Let's tell the whole success story of @WhitWolfeHerd, because it was even harder than you think. Tinder VCs and cofounders stripped her of her cofounder title, despite her having come up with the name and built its core college market 1/3
She got pushed out after being harassed and discriminated against in horrible ways. She sued and then settled, but she still had to start Bumble from scratch. She's not allowed to talk about what she went through 2/3 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/02/whitney-wolfe-founder-of-dating-app-bumble-has-had-quite-the-year-she-just-cant-discuss-parts-of-it/
Whitney Wolfe, founder of dating app Bumble, has had quite the year. She just can’t discuss parts...

After settling her lawsuit against former employer Tinder, Wolfe doesn't want to look back.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/02/whitney-wolfe-founder-of-dating-app-bumble-has-had-quite-the-year-she-just-cant-discuss-parts-of-it/
Let's not sweep the ugly parts of the tech ecosystem under the rug. She's 10 times better, 10 times harder working, 10 times more resilient than any of the men who took their companies public. Give her the full credit she's due. 3/3
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