Re: For Women in Silicon Valley, It Seems Like Strikeout.com

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From: gus (gus@funky.monkey.org)
Date: Wed Apr 12 2000 - 08:13:54 PDT


as my sister said during her stint in the valley:

"the odds are good, but the goods are odd"

                                                        -gus

On Mon, 10 Apr 2000 18:32:34 -0700, Dan Kohn <dan@dankohn.com> said:

>
> http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/yr/mo/biztech/articles/10geek.html
>
> "[Palo Alto is] one of the few places in the Western Hemisphere where men
> outnumber women. And since this is also the land of the best educated,
> highest paid workers in the world, minting 64 new millionaires a day, single
> women in search of smart, successful men should be having a ball.
>
> But the valley is a weird world, unto itself. In this sphere, techies take
> their dogs, birds and pajamas to work, and being too busy for anything but
> becoming the next MOP (millionaire on paper) is as crucial to fitting in as
> Palm organizers and T-shirts.
>
> 'The girls know they have the pick of the litter,' Aronson said. 'And
> there's a lot of gold diggers out there. They come around just to play who
> wants to meet a millionaire.'
>
> 'They say that the ratio is so good here," Austin said. "But the good guys
> that are available don't come out of their cubicles.'"
>
> Maybe KnowNow should be in Silicon Valley after all.
>
> - dan
> --
> Daniel Kohn <mailto:dan@dankohn.com>
> tel:+1-425-602-6222 fax:+1-425-602-6223
> http://www.dankohn.com


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