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I'm sure we all have the best intentions, but face it, we're a bunch of chauvinistic bastards. I hope more women apply and serve as counter examples to an outdated stereotype.
I hate to say it because i only wish that it was not true, but women seem to question authority a lot less. Maybe a YC for women would work better to attract female founders. Another difference I find is that women tend to gather more information before making a decision on something, maybe a YC that was better focused on this would help women cross the gap?
We had a female hacker employee over the summer that came to a couple of the YC dinners. First thing out of every guy hacker's mouth - so, are you likebetter's graphic designer? I'm sure we all have the best intentions, but face it, we're a bunch of chauvinistic bastards. I hope more women apply and serve as counter examples to an outdated stereotype.
Help us correct our stereotypes.
jamglue.com has a girl founder: http://www.jamglue.com/people/divya don't remember anyone else though. maybe shoutfit had a girl founder too.
I know it's off topic but I feel like an idiot now. I posted a link to this a while back: http://micropledge.com/projects/music-mash without knowing that this had already been done by a YC startup. On one hand, I'm really glad to see that someone has done this idea. On the other, I'm upset that it wasn't me. At the risk of sounding desperate, I often wonder if I will ever get it right!
I hate to say it because i only wish that it was not true, but women seem to question authority a lot less. Maybe a YC for women would work better to attract female founders. Another difference I find is that women tend to gather more information before making a decision on something, maybe a YC that was better focused on this would help women cross the gap?
Women take less risks than men, and are less motivated by money and status.
I hate to say it because i only wish that it was not true, but women seem to question authority a lot less. Maybe a YC for women would work better to attract female founders. Another difference I find is that women tend to gather more information before making a decision on something, maybe a YC that was better focused on this would help women cross the gap?
I hate to say it because i only wish that it was not true, but women seem to question authority a lot less. Maybe a YC for women would work better to attract female founders. Another difference I find is that women tend to gather more information before making a decision on something, maybe a YC that was better focused on this would help women cross the gap?
Close, but no cigar. Women take less risks than men, and are less motivated by money and status.
you need to go out and meet some women
It would almost certainly be a positive thing to have a well-qualified woman involved early in a startups life, as there are definitely some differences in the sexes, and some balance would probably be valuable. But, as someone else pointed out, the number of women in the hard sciences is very low, and probably lowest in computer science. Design is better represented, but even in that, there is a much lower number of women involved than men.
I suspect the goal should be (if there is a goal to be found in all of this) to get more girls interested in the hard sciences early. Being equipped to build a technology business is something that starts young.
the post is somewhat rough, preachy, and jumps around a little bit. I would probably write it differently now after a year of start-up-ing. Also, feel free to make fun of me for using LiveJournal.
We have a female co-founder, but she's not really a hacker. Where she lacks in programming skill she more than makes up for it in other areas though, which is why she's on the team. Don't be fooled, she runs much of the show..
Hey, I just resisted the urge to say something crude.