前段时间,著名科技创业公司孵化器Y Combinator的联合创始人保罗·格雷厄姆(Paul Graham)在一次访谈中谈到他如何识别有潜力的公司。其中的一席话引来了许多外国企业家的不满,在硅谷掀起轩然大波,不过也反应了风险投资家们保有的一种偏见。格雷厄姆在采访中表示,“一个CEO如果操一口外国口音,那是非常糟糕的。我不知道为什么,但在 Some time ago, Paul Graham, co-founder of the well-known tech startup incubator Y Combinator, talked in an interview how he identified potential companies. One of the remarks drew dissatisfaction from many foreign entrepreneurs and caused an uproar in Silicon Valley, but it also reflected a bias held by venture capitalists. Graham said in an interview, ”It is very bad for a CEO to speak a foreign accent. I do not know why, but at