Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for investors' decision?

Re:Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for ... by onlyup on Monday February 18, 2013 @04:29PM (#5240790)

It seems that if anything having a woman as a cofounder would be a positive thing. I am basing this off all the "women in tech" initiatives from big players in the industry.

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Re:Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for ... by itsybaev on Monday February 18, 2013 @04:40PM (#5240888)

Big players and startups are quite different cases..

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Re:Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for ... by onlyup on Monday February 18, 2013 @04:41PM (#5240905)

> she thinks we're better off not listing her as a co-founder.

Why does she think this?

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Re:Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for ... by itsybaev on Monday February 18, 2013 @04:44PM (#5240929)

That's her opinion: "It's perceived that in general women are more emotional, so that may throw up red flags to some investors, since they may consider it a higher risk that the team could split up"

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Re:Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for ... by YuriNiyazov on Monday February 18, 2013 @04:47PM (#5240951)

So what? It's also "perceived" that women are more scheming, which could be a thorough advantage in business.

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Re:Female co-founder (not CEO): can this be an obstacle for ... by itsybaev on Monday February 18, 2013 @04:54PM (#5240983)

Probably that's the main reason for some VCs to especially welcome female startup CEOs, lol. But we're talking not about CEO.

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