Ellen Pao owes Kleiner Perkins $276,000 for lawsuit costs: judge 11 years ago
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What line? Which part of the article are you responding to?
Chairwoman Pao owes every penny. She was not discriminated against because she is a woman, she was discriminated against because she is a terrible employee, venture capitalist, and person. She sued Kleiner because she wanted to pay off the debt her scumbag husband owes for fraud.
http://www.vanityfair.com/style/scandal/2013/03/buddy-fletch...
It may be because startups are looking for experience with specific technologies and not good software engineers. Startups generally don't want (or don't have any money) to train their engineers.