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Re:Investors prefer entrepreneurial ventures pitched by attr... by Fomite on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @01:42PM (#7380840)
Given the many fits pitched about the female founders conference, women-focused coding programs, etc. can you imagine the storm of indignation that would emerge if it ever became public that a fund was doing this?
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Re:Investors prefer entrepreneurial ventures pitched by attr... by saiana on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @12:52AM (#7384030)
It's public. Every woman knows this. Every female startup founder is painfully aware of what this study confirms. They experience this all the time.
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Re:Investors prefer entrepreneurial ventures pitched by attr... by Fomite on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @09:06AM (#7385294)
I meant a deliberate choice to institutionally favor female founders to correct for what the study (and experience) has shown, which is what the poster above me suggested.

It's a suggestion I actually agree with, but the shitstorm that would ensue...

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