Analysis of 13,000 founders on YC's co-founder matching (opens in new tab)

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3 pointsabeaclark4y ago2 comments

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> What is the most meaningful lever to help increase women founder representation?

This is a great question and something I've been thinking about as well.

IMHO, the most meaningful lever overall is improving representation in VC.

The most meaningful lever that I can act upon, as a male technical founder looking for a cofounder, is to look for women founders to partner with and women investors to join my cap table.

Recently, I did find and reach out to some folks on angels.vc - a women-led community of accredited angel investors.

Curious to hear your perspective.

abeaclarkOP4y ago

These are all great action items and I completely agree.

One topic I've heard a lot is the fact that impostor syndrome is often stronger for women. This is impacts their willingness to apply for jobs that list certain qualifications, for example.

I wonder if there are ways to be more outspoken about how little we know as founders and how much we learn long the journey.

Many of the prevailing narratives flex "This is how to do it" more than "I used to have no idea how to do this"

But I agree what you outline is likely most meaningful: 1) Increase women representation in VC 2) Proactively look for women VC cap table participants

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