Here's What Tech Leaders Think About Trump

“I think this election has been a force in [highlighting] much bigger issues about how we think about women and immigration. It's gotten people engaged. I also think the creative energy that's come out about women — there's really the beginning of true change and true movement. And I give Trump thanks for that,” she said, smiling. Issues that affect women, such as sexual assault, were “already starting to reach crescendo,” and have now become national conversations.

"I think the United States is incredibly robust. We’re not a new democracy, we’re very robust, but it is inappropriate for a presidential candidate to erode that around the edges. They should be trying to burnish it instead of erode it. And when you look at the pattern of things, it’s just not going after the media and threatening retribution for people who scrutinize him, it is also saying that he may not give a graceful concession speech if he loses the election. That erodes our democracy around the edges. Saying that he might block his opponent if he wins

erodes our democracy around the edges. These aren’t acceptable behaviors, in my opinion.

“We have a duopoly in government and it's not working … We're just an ATM and our vote doesn't even seem to count. Washington seems to get a lot more out of California than California gets out of Washington. We have a huge problem. We need a new system. We need a third party. We’re given two candidates and that's the best we can do?!”

"The short-term impacts [on the stock market if Trump is elected] are probably overstated and the long-term impacts are probably underestimated. Most of us who have public market exposure are getting an emotive risk off going into November 8th, and so a lot of the volatility is going to be short term and relatively muted if he wins. I just think you have to take a bigger step back and say: It’s like you’re just repudiating all the good things that make America awesome — and the long-term implications of that. People like us, people like me — I immigrated to this country and I pour enormous amounts of capital, I pay enormous amounts of taxes. I want to be here, I want to help this team win."

On whether a Trump presidency would negatively impact the economy: "No, I don’t think so. It might cause things around the immigration issue, which people here care a lot about. If he really closed borders that could hurt the tech companies, but I don’t know that he could actually pull that off. But I’m not a political scientist. Like Mary [Meeker] said, I’m more skeptical that you could come in and just unilaterally [make changes]. Luckily, Nate Silver says it's an 89% chance it's Hillary. We may be three weeks ago from this all being behind us."

"The government has checks and balances. If Donald Trump were to win, the Republicans would probably retain the House and they would probably retain the Senate." Regardless of who wins the election, "in government the most important thing we can ask for, as citizens, are checks and balances. And I think one person cannot run roughshod."

"I do understand what’s driving a lot of Trump support. There are a lot of people that are frustrated and scared and fearful and fell left out, got left behind by globalization, digitalization, and are really concerned about the future. They’re mad. I don’t think if you’re mad Trump is the answer, but how do we as a society create more of a sense of possibility? Create more of this opportunity? Not just in a place like Silicon Valley, [where] there’s a growing income inequality gap, but all across the country."