emily: sucession in vc firms has historically been difficult.is the succession plan at kleiner? john: at any given time, kleiner has been unusual in that we have multiple generations of partners and we have been diverse in age, gender, and ethnicity. we are on our fourth generation transition in 40 years. and i am confident we will do it successfully. emily: how long do you plan to stay at the firm? john: i have no present plans to leave. emily: but this is your baby. john: that may be a public perception, but it is not the reality, this is a partnership. emily: where do you see this firm in the next 10 years? john: a top three venture capital firm that is pioneering breakthrough, risky fields like augmented reality. that is even more diverse than we are today. and that's backing the world's best entrepreneurs. emily: thank you both so much for joining us. it has been really great to have you. john: emily, thank you. beth: thank you for having us. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to the best of "with all due respect." a decisive week in the it was -- it was a dec