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Are there any big companies founded by women?

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  • 15-11-2020 8:23pm
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    Eleven Benevolent Elephants
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    I'm thinking of the big game changer companies out there that were set up and most seem to have been established by men.

    Microsoft - Bill Gates
    Amazon - Jeff Bezos
    Ryanair - Tony Ryan
    Virgin - Richard Branson
    SpaceX - Elon Musk
    Yahoo - Jerry Yang
    Google - Larry Page
    EBay - Pierre Omidyar


    What major enterprises are there that were established by women that have contributed to society?

    Update:

    Theranos - Elizabeth Holmes
    23andMe - Linda Avey
    Coco Chanel
    Esteé Lauder


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    mikhail
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    Theranos - Elizabeth Holmes.


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    Gruffalux
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    Women pushed all your big shiny boss lads there out their vaginas. ;)


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    brevity
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    Here you go

    https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/women-founders


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    [Deleted User]
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    23andMe


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    Man with broke phone
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    Yer wan that sells the knickers and braaaaaaaaaaaaaaass that divorced her husband and probably rides fellas.

    Michelle Mooooooooooooooooooonnnnnne.

    Ultimo.


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    Hqrry113
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    Gruffalux wrote: »
    Women pushed all your big shiny boss lads there out their vaginas. ;)

    And they couldn't even do that without help from a man


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    One eyed Jack
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    Eleven Benevolent Elephants wrote: »
    What major enterprises are there that were established by women that have contributed to society?


    Coco Chanel

    Esteé Lauder

    Both major enterprises that have contributed to society.

    I was thinking of Kylie Jenner too, but I’d be hard pressed to argue her enterprise contributes a whole lot to society :pac:

    Update:

    Theranos - Elizabeth Holmes


    Ehh, that turned out to be a scam?


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    Frankie Machine
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    Elizabeth Holmes !

    :D

    Come on.


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    Frankie Machine
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    Anita Roddick.


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    Gervais08
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    LastMinute.com - Martha Lane Fox

    Wasn’t Ann Summers founded by Jacqueline Gold or was it David and she managed it ?


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    One eyed Jack
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    Jessica Alba - Honest -


    https://www.honest.com/


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    COVID
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    Proactiv - Dr. Kathy Fields and Dr. Katie Rodan
    Bumble - Whitney Wolfe Herd
    Orangetheory Fitness - Ellen Latham
    Spanx - Sara Blakely
    Rent the Runway - Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss
    Glossier - Emily Weiss
    23andMe - Anne Wojcicki and Linda Avey
    CreditKarma - Nichole Mustard

    All Billion Dollar companies.


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    cannotlogin
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    Hqrry113 wrote: »
    And they couldn't even do that without help from a man

    Are we not past this **** yet? Seriously


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    99nsr125
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    23andMe

    The Spanx lady


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    Frankie Machine
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    cannotlogin wrote: »
    Are we not past this **** yet? Seriously

    :D

    Are you nominating the Blessed Virgin Mary, founder of the multi-billion Jesus industry ?

    No man required there, allegedly. But can you think of any others ?


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    Gardesana Pecher
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    cannotlogin wrote: »
    Are we not past this **** yet? Seriously

    The same question could be asked of the thread.


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    Necro
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    Mod:

    Gauging the responses already this thread has started down the wrong path.

    Thread Closed.


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