After decades investing in “white male nerds who’ve dropped out of
Harvard or Stanford,” venture capitalist John Doerr broke a pattern in
July: he invested in a woman.
Not that Kathy Savitt was a risky bet.
The former CEO of American Eagle Outfitters and a senior executive at Amazon, Savitt built Lockerz.com, a social networking and commerce site for ages 13 to 30. She grew it from 50 college and high school students to 15.5 million users in less than twelve months, leveraging natural networks of friends and social influence. In the web technology world, she’s a rock star.
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