Sara Blakely Is Giving $5M to Support Female-Run Small Businesses

Re:Sara Blakely Is Giving $5M to Support Female-Run Small Bu... by elil17 on Monday April 06, 2020 @12:42PM (#22795222)

This is the equivalent, in proportion to her total wealth, of the average American donating about $350. Good for her, but is it really newsworthy? Let alone hacker-newsworthy?

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Re:Sara Blakely Is Giving $5M to Support Female-Run Small Bu... by smileysteve on Monday April 06, 2020 @12:53PM (#22795328)

Hackernews worthy:

- Applies to small businesses

So, yes, if we are a community of small businesses that might be eligible to apply or if we might know a company that is eligible to apply, then I'd say it's definitely hacker news worthy.

You're looking at it as cynically touting the amount as opposed to the perspective that it may be a small business's next week's funding.

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Re:Sara Blakely Is Giving $5M to Support Female-Run Small Bu... by btian on Monday April 06, 2020 @01:02PM (#22795436)

Hate to break it to you but in America, rent and wages are paid in dollars, not % of net worth.

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