Wednesday Google hosted a special edition of their annual "Demo Day" event featuring 11 early-stage startup companies founded by women from eight different countries. More than 450 women from 40 different counties applied for a spot, and the winner of the competition was Bridgit, a fast-growing Canadian company which provides a mobile communications platform for construction teams. Online voters also awarded the "Game Changer" title to KiChing, a startup that's actively addressing Mexico's unique e-commerce challenges. But all of the startups at Wednesday's event were already actively raising series-A funding, and "We aim to help connect them to mentors, access to capital, and shine a spotlight on their efforts," said Mary Grove, the director of Google for Entrepreneurs, addressing the Demo Day audience in San Francisco.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @03:43PM
Someone accuses Google of poorly vetting their attendees and not actually caring about women entrepreneurs and just trying to appease college-age brats.
You accuse that person of sexism.
Which side of this is the MRAs? I'm having a hard time figuring it out.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @04:44PM
Someone accuses Google of poorly vetting their attendees and not actually caring about women entrepreneurs and just trying to appease college-age brats.
He literally said that the women there had no "tangible vision or leadership traits." That's the way bigotry works - apply a negative stereotype in order to rationalize prejudicial beliefs.