In this best-of episode originally published in October 2017, Recode's Kara Swisher talks to investor Ellen Pao about her book, Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change, which chronicled Pao’s 2015 court battle against her former employer, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. They discuss her unsuccessful gender discrimination lawsuit, how it paved the way for future whistleblowers such as Susan Fowler at Uber, and the problems with Silicon Valley's "free speech" idealism.
Featuring:
Ellen Pao (@ekp), author, Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change
Host:
Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large
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