the fictional characters embody the worst traits of brogrammers, wantrepreneurs, and VC sociopaths. Silicon Valley is nearly a simulacrum of Sand Hill Road, or as the CEO of Snapchat described it ...

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Tales of Silicon Valley sexism are making headlines this year, from reports of “brogrammers” behaving badly to a gender discrimination lawsuit against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins.