Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
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Re: Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
#2Don't think of her as a potential mate, think of her as a potential 50% investor in your venture. She certainly does.
Re: Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
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Re: Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
#4Contrast:
"There was one surprise founders mentioned that I'd forgotten about: that outside the startup world, startup founders get no respect.
...
Unfortunately this extends even to dating:
It surprised me that being a startup founder
does not get you more admiration from women.
Re: Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
#5Contrast: "There was one surprise founders mentioned that I'd forgotten about: that outside the startup world, startup founders get no respect. ... Unfortunately this extends even to dating: It surprised me that being a startup founder does not get you more admiration from women. I did know about that, but I'd forgotten." http://www.paulgraham.com/really.html
It might serve as a filter to keep away all that gold-diggers.
Re: Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
#6Don't think of her as a potential mate, think of her as a potential 50% investor in your venture. She certainly does.
Then you'd better make sure her stock vests like everyone else's.
Re: Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
#7Contrast: "There was one surprise founders mentioned that I'd forgotten about: that outside the startup world, startup founders get no respect. ... Unfortunately this extends even to dating: It surprised me that being a startup founder does not get you more admiration from women. I did know about that, but I'd forgotten." http://www.paulgraham.com/really.html
It might serve as a filter to keep away all that gold-diggers.
Or it might just be the truth that there are no "gold-diggers" targeting startup founders. Certainly I've never seen it.
Re: Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
#8I've come to the conclusion that if you strip things down to basic principles, a woman that is looking for a man with a nice income, is really no different than us looking for a girl with big tits or with an interest in a special that.
It's just some trait that she prefers in a partner. Every since I made this connection, I hold it less and less against women who want a man that makes a decent salary.
My gf in college broke up with me after a couple of years, and while she'll never admit it, I know it was because I wasn't on the the investment banker track or the like.
I used to have a chip on my shoulder about it, until I realized that she wanting that quality in me, was no different than the reasons I was madly in love with her.
Re: Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
#9Don't think of her as a potential mate, think of her as a potential 50% investor in your venture. She certainly does.
a 50% non-vesting partner with an 18+ year lock-up
Re: Quora: "How does a penniless entrepreneur attract gold diggers?"
#10Don't think of her as a potential mate, think of her as a potential 50% investor in your venture. She certainly does.
Then you'd better make sure her stock vests like everyone else's.
Reminds me of this: http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/sex/a/gold_digger.htm