Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream

Re:Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream by igravious on Saturday March 01, 2014 @07:45PM (#7327046)

Hey, no problem. Your initial statement struck me as a little odd too. I wouldn't have used quite so terse (?!) a response to you because HN etiquette frowns upon it - even though some cases (like perhaps this one) may warrant it.

>For those who wouldn't click cause it's "Female Founders" - so far it's been just as inspiring as Startup School (even for me as a man).

I'm not going to put words into your mouth. Can you explain what you meant by this using a different set of words?

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Re:Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream by namenotrequired on Sunday March 02, 2014 @05:00AM (#7328529)

Thanks for being so considerate. I'm not sure if I worded it poorly or if my opinion itself is so controversial. How about this?

"I know this conference is clearly targeted to women, but it's interesting and inspiring to all (aspiring) founders, so I recommend men don't let themselves be put off by that"

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Re:Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream by igravious on Sunday March 02, 2014 @01:53PM (#7330216)

I think that gets your point across much better. It's just that people are so sensitive around the issues of gender/race/what-have-you that one needs to choose their words very carefully.

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Re:Y Combinator Female Founders Conference LiveStream by namenotrequired on Sunday March 02, 2014 @01:59PM (#7330249)

Yes, that's true, and I guess something that gets as many views and upvotes as that comment is normally bound to get some criticism or misunderstanding anyway :) Thanks again!

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