Originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine

By Lylan Masterman

Venture capitalist John Greathouse doesn’t believe women who want to work in the tech industry should use their full names online. Just use a first initial, he suggested in a now widely criticized blog post in the Wall Street Journal in late September — one he eventually apologized for.

By using an initial, Greathouse argued, hiring managers won’t know you’re female and will treat you the same as any other applicant, without any sort of unconscious bias trickling in.

I disagree — because I see women in tech from a different lens. In fact, it’s more than that: My view is the polar opposite of what Greathouse is saying.

Not only do I want to see women’s full names when they apply to work in tech, but I am actively seeking them out for investment and recruiting them to work with my early stage venture capital firm, White Star Capital, every day.

Why?

Read the full story at https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/283434

Lylan Masterman, is a Kauffman Fellow  and a Principal at White Star Capital.