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How homophily hurts high-growth entrepreneurship

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Ruta

Homophily refers to the tendency for people to form connections with others like themselves. This tendency has been found to occur broadly across age, race and political inclination. Homophily has also been found to influence many types of relationships ranging from … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender lens Investing, Uncategorized | Tagged crunchbase, entrepreneurship, financing, glass ceiling, high growth entrepreneurship, homophily, physicians, pitchbook, venture capital | Leave a comment

Catching the Pitch

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Ruta

Bethany Frankel was convinced of the opportunity: I want this, and I know other women will want this, so I’m going to make it But when she pitched her Skinnygirl margarita cocktail to an all male VC team, they didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Babson, barriers, Bethany Frankel, female entrepreneurs, female entrepreneurship, financing, Poshmark, Skinnygirl cocktail, social norms, Tracy Sun, USA, VC funding, venture capital, women entrepreneurs | 1 Comment

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How homophily hurts high-growth entrepreneurship

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