To Do Politics or Not Do Politics? Tech Start-Ups Are Divided

"I have never seen another instance like this in my career," said Bradley Tusk, a venture capitalist and political consultant. It has permeated absolutely everything." Silicon Valley tech workers have long been regarded as liberal but not politically overactive. After President Trump's victory in 2016, however, workers at large tech companies such as Google and Amazon began agitating more on issues like the ethics of artificial intelligence, immigration and climate change. Now many start-up workers, who have been sold on a mission of changing the world, expect their employers to support their social and political causes, entrepreneurs and investors said.