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Re:SWF (Sassy Woman Founder) Seeking Technical Soulmate by sliverstorm on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @11:51AM (#2734434)
It's not like every great idea is immediately obviously great. I could have sworn one of the values in this community was tireless drive when nobody else believes in your company, doing whatever need be done to make it a success?

How is what she's doing (if that's what she's doing) particularly different? Especially considering I bet there's at least a couple founders on here who have occasionally turned on the charm to help reel in female investors.

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Re:SWF (Sassy Woman Founder) Seeking Technical Soulmate by spudlyo on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @11:59AM (#2734473)
Perhaps it's not that different than how charismatic folks routinely get people to help them. I realize it's supposed to come off as a funny piece that reads like an online dating profile, but it does feel like pandering to me. I guess I was more offended by it than I first thought.
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Re:SWF (Sassy Woman Founder) Seeking Technical Soulmate by maren on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @04:54PM (#2735842)
Crap, it's getting more offensive the more you think about it? :(
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