This feels like a news outlet cherry-picking stories to fit a pre-determined narrative.
I am a Carta employee and I have not seen or experienced any gender or racial discrimination at this company.
That's not to say that it doesn't exist outside my bubble or that it hasn't existed in the past. I would guess that a fast-growing company ($0 to $3B in 8 years) with a first-time CEO has made plenty of mistakes. I just don't think that this article paints a representative portrait of the current experience of most Carta employees. A more accurate title for this article could be "Preaching Equality, Startup Was Mostly Good But Appears To Have Made Some Mistakes"
I also see a lot of LinkedIn posts from former Carta employees sharing similar opinions:
> Eileen Lyon, Kik's General Counsel commented, "For the reasons set forth in our Wells Submission, the SEC's complaint against Kik is based on a flawed legal theory. Among other things, the complaint assumes, incorrectly, that any discussion of a potential increase in value of an asset is the same as offering or promising profits solely from the efforts of another; that having aligned incentives is the same as creating a 'common enterprise'; and that any contributions by a seller or promoter are necessarily the "essential" managerial or entrepreneurial efforts required to create an investment contract. These legal assumptions stretch the Howey test well beyond its definition, and we do not believe they will withstand judicial scrutiny."
I am a Carta employee and I have not seen or experienced any gender or racial discrimination at this company.
That's not to say that it doesn't exist outside my bubble or that it hasn't existed in the past. I would guess that a fast-growing company ($0 to $3B in 8 years) with a first-time CEO has made plenty of mistakes. I just don't think that this article paints a representative portrait of the current experience of most Carta employees. A more accurate title for this article could be "Preaching Equality, Startup Was Mostly Good But Appears To Have Made Some Mistakes"
I also see a lot of LinkedIn posts from former Carta employees sharing similar opinions:
* https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6706013198711173121-...
* https://www.linkedin.com/posts/annie-hu-664b1552_preaching-e...
* https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ammanuelselameab_theres-a-bun...
* Same as previous but with more comments from others: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heward_theres-a-bunch-of-nega...