start-up mingle
Tech start-up event pulls flier featuring topless robot, lingerie show
The event, called Start-up Mingle, has a networking portion followed by a fashion show. Silicon Valley is reeling from charges of sexism and discrimination. But that didn't stop a tech start-up networking event at San Francisco's swank W Hotel from advertising itself with a poster of a topless female robot and the promise of a "summer seduction lingerie fashion show" to follow. The event, which is scheduled for this weekend, bills itself as a "start-up mingle party" that "mixes tech with fashion." The first hour is set aside for an informal networking and pitch session.