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Listen to Our Co-Founder and CEO on NPR Discussing the Candor Clause
Our co-founder and CEO appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered this week to share her experience which led to the creation of the Candor Clause. Listen to the story by Yuki Naguchi.
Written by Soona Crew
January 7, 2020
For every 100 businesses that receive venture funding, only 2 of those businesses will be founded by women. And believe it or not, this is progress. Women are creating businesses at record rates. Venture is not keeping up. For the women that do get funding, it’s all too common to face sexism in the process.
Our Co-Founder and CEO, Liz Giorgi, joined All Things Considered this week to share her experience and her radical efforts to change the startup industry in the process.
Venture Capital Industry Challenges
Venture capital investing is still a very male-dominated industry where female founders of startups say sexual harassment is a big problem. One woman is trying to change that for herself and others.
Want to Read More About Her Experience?
You can read this blog post from the launch of the Candor Clause to learn more about the process of raising money from venture capitalists and how we can make it better for everyone.
Want to Learn More About the Candor Clause?
Check out candorclause.com for more.
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