How many women are on the fastlane forum

[chrisbiz4444]

are there female entrepreneurs here? I feel we don't see enough of it

 

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[socaldude]

20% are female according to the forum analytics.

 

[FastLearner]

*raises hand*

 

[theag]

Why?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

I feel we don't see enough of it

Maybe because immature young men scare them away by posting shit like "Pussy" "slaying chicks" "getting laid". Your usual boyhood frat talk doesn't belong here. If I was a female entrepreneur and I read a lot of posts like that, I'd bail out.

If you want to attract more entrepreneurial ladies of all age ranges, try being respectful. Try treating this forum as a 100 seat board room filled with 1/2 men, and 1/2 women.

BTW: I'm NOT referring to Chris specifically about being immature ... just a generalized comment for some of the younger bucks in the community.

 

[Vigilante]

A few of the gals around here are my favorite posters. When I see their names pop up, I read the thread.

Why?

Because generally they don't talk bullshit, don't engage in drama, and add value. I learn from them.

I went to Beer and Pancakes last year, which is the non-sanctioned annual gathering that spun off from this forum. There were a handful of women in attendance. I was intrigued, because they were brilliant, focused, and were the sharpest minds in the room. They were outnumbered 5-1 but added value on a per person scale scale of 1 beating 5.

I was fortunate enough to be able to have dinner this past week with a group of Fastlaners in Dallas. A forum member that posts seldom here any more was there. She's brilliant, she runs several businesses, and is free to travel and live life fully. She has a network that she gained from here that she connects with off line on business development.

So, there's a current generation of people on the forum including several brilliant ladies. We are not able to do anything to get back the ones we lost over the years for various reasons including misogyny, idiots, and frat boys... but if you want to develop a professional relationship with the brilliant ones that are here we need to clean this place up.

This is a self filtering forum. If we fuel trolls and idiots, they will get their thrills by agitation. That comes at the expense of serious entrepreneurs, and many times at the expense of female entrepreneurs. The best way to keep the best people is by getting rid of the haters.

If what we put forth is valuable, motivating, and gender neutral... we will see more and more of these brilliant minds stick around here. I need more female executives on my inner circle. Their perspectives and common sense tend to be a voice of sensibility and fresh air in the swamp that we live in.

Guard this forum and make it a place that welcomes and fosters entrepreneurs regardless of race, sex, or any other labels we tend to use to stereotype people with. You can help us gain and keep more successful female entrepreneurs. And, if you are 24 going on 18 and still see women as opponents and conquests, this probably isn't the right forum for you.

 

[jon.a]

speed.... cause it's the right thing to do

A few of the gals around here are my favorite posters. When I see their names pop up, I read the thread.

Why?

Because generally they don't talk bullshit, don't engage in drama, and add value. I learn from them.

I went to Beer and Pancakes last year, which is the non-sanctioned annual gathering that spun off from this forum. There were a handful of women in attendance. I was intrigued, because they were brilliant, focused, and were the sharpest minds in the room. They were outnumbered 5-1 but added value on a per person scale scale of 1 beating 5.

I was fortunate enough to be able to have dinner this past week with a group of Fastlaners in Dallas. A forum member that posts seldom here any more was there. She's brilliant, she runs several businesses, and is free to travel and live life fully. She has a network that she gained from here that she connects with off line on business development.

So, there's a current generation of people on the forum including several brilliant ladies. We are not able to do anything to get back the ones we lost over the years for various reasons including misogyny, idiots, and frat boys... but if you want to develop a professional relationship with the brilliant ones that are here we need to clean this place up.

This is a self filtering forum. If we fuel trolls and idiots, they will get their thrills by agitation. That comes at the expense of serious entrepreneurs, and many times at the expense of female entrepreneurs. The best way to keep the best people is by getting rid of the haters.

If what we put forth is valuable, motivating, and gender neutral... we will see more and more of these brilliant minds stick around here. I need more female executives on my inner circle. Their perspectives and common sense tend to be a voice of sensibility and fresh air in the swamp that we live in.

