Do we learn from the past...? Nope if you look at a16z investing in Neumann
Vera Futorjanski
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I am trying to find nice words for this... but all that comes to mind is old behavior of white male toxicity reinforced. How can Andreessen Horowitz?back Neumann (again!) and with "the largest individual check Andreessen Horowitz has ever written in a round of funding to a company" on top of that!? Sorry guys, but this just makes me so angry. Do we not learn from the past...? Obviously not.
Also, I don't think Holmes would ever get a second chance like that. Not saying that she should. She def should not. But neither should Neumann. And it coming from the most prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm makes the whole thing even worse... What do they teach the emerging fund managers? Where are the values and the morals?!
I could go on and on... you realize I find this quite upsetting (disgusting to be honest)... I just think those $350 million?could have been invested better, eg in female founders in emerging countries such as Nigeria or Pakistan or anywhere really. Just not supporting toxic behaviour...
Rant over. Back to building. Reinforced in my thinking that we need more female VC partners!! And female founders. Let's do this, ladies! And gentlemen who are the champion for women - thank you.
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9 个月Vera, Great insights! ?? Thanks for sharing!
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2 年I share your sentiments. Life is unfair, but still we rise. #Bettertogether
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2 年Big love angel! Carry onward and upward…they go low, we go higher ?????????
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2 年Thank you for speaking up about this. It’s the boys club backing each other up.
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