kstenson

Does anyone know if there is a uk company that offers this service?

I was speaking more about the use of the term advantage by OP. When these types of discussions arise people often talk about how it's unfair about giving someone an advantage over others.

The problem is it doesn't go any deeper than the surface, about the underlying advantage that some parts of society have that others don't. It simplifies the discussion into an almost child like argument about who gets the sweets and assumes that it's a zero sum game.

I am a strong believer in meritocracy, but I also am aware of the actually reality of society means that it doesn't perfectly exist. I feel that if people feel strongly about meritocracy they should be open to increasing the funnel of people that can participate.

As other have said this problem doesn't seem to be self correcting in the tech industry, and if promoting someone just because they are female is something people try I don't really have a problem with it. I have seen many people in my career in this industry promoted for worse reasons.

barriers to starting a company are not based on getting permission, as you rightly say there are other factors such as social economic.

The fact that you were able to start your own company and succeed is a mixture of your upbringing, your standing in society as much as your intelligence and access to capital.

It's a common fallacy to think that just working harder or having the grit to strike out is the only factor. I would suggest that line of thinking would lead to some form of survivorship bias.

I would reflect on the fact that computing isn't just a market based economy. That is just on facet and even then you're assuming that entry to the market is equal.

It's not giving people an advantage, it about giving people equal opportunities to succeed.

Perhaps because that is a different discussion for another forum and this forum is a better fit for discussing Rob's article.

I would be interested in looking at that if you opensource it.

This is true, I live in Hong Kong. It's easy to find yourself in an apartment, internet/phone, electricity provided by LKS. Then you go downstairs to the shopping centre that's part of your apartment and the food store, the pharmacy and the shopping centre itself are also owned by LKS.

Hong Kong, is owned by a bunch of families, it's as far from a free market and is more like a capitalist aristocracy.

In Hong Kong, most people don't leave home till they marry.