we know that steve jurvetson is on the board of tesla and spacex.ow he is charismatic. >> he is a well-known investor and he has a particular interest in space and fringe technology. he has a close business relationship with elon musk. he is also a personal friend. he is a person who is in the orbit of some of the top entrepreneurs, top ceos, top investors in silicon valley. emily: he invested in hotmail in the early days. i believe jurvetson is the firm that threw tesla a lifeline in the early days. this is just a theory. the latest in a series of scandals involving tech companies, chris sacca, dave mccourt, travis kalanick who resigned amid these issues of sexual harassment. talk to us about the climate. >> i think the climate is a time unlike another time we see. there are allegations about this coming out. a lot about recent behavior but sometimes older. women feel more emboldened to speak up. they say, i experienced this behavior and it was wrong. the way to stop it from happening in the future is to name names. the example that you brought up

that you brought up with this woman who said she had this gray area personal , experience with steve jurvetsonderlines how fluid the lines are between investors in silicon valley. you are not working together until there is an investment, but there is a lot of networking. it is sort of business but sometimes it is personal. there are these hierarchies. managers should not date people who are their direct reports, but it is less clear in this world between investors and onto entrepreneurs. emily: to reiterate, the statement the spokeswoman for , dfj said the firm hired a law firm after hearing indirect accusations about jurvetson. the process is ongoing. the firm has not received a formal report of claims against jurvetson or other investors. a lot of questions. not a lot of answers. we will continue to report this story. thank you so much. uber is being sued by three engineers accusing the right de hailing giant of discriminating against women and people of color. three female plaintiffs say that uber pays women and people of color less than their peers and does not promote them as frequently