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Re:Women Don't Want To Run Startups Because They'd Rather Ha... by jdp23 on Saturday October 09, 2010 @03:05PM (#1775572)
you're describing the stereotype about risk aversion, not the reality.

in actuality women have been starting up companies at twice the rate of men for the last several years http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870468860457512...

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Re:Women Don't Want To Run Startups Because They'd Rather Ha... by yummyfajitas on Saturday October 09, 2010 @07:41PM (#1776197)
According to the article: "... their [Men's] aim is for their businesses to grow as big as possible. Women start businesses to be personally challenged and to integrate work and family..."

It seems that men build startups, but women build lifestyle businesses.

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