[sudo-discuss] startup digest

Lesley Bell zvezdalune at gmail.com
Thu Jul 2 22:20:32 PDT 2015


On Jul 2, 2015 10:20 PM, "Lesley Bell" <zvezdalune at gmail.com> wrote:

> Honestly, this sort of thing is something I've been thinking about a lot.
>
> How exclusive do we want to be?
>
> I remember arriving at the Omni when Sudo first moved there and parking
> behind a black BMW.
>
> "Is that someone going to the Omni?" I joked.
>
> "No!" said the other Sudo member with me. "We don't want THOSE PEOPLE
> here."
>
> But really, do we want to shut people out, or build bridges?
>
> IMO, the main reason to ask startup digest not to list our events is the
> possibility that marginalized groups might think we're part of that
> exclusive culture and be discouraged from visiting.
>
> Otherwise, what harm is there in being listed? Sudo might benefit
> financially from a few more ardent capitalists, and being kind to them as
> humans before anything else might make them question the dominant
> narratives they've internalized.
> On Jul 2, 2015 9:34 PM, "Jake" <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
>> I am thinking of asking this site to remove mention of sudoroom events,
>> what do people think?
>>
>> https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/silicon-valley
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>       can you tell me where you heard about Hardware Hack night?
>>
>>       On Tue, 30 Jun 2015, ********* wrote:
>>
>>             Hey,
>>             I'm interested in attending your hardware hack event tonight.
>> Where
>>             can I buy tickets? Or do
>>             I just show up ~
>>
>>
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