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‘I felt utterly powerless,’ venture capitalist says of Financial Review column – Sydney Morning Herald
Elaine Stead said the presence of highly critical columns about her online made it difficult for her to rebuild her career.
Elaine Stead is suing the Australian Financial Review over a column, Credit:Louise Kennerley
The court heard she took time off work for her mental health after the first column, which called her a “feminist cretin” and accused her of making “fatuous investments in peanut start-ups”. As examples of such start-ups, Aston pointed to Blue Sky’s involvement in successful online wine retailer Vinomofo and bespoke footwear maker Shoes of Prey, which had attracted a range of high-profile investors before…
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