Biotech is nothing like computer hardware in the 80s, for one you can&#x27;t do it out of a garage with a few hundred dollars worth of equipment. You need money and credentials just to get started for practical and regulatory reasons.<p>It&#x27;s more like starting Intel than Apple.<p>I do agree with you though that it&#x27;s probably her sales ability rather than her gender that led to the investments. I think it&#x27;s likely the investors thought she&#x27;d make a great cover story, and that contributed somewhat to her success, but I doubt her gender was anywhere near the defining reason.