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		johnrob on July 12, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: JL on Female Founders I'd have to think that making a start up succeed is so hard that any gender barrier, whether perceived or real, would seem minor in comparison.

DaniFong on July 12, 2008 [–]

One of the principles that YC is founded on is that many of the very best founders were sitting on the fence. So even if there's some minor force pushing one group of people backwards instead of forwards, you'll discover a big difference in the number of people on each side.

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