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emily: that was some of my conversation with slack ceo stewart butterfield.ch our whole interview on "bloomberg studio 1.0" tonight. greylock partners has made big bets on everything from big data to self driving vans. what is next? we will talk to one of their partners, coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg technology." i'm emily chang in san francisco. founded in 1965, greylock partners is one of the country's oldest venture capital firms. it has backe the likes ofd -- backed the likes of facebook. now.tner joins us you are also the founder of gladly, a company you run outside of greylock. greylock has seen some companies go public recently, dropbox. how did those exits impact greylock's appetite for multistage investing versus traditional a round? >> i think that we try to focus primarily on the early stages, but we believe in being a partner through the whole process. one of the things that's unique about what we do is not only are we the first investor, but we can help shepherd those companies through that whole process to being publi

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from the day one of starting a company, and we've seen this in the bay area with founders like stewart butterfield. he created that as an explicit priority from the top down from day one of slack, and he now has 43% of women and one of the most diverse workplaces in tech in the bay area. >> you know, you bring up some good examples of companies that are stepping up, but you take companies like ibm. we instituted equal pay for equal work in 1930, long before this was even a discussion point at any sort of legislative level. we brought on the first person with a disability in 1914. so i think it's imperative on corporations and their leadership, as you said, to step up. >> you know what bugs me? is hearing hayley talk about uncomfortable being in a room with women now, and it's like... "yeah, imagine that." how thesen have felt for decades and decades and decades?" and men, i think, are kind of oblivious to the fact that they have advantages, everyday sort of advantages, when they walk into a room, when they go before some venture capitalist to say, "will you fund this?" men are not aware that they

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i just recently sat down for an interview and stewart butterfield said he is in no rush to go public. that is the most likely outcome, but will we see more of that too. jackie: we are really fortunate ,n the united states especially. how robust are private and public enterprises are up it we attract more companies from around the world than any other exchanges around the world. we have robust private equity, venture capital, large corporate to created venture arms and the list goes on and on. just individuals who are willing to make investments. i think we are going to continue to see funds pumped into private and public this year. alex, i knowry own you will keep us posted. trucking industry is getting a shakeup from a company being compared to bloomberg. our conversation with them is next. this is more. ♪ -- this is bloomberg. ♪ they brazil they are used to dealing with systems that are handwritten. if you companies are attempting to disrupt that industry with a goal to -- trucking. uses technology to link drivers to companies in need of shipping. has 7000nclude -- and drivers regis

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elon's errors, unforced errors maybe, as they are in tesla's growth, and i think if you're stewart butterfieldthink it is better to plan for long term growth if i stay private and so much capital knocking at my door, you see that across the unicorns >> interesting contrast going into a year where you expect high profile ipos. thank you guys >>> coming up, president trump looking to scrap the nafta trade deal, and more than one sector is not happy national retail federation matt shay is with us after the break. hi i'm joan lunden. today's senior living communities have never been better, with amazing amenities like movie theaters, exercise rooms and swimming pools, public cafes, bars and bistros even pet care services. and there's never been an easier way to get great advice. a place for mom is a free service that pairs you with a local advisor to help you sort through your options and find a perfect place. a place for mom. you know your family we know senior living. together we'll make the right choice. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi hotspots to h

emily: stewart butterfield said he's in no rush to go public.d that's the most likely outcome, but will we see more of that? alex: the private markets are really robust. jackie: we are really fortunate, how robust private and public markets are. we attract more companies around the world to list on u.s. exchanges than any others around the world. we have robust private equity, venture capital, large corporates who created venture arms. the list goes on and on. and individuals willing to make investments. we are very fortunate. i think we will continue to see funds going into private and public markets. emily: jackie kelley, thank you very much. the brazilian trucking industry getting a shakeup from a company being compared to uber. our conversation with cargo x ceo federico vega is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ i feel very badly for paul manafort. he worked for bob dole, for ronald reagan, for many people, and this is the way it ends up. it was not the original mission, believe me. it was something very much different. so i have nothing to do with

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