Illustration: Evelin Bundur

Photograph by Talia Herman for The New Yorker

As a runner in NYC, I’m spoiled: the community here is unique and beautiful. Not only do I have tremendous teammates on North Brooklyn Runners, but I’ve met fantastic people in other clubs around the city. Patricia Tirona is one such human. She’s run nine marathons, loves the Spurs and hot wings, and cheers her face off when she’s not actively racing.

This blog post came out earlier this year, but it’s been lodged in my brain since then. As a woman in tech, I’m not thrilled with the current state of the startup landscape. Watching companies with questionable motives lock down millions in seed funding and “disrupt” institutions to only to serve a more exclusive clientele feels gross.