smashing the system that holds women entrepreneurs back Althoff, Susanne creator author. text bibliography Print books. mau ©2020 2020 monographic eng 194 p: "Althoff exposes the ways in which the current start-up paradigm was engineered by and for white men, and the ways in which women, non-binary, and trans folks face impossible barriers to landing funding from venture capitalists to make their companies viable"-- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship's meritocracy myth: how we all lose out -- Centuries of second-class status: early women entrepreneurs -- The Boys' Club: today's complicated hunt for funding -- You can't be what you can't see: the power of role models -- Sleazy texts, late-night meetings: a #MeToo reckoning -- The big effect of little insults: the microaggression problem -- Owning the room: how confidence is found (and faked) -- A shoulder to lean on: the search for mentors and support -- Entrepreneurship's potential: making it work for everyone. Susanne Althoff. Includes bibliographical references. Women chief executive officers Businesswomen Minority businesswomen Sexism New business enterprises Finance Women-owned business enterprises Sexual minority business enterprises Entrepreneurship HD6054.3 .A48 2020 Althoff, Susanne. Boston : Beacon Press, [2020] (DLC) 2020011350. 9780807042977 2020011351 C6013893-65D7-4311-8966-3D983FBB506C OverDrive, Inc. DLC 200306 20211101145730.0 1145080261 eng