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Re:The Pmarca Guide to Startups, Part 8: Hiring, managing, p... by terpil on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @01:57PM (#47505)
Weird how he does that PC thing of gratuitously using the feminine. That peaked in the early 90s and has mostly disappeared now. It rings especially false in this industry, where female CEOs are so rare that they're automatically famous on that account.
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Re:The Pmarca Guide to Startups, Part 8: Hiring, managing, p... by paul on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @03:57PM (#47562)
The CEO of Ning (Pmarca's startup) is female.

http://boardroombroads.blogspot.com/2007/07/eyes-on-you-gina...

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Re:The Pmarca Guide to Startups, Part 8: Hiring, managing, p... by jyrzyk on Wednesday August 29, 2007 @06:14PM (#47996)
I wonder if that blog post evolved out of stuff he said to her.
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Re:The Pmarca Guide to Startups, Part 8: Hiring, managing, p... by far33d on Wednesday August 29, 2007 @04:26PM (#47959)
Funny.... you use "he" and it's gender neutral. Use "she" and it is PC.

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Re:The Pmarca Guide to Startups, Part 8: Hiring, managing, p... by palish on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @02:22PM (#47516)
It accomplished its goal, which was to catch your attention. Even little subtleties have a purpose.
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