The Price of Access to the (Female) Tech World Is $850 Per Year

We thought so, but Valleywag editor Sam Biddle remains skeptical and wonders whether Sklar is monetizing a “(free to operate) Google Groups clique”, aka her almost exclusively female web of contacts within the tech industry.

The story arose after someone leaked an email from the group, known as “TheLi.st“, which offers paid members varied levels of access to other members along with its acclaimed newsletter.

The email itself describes the group as a “paid, invite-only membership network of the smartest, most successful women in tech and media (around the world!)”. Also:

“Membership