Thread by @faizansiddiqi

The future is not female. The present is. The wrong question to ask is "how to get more women in tech" that would imply that some how "men" are the ones giving women power. The ask cant be to have more women take (corp/exec/founder roles)esp with the current mental disposition

The view has to change first. In history no ones given up power by choice. Not much different for companies. Power has to be taken, it can be taken when we all as society/ecosystems amplify the work, women executives & founders are doing across industries. Wont happen over night.

But we have stop over-indexing on male founders. The disposition has to change from thinking women have to seek permission or join some 1 else's band wagon vs launching their own. This narrative changes with us, you dont need to give any one permission, only encouragement

Every thing revolves around a fair shot. Our country, our systems, our culture all are sadly mis aligned(almost in line with universal perception) every one thinks men are risk takers and women are not. Its actually not true. inc.com/jessica-stillm…

Women take more risks per capita in our system/society & ecosystems just because of the simple fact that $ for $ men have more opportunities.Translated to launching a startup,the miles covered & the journey under taken by female founders is already more complex then male founders

Some of the best founding teams and startups I have personally interacted with in PK are Female, no ones asking you to Pity Fund female tech.Far from it, just leave your misconceptions at home when you work with them.They have more grit, more logical understanding & a super power

That superpower is the ability for female led companies/startups to build for all vs building for 51.5% of the people. When your mind works on inclusion, your startup is better for it. When you increase the size of the addressable market, your outcomes improve by 48.5%.

From angel investors to male counterparts, to industry gurus to mentors wasting their time by being on Manels & mansplaining useless concepts.The better alternative is to learn fast & act fast if you wait, money being money, smart(er) money will fund female founders in ur markets

All you will have left, will be your mutual admiration club by funding the boys. Women are not raising as much as men, so here is an opportunity to make sure that changes, they have fewer opportunities to fail. Failure is part of the story.. Let's celebrate women led failure too

The best contribution we can make to the ecosystem is to have a safe space to fail, without being judgemental & making sure we are part of the solution vs being part of the problem.When evaluating startups investors tend to judge female founders based on Prevention vs Potential

Meaning their personal bias makes them think and ask questions in their mind, if not publicly as to what will prevent a female founder from succeeding vs taking a bet on their potential to do well. It is all around us, we only solve it by calling it out or not doing it ourselves

It’s not because women don’t have entrepreneurship talent or interest, nothing could be farther from the truth. It’s often because a lot of their startups die in the early stages without being given a fair chance.Startups are hard as it is now imagine being a female founder in PK

The constant feeling of doing everything right but not reaching the expected end state. Without going into the emotional toll it takes to constantly be underestimated, underfunded and compromising. All I continue to have is more respect for female founders in Pakistan

To all the women founders, don't settle for modest success, focus on massive success, be unapologetic, be fierce in your determination be ambitious beyond reason & dont hitch your success to male founders & their bandwagons. Build you own & inspire more women to choose this path

Tag Female founders/startups/dreamers/visionaries so we have more opportunities to win together as VCs, Angels, Mentors, Friends & Pakistanis. @jehan_ara @FaizaYousuf @CIRCLE2020 @SadaffeAbid @sophiaahmed @su_kaina @AnushaFatima_ @KheloKricket @SehatKahani @shamimrajani