Guard this forum and make it a place that welcomes and fosters entrepreneurs regardless of race, sex, or any other labels we tend to use to stereotype people with. You can help us gain and keep more successful female entrepreneurs. And, if you are 24 going on 18 and still see women as opponents and conquests, this probably isn't the right forum for you.

 

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[CryptO]

I also enjoy the input from many of the female posters on here.

There should and could be more, but it's a shame we live in a society that is still dominated by male stupidity.

 

[dknise]

So, there's a current generation of people on the forum including several brilliant ladies. We are not able to do anything to get back the ones we lost over the years for various reasons including misogyny, idiots, and frat boys... but if you want to develop a professional relationship with the brilliant ones that are here we need to clean this place up.

The People & Relationships forum is like an open invitation to talk about your personal life. In my age group, we're not married, we don't have long term partners, we're attempting to figure life out, and a lot of us are getting burned in the process. The fact that the discussion is usually about women comes down to the forum's current populace: lot's of young, straight males. If the discussion is undesirable like religion and politics, then it'd be wise to not offer that place for discussion.

 

[Vigilante]

The People & Relationships forum is like an open invitation to talk about your personal life. In my age group, we're not married, we don't have long term partners, we're attempting to figure life out, and a lot of us are getting burned in the process. The fact that the discussion is usually about women comes down to the forum's current populace: lot's of young, straight males. If the discussion is undesirable like religion and politics, then it'd be wise to not offer that place for discussion.

Valid. I sent that over to MJ to look at. It is a small % of the forum, small traffic, but certainly the topics still populate people's news feeds. So... maybe he will kill it. Good suggestion.

 

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[PeteLife]

Maybe because immature young men scare them away by posting shit like "Pussy" "slaying chicks" "getting laid". Your usual boyhood frat talk doesn't belong here. If I was a female entrepreneur and I read a lot of posts like that, I'd bail out.

If you want to attract more entrepreneurial ladies of all age ranges, try being respectful. Try treating this forum as a 100 seat board room filled with 1/2 men, and 1/2 women.

BTW: I'm NOT referring to Chris specifically about being immature ... just a generalized comment for some of the younger bucks in the community.

I have to agree with MJ on this one. I am not a female, but the immaturity I see on here lately is appalling which is why I seldom post on here anymore. Since joining two years ago its just not the same, a bunch of pointless posts that has nothing to do with the fastlane or even business in particular. Plus ofcourse the occasional egocentric arrogance from a few. And its for that reason I only read threads from a certain few here who provide value: Vigilante, Biophase, Zen, Likwid and company (cant forget new guys like Darius, Vick, and a few others awesome progress threads).

As for female population here on the forum, well the testosterone alone here scares them off. Not to mention the fact that theres always a new thread talking about a recent break up with a gf ..followed by a hail storm of follow up responses from the forum trashing her.
Also, we must understand that women are "supposedly" more focused than men, so the amount of off topic posts alone will drive them elsewhere.

Lets Keep it professional, Keep it it fastlane, Keep it women-friendly

 

[MJ DeMarco]

I also enjoy the input from many of the female posters on here.

A few of the gals around here are my favorite posters. When I see their names pop up, I read the thread.

Amen.

The People & Relationships forum is like an open invitation to talk about your personal life. In my age group, we're not married, we don't have long term partners, we're attempting to figure life out, and a lot of us are getting burned in the process. The fact that the discussion is usually about women comes down to the forum's current populace: lot's of young, straight males. If the discussion is undesirable like religion and politics, then it'd be wise to not offer that place for discussion.

The point of that forum is not the airing of dirty laundry. It is not to throw an entire gender under the bus (both male and female).

The point of that forum is to discuss relationships as it pertains to a Fastlane process...

For example:

An unsupportive spouse...
An unsupportive friend...
An unsupportive boyfriend/girlfriend...
An unsupportive parent or parents...
An unsupportive (anything)

~ OR ~

People (customers) in general...

