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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@leahhuyghe @sama women focused @startupweekends are a great start!
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@sama just sent it over, hope it will be helpful. Good luck!
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Wow, @sama, you asked! Today's successful women to a long way to inspiring tomorrow's successful startups. Shine more light on role models.
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@sama Change @paulg's thoughts about female founders?
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@sama Also, lack of access to funding to 1. Develop MVp 2. Goto Market. 3. having the Right Mentorship to achieve it.
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@sama help us connect with other women that are also just getting started
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@sama and help us find mentors
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@sama FFC led by Jessica @foundersatwork was a great start! Learned a lot. @DigUnDiv does great work for women founders. Talk to them.
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@sama maybe invite them to showcase what they are working on or thinking about and offer feedback and mentorship
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@sama build strong role models and tell their stories. Take alums to college campuses, more events like Female Founders conf, more articles.