Silicon Valley, which was at its most politically vocal before the election, reacts with disbelief, anger, and frustration at Trump's win
I am writing this from Web Summit … Brad Feld / Feld Thoughts : Getting Back To Work — Yesterday morning I woke up and said out loud … Gordon Hunt / Silicon Republic : Donald Trump: The shock president Silicon Valley disdains Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Silicon Valley reacts to Donald Trump's victory Antonio José Vielma / CNBC : Shervin Pishevar wants to help California secede from the US Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch : With Trump's win Silicon Valley investors start losing their damn minds Juan Buis / The Next Web : Trump knows nothing about tech, and that's scary Bogdan Popa / Softpedia News : Donald Trump Elected President of the US Is Bad News for Apple and Microsoft Rebecca Stewart / The Drum : Live: Reaction from the marketing, digital and tech industries emerges online as Donald Trump takes the US presidency Robert Hackett / Fortune : Silicon Valley Is Panicking About a Donald Trump Presidency Emilio Ferrara / Ars Technica UK : How Twitter bots helped Donald Trump win the US presidential election Kelly Fiveash / Ars Technica UK : Donald Trump faces “awesomely difficult task,” says tech investor Peter Thiel Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch : Cryptocurrencies rise on Trump victory Lucas Nolan / Breitbart : Silicon Valley Elite Panic At Possibility Of Trump Presidency Biz Carson / Business Insider : Silicon Valley leaders floored by Donald Trump's lead in electoral race Howard Lindzon : So Trump Won ... What Next for Mother Market? David Kravets / Ars Technica UK : Donald Trump elected US president: What it means for tech and science Peter Baker / New York Times : Donald Trump's Victory Promises to Upend the International Order Meena Jang / AOL : Mark Cuban's surprising response to Trump victory Billy Mitchell / FedScoop : Election 2016: A recap of Clinton's and Trump's stances on tech and IT Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Secretive Silicon Valley self-driving vehicle startup Zoox raises $50 million Tweets: @shervin : 1/ If Trump wins I am announcing and funding a legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation. Mark Pincus / @markpinc : Is this what it felt like when people first realized hitler could actually take power? Mark Cuban / @mcuban : We all need to give President-Elect Trump a chance. Support the good. Lobby against what we disagree on. No one is bigger than us all Michael Arrington / @arrington : Drudge headline “Silicon Sultans S**t Themselves” - which is pretty much what I'm seeing in my Twitter feed. Dara Khosrowshahi / @dkhos : As tech leaders we have to admit that we are hugely disconnected with our nation. I don't like it but have to recognize this issue. Aaron Levie / @levie : You know those times where we watch other countries and are like “oh man you guys are crazy”. S**t that's us now. Chris Sacca / @sacca : Congratulations President-Elect Trump. I hope you are able to help the people who need it most. Adam Singer / @adamsinger : Party is prob over for Silicon Valley for now Trump presidency means recession time. Startups and big companies alike in trouble. Sad. Steve Case / @stevecase : I am surprised & disappointed. But now that the people have spoken, we should accept the result & work together to move the country forward. Sam Altman / @sama : i'd like to wake up now please Sam Altman / @sama : Tonight we cry, we despair, and we fear. Tomorrow we get back to work trying to build the world we want. John Gruber / @gruber : We, as a civilization, f**ked up. And I can't get passed that. Steve T-S / @stroughtonsmith : This wasn't a normal election—there's no going back to normal or ‘coming together’ after this. The fear and hate that caused this persist Paul Graham / @paulg : Losing the election doesn't mean giving up. Joshua Topolsky / @joshuatopolsky : Think what you want. Say what you want. A Trump win is the end of America as we know it. It is a validation of hatred and stupidity. Ben Tossell / @bentossell : Dear @elonmusk, When will Mars be ready? Anil Dash / @anildash : No matter what, we have to organize & stand up to Trump and fight for the marginalized. I am not afraid of that motherf**ker Anil Dash / @anildash : I am not moving to Canada, not surprised by white supremacists & misogynists, and not afraid of Donald Trump. We have got to get to work. Bijan Sabet / @bijan : Thinking about what I am going to tell my children at breakfast tomorrow. Gabe Rivera / @gaberivera : So if you still the USA, get up tomorrow and continue fighting for truth, the Constitution, tolerance, basic decency, and wisdom. Please. Kashmir Hill / @kashhill : Secession plans begin. http://twitter.com/... Keith Rabois / @rabois : I believe we can decommission all nuclear weapons before Trump takes office. Tristan Walker / @tristanwalker : Terrified for my son's hope in a world with Trump. Terrified. Aaron Levie / @levie : Nate Silver, we trusted you. Robin Wauters / @robinwauters : Oh