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What I've Learned From Female Founders So Far

On the whole, I got a great response to my request for feedback about how YC could encourage female founders. It's clear there are two separate problems: 1) Some women already starting startups aren't interested in doing Y Combinator....

Published 2014-03-21 4 min read 876 words 4 topics
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On the whole, I got a great response to my request for feedback about how YC could encourage female founders. It's clear there are two separate problems: 1) Some women already starting startups aren't interested in doing Y Combinator....

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On the whole, I got a great response to my request for feedback about how YC could encourage female founders. It's clear there are two separate problems: 1) Some women already starting startups aren't interested in doing Y Combinator. 2) Some women who could be great founders don't start startups. I realize it's always a bit
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