kleiner perkins caufield byers made its name investing early in google, amazon, and genentech, but many begin to wonder if the glory days for this company are over. then, the firm was rocked by the most closely watched trial in the industry. ellen pao sued the firm for gender discrimination. sparking debate worldwide. joining me today, general partners john doerr and beth seidenberg. thank you for doinis

♪ emily: it is the iconic venture capital firm, kleiner perkins caufield & byers made its name investingn google and others, but many are wondering if the glory days for this company are over. then the firm was rocked by one of the most closely walked -- watched trials in history. the firm was sued for gender discrimination. today, john doerr and beth seidenberg. it is great to have you here. you haven't been quiet for a long time, quiet through the trial. why are you here? john: nobody likes litigation. this trial was painful. but at the end of the day, the and theyd deliberation found decisively on the facts that this company did not discriminate or retaliate and that this woman's claims had no merit. there was another trial going on in public opinion and it out against the technology industry and we in the venture industry. we get back. emily: so you feel like you lost in the court of public opinion? i'm sorry it was so hard to go through this, but more than anything else, it is hard for minorities in the tech industry. i have two daughters. getting through this world where everyone c

. ♪ ♪ emily: it is the iconic venture capital firm, kleiner perkins caufield & byers made its name investingnd others, but many are wondering if the glory days for this company are over. then the firm was rocked by one of the most closely walked -- watched trials in history. the firm was sued for gender discrimination. today, john doerr

kleiner perkins caufield & byers made its name investing in google, amazon, and genetimn wonderbut many to if the glory days for this company are over. ellen haus suit the firm for gender discrimination. joining me today, general partners john doerr and beth se

kleiner perkins caufield & byers made its name investing in google, amazon, and genetimn wonderbut many begin to if the glory days for this company are over. ellen haus suit the firm for gender discrimination. joining me today, general partners john doerr and beth seidenberg. thank you for doing this. it is great to have you here. you have been quiet for a long time, quiet through the trial. why are you here? john: nobody likes litigation. we are human. this trial was painful. of the day, six women and six men heard five weeks of testimony. they deliberated for 1.5 days. they found decisively on the facts that this company did not discriminate or retaliate and claims had no merit. we know there was a second trial going on in public opinion and it out against the technology industry and we in the venture industry. we get that. emily: so you feel like you lost in the court of public opinion? john: i'm sorry it was so hard to go through this, but more than anything else, it is hard sorry for minorities in the tech industry. this is very personal. i have two daughters. getting to a 50-50 wo

kleiner perkins caufield byers made its name investing early in google, amazon, and genentech, but many begin to wonder if the glory days for this company are over. then, the firm was rocked by the most closely watched trial in the industry. ellen pao sued the firm for gender discrimination. sparking debate worldwide. joining me today, general partners john doerr and beth seidenberg. thank you for doing this. it is great to have you here. you have been quiet for a long time, quiet through the trial. why are you here? john: you know, nobody likes litigation. and we are human. this trial was painful. at the end of the day, six women and six men heard five and a half weeks of testimony. they deliberated for 1.5 days. they found decisively on the facts that this company did not discriminate, that we did not retaliate and that ellen's claims had no merit. we know there was a second trial going on in public opinion and on this topic of diversity it found against the technology industry and we in the venture industry. we get that. emily: so you feel like you lost in the court of public opinion

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