 

[skylizard]

"raises hand"

MJ, I agree with you. There was a time when I first signed up that I ended up leaving because of some of the things that were said about women. But I started lurking and posting again recently because I don't want to let the scare me off or intimidate me.

Vigilante - Well said

 

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[dknise]

The point of that forum is not the airing of dirty laundry. It is not to throw an entire gender under the bus (both male and female).

The point of that forum is to discuss relationships as it pertains to a Fastlane process....

The same could be said about religion and politics and how they pertain to a Fastlane process, but the line of where to draw that is iffy.

I'm not going to sit back and pretend like all the talk about "hating women" doesn't relate to my thread death of the nuclear family. It's not about hating women, it's about accepting the reality of what my generation is choosing: polyamority over commitment. When several members here are trying to make in the dating sector, companies like AshleyMadison.com are capitalizing on the real actions of people and not the idealistic reality we'd like to believe we live in. It would be foolish not to have that discussion on a business forum, where a whole generation's needs/wants/desires are up for grabs as it's too taboo for anyone to discuss.

 

[FastLearner]

There was a time when I first signed up that I ended up leaving because of some of the things that were said about women.

It would be completely foolish to leave such a valuable forum over some opinions you don't agree with. You can always choose not to look at certain topics and focus on the ones that are most relevant to you if you're too sensitive. Everyone is going to have different perspectives on different opinions, everyone's experience with life is going to be very different than yours or mine, doesn't mean I'm going to walk away out of being offended. Sometimes you can learn some VERY valuable things while reading others perspectives, you'd be surprised what you can learn once you take your feelings out of things and solely focus on the topic.

 

[Vigilante]

I'm not going to sit back and pretend like all the talk about "hating women" doesn't relate to my thread death of the nuclear family.

This subject isn't about one thread or one poster. If you see yourself in it, however, that might be some good introspection. Several of the posters that come to mind for me left before you even got here. So no, it's not about you nor your thread... but anyone who may think this is aimed at them might want to take a step back and consider the perspectives of the ones you think you might offend.

 

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[dknise]

This subject isn't about one thread or one poster. If you see yourself in it, however, that might be some good introspection. Several of the posters that come to mind for me left before you even got here. So no, it's not about you nor your thread... but anyone who may think this is aimed at them might want to take a step back and consider the perspectives of the ones you think you might offend.

Ya, I felt the barrel to my head on that one haha. Thanks for clarification.

 

[Maxjohan]

It would be completely foolish to leave such a valuable forum over some opinions you don't agree with. You can always choose not to look at certain topics and focus on the ones that are most relevant to you if you're too sensitive. Everyone is going to have different perspectives on different opinions, everyone's experience with life is going to be very different than yours or mine, doesn't mean I'm going to walk away out of being offended. Sometimes you can learn some VERY valuable things while reading others perspectives, you'd be surprised what you can learn once you take your feelings out of things and solely focus on the topic.

Well said.

 

[FastLearner]

https://medium.com/better-humans/ee131916762

Your link doesn't work.

To sum it up, what are exactly are you trying to say here? Without showing us a link of some article. Would much rather hear your perspective than someone else's written view.

 

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[Maxjohan]

Your link doesn't work.

To sum it up, what are exactly are you trying to say here? Without showing us a link of some article. Would much rather hear your perspective than someone else's written view.

Well, I took the comment down along with the link. Figured it could be some lies in there. About a quote she mentions, that I can't find on the web. Anway, I did a search on this too and found almost the same article, posted 22 July, 2013. At Huffington post. LOL.

 

[FastLearner]

Well, I took the comment down along with the link. Figured it could be some lies in there. About the quote she mentions. Anway, I did a search on this too and found almost the same article, posted 22 July 2013. At Huffington post. LOL.

LOL. I'd be really interested in having a look, feel free to PM me the link or share it here as I'm sure we'd all like to read it.

 

[PeteLife]

I'm not going to sit back and pretend like all the talk about "hating women" doesn't relate to my thread death of the nuclear family.

