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by DanBC 4143 days ago
You call her out for not "making a stand"[1] but don't say much about the actual problem: some sleazy guy sexually assaulting her.

That kind of attitude is sub-optimal.

[1] A move that could be considerably negative for her.

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Agreed. And as an another commentor noted above, hopefully she was able to privately name this investor to YC. They're well positioned to take effective action in a way that doesn't put the author at risk.

We've unfortunately seen far too many cases where "being a woman on the internet" has led to harassment. Posting about this publicly and putting her name on it is already plenty gutsy.