I hear story #1 periodically, but almost never see a quote. How is this stuff said specifically? It always seems like hearsay. I'm sure it's authentic, but I'd love to hear the details on how that stuff is actually said in conversation.

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malshe 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Someone asked him this down the thread. He replied that it was said to him. So it’s a first party account.

	▲	tty456 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's interesting he provides quotes for the other stories, but not this one. And still doesn't in the thread. Again, i'm not debating the authenticity, but is it possible he's inferring that based on something not-so-explicit being said? I'd love to see/hear the words that people actually say when I hear stories like "they said they wouldn't [invest/buy/etc] from me because i'm a woman".

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chasebank 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I came across this thread on twitter this morning but isn't he the CEO / co-founder and he's clearly a man? I guess I don't get the reference. I know he has a co-founder who's a female, maybe she was lead at the time?

"1. A Sequoia partner passed on Cloudflare because he didn’t think a woman could lead a security infrastructure company. Seriously. "

	▲	emmelaich 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		He's referring to Michelle Zatlyn afaict. "Young Global Leader '14. Co-founder, President + COO Cloudflare"

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jphil529 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Really sad that people are still walking around with those beliefs.

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flawn 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The fact that you hear this often (also not only from the victims of this) should signal that, even without quotes, there is likely some truth to it.

	▲	ohyoutravel 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This doesn’t follow logically.