to make principled stands when people are depending on you.