question for current and potential female founders--what could YC do to encourage you to start companies? i'm at sam@ycombinator.com

Mar 18, 2014 · 8:54 PM UTC

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@suz21 @sama Q for current and potential female founders--what could YC do to encourage you to start companies? i'm at sam@ycombinator.com
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@sama Simply fund and promote female founded companies. When women see other women following this path, they are more likely to do it too.
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@sama @paulg redefine the 'success at all costs' paradigm/bullshit prevalent in the startup space (just a male thought)
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@sama Get off the beaten path. Don’t use your usual channels, invest in participating in & communicating through other channels.
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@sama It’s very similar to how we got 60-70% women to attend our hackathon: we actively reached out to women– & diversity-focused groups.
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@sama @msquinn Sam! Would love to chat off the rec. Thanks for this tweet.
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@sama @treehcapital current female founders obviously don't need your "encouragement" to start companies.
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@sama @treehcapital Addressing blind spots like that might help your application rates though
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