A writer in San Francisco is blasting the 'sexism' of the tech industry after one jaw-dropping moment when a start-up founder gifted her a highly-inappropriate basket of gifts hoping to 'get her attention.' Tech writer Kristen V. Brown, of the San Francisco Chronicle, says she recently received a pitch by Blake Francis, of the questions-and-answers app Need, that came with a basket of swag. Inside: a Magic Wand vibrator, a tube of K-Y Jelly, raw oysters and Espolón Tequila. Tech reporter Kristen V. Brown, of the San Francisco Chronicle, says Need app founder Blake Francis recently gave her a bizarre basket of swag during a pitch for coverage
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Tech reporter Kristen V. Brown, of the San Francisco Chronicle, says a start-up founder gave her a bizarre basket of swag during a recent pitch
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The gift included a Magic Wand vibrator, tube of K-Y Jelly, raw oysters and Espolón Tequila
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She says the gift was inappropriate and shows that 'misogyny is a tech industry institution that has yet to be disrupted'
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Need app founder Blake Francis says he has given similar gifts to both male and female journalists, and that he picked items that would 'stand out'
K-Y Jelly
K-Y Jelly
The tech founder also included @placeholder brand lubricant and a bottle of tequila (neither pictured), Brown says