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Milo Yiannopoulos has pointed out, that the comments which I attribute to him are actually his quote of comments made by Simone Brummelhuis, of The Next Women, which he makes clear in his article and which I had seen but neglected to make clear. Although I do not like the tone of his message, I apologize to Mr. Yiannopoulos for the error and for the potential misunderstanding.
Assuming the comments were indeed made by Ms. Brummelhuis, my conclusion goes to her.
Onésimo Alvarez-Moro
Having worked with many early-stage entrepreneurs, mostly young, some women but mostly men, it is clear to me that Milo Yiannopoulos doesn't know what she is talking about. The criticisms she directs at women entrepreneurs are more related to inexperienced entrepreneurs, regardless of gender.
Shame Ms. Yiannopoulos has more mouth than experience with a wide range of entrepreneurs, where she would see that the only difference that women entreprenuers have, over their male counterparts, is that they are faced with constant prejudice and obstacles and Ms. Yiannopoulos has demostrated she is part of the problem.
Onésimo Alvarez-Moro
"The problem with female entrepreneurs is that if you don't get a financial commitment from them, they don't show up or they cancel at the last minute," explains Simone Brummelhuis, founder of online women's magazine The Next Women.
Well! I'd only asked why The Next Women charged female entrepreneurs to pitch at its events, in an industry that seems to have left the practice behind. But her explanation didn't stop there: "The problem is, most women sign up thinking they've got a great idea to make money with a business, but the truth is, they don't know what that means.
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