Actually what I said has nothing to do with your thread since Ive never seen that thread before ... These are just general insights.


..... But then again if the shoe fit, wear it ... right?

p.s. I like your insights behind the reasoning for that thread though so I might just end up taking a look at it.

 

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[FastLearner]

p.s. I like your insights behind the reasoning for that thread though so I might just end up taking a look at it.

Worth the read, it's a very sociological look at Generation Y and where we are in society as far as relationships go. Let's not forget relationships are a VERY important aspect of our being and often shape our character as we continuously evolve.

 

[Sindi]

As for female population here on the forum, well the testosterone alone here scares them off.
QUOTE]

I'm female and have just finished reading the book. No amount of testosterone will scare me off! I don't understand why some women would discontinue using this forum due to reading immature posts. You're either committed to the Fastlane learning experience or you're not. That being said, I have heard great things about this forum and am eager to jump on board to learn and contribute with all members.

 

[FastLearner]

As for female population here on the forum, well the testosterone alone here scares them off.

What are YOU smoking in your pipe?

 

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[socaldude]

Seriously this is a business forum. We all share a purpose: create value to consumers via production. Our focus is to position ourselves as producers in an economy with high barriers to entry, scalable operations, detachable from time, control of vital variables and a benefit or need.

This forum focuses on the essence of the relationship between consumers and producers; how to create customers, how to keep them, how to give them what they want, how to produce, its an art and a science of cultivating both sides of the consumer and producer dichotomy.

This forum is not about the relationship between you and your penis or your testosterone raging ego.

The very essence of entrepreneurship is the relationship and interactions between consumers and producers not your sex life.

 

[DeletedUser2]

I need more female executives on my inner circle.

Brilliant.

I bring in women, exactly because of the insight they bring to the business. they often work harder than men, dont run around like roosters crowing over even small victories, and get more stuff done in a day, than some men in a week.

one of the best resources in business, and half the planet (women)

are a HUGE benefit to have their insight.


one of my personal goals it to mentor good female executives. another, is to mentor young dumb men into being better men, not boys.

Z

 

[Era]

I find it amusing that people here are saying that the men scared the women off. While that is a possibility I think there just aren't that many women entrepreneurs in general. While there are a great number of women executives out there, the fact is most are happily stuck in the slowlane and most do not have an interest in the fastlane. Some would rather spend their time raising children and some unfortunately for the younger generation would rather spend their time watching reality tv. While there have been some questionable posts from some forum members, nothing I've read here has ever made me even consider to leave this forum.

 

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[CashFlowDepot]

I'm a woman "serial" entrepreneur with 20 years of experience
but I rarely post here anymore.

Would love to find a place to share ideas and learn from
other successful entrepreneurs

I like helping the newbies too, but some of the questions and comments are just
down right stupid and don't deserve an answer. It gets old!

 

[ChickenHawk]

It's true that a small percentage of the threads are idiotic or offensive, but the reaction to those threads is priceless and speaks volumes about the quality of people here.

Speaking as a woman, it would be a lot different if one guy posts a thread that's offensive to women (or any other group), and a ton of forum members respond with "yeah, dude, you're absolutely right, I only want to get rich to get more pussy..." This WOULD make me feel unwelcome. Probably, I'd also question the time I'm spending here, since it wouldn't say much for the overall intelligence of the forum.

However, those offensive posts are generally met with scorn and mockery. This accomplishes a few things:
-- It provides valuable insight to the offensive poster. Maybe he'll act better in the real world as a result.
-- It gives other idiots a preview of what kind of reaction they can expect if they post stupid/offensive things.
-- It shows us women that most forum members don't approve of offensive posts. This speaks volumes in a good way.
-- I know it's not the purpose of this forum, but some of the responses are so insightful or funny that I find myself highly entertained and sometimes educated in spite of myself.

(As a side note...Speaking only for myself, I didn't find the nuclear family thread offensive. I found it thought-provoking and really enjoyed hearing what other members thought on the topic.)