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People really want to believe in a "Female Steve Jobs." I think one key to a successful scam today is a female CEO.

This should not be downvoted. It is definitely a factor, just not quite in that way. Founder diversity is a thing and female CEO will get you funded in some cases where a male CEO would not. There is a huge push to level between males and females and in some cases the balance is shot through to the other side and critical thought loses out over the gender balance thing.

https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/newsroom/newsn/6917/why-arent-...

>According to researchers from Columbia Business School and London Business School, businesses led by women are 63 percent less likely to obtain venture capital (VC) funding than those led by men.

That's not in any way contradicting what I wrote. Yes, men are much more likely to obtain funding than women. But, in some cases women are funded when men would be passed over with the same idea. It's similar to affirmative action.

This is very very true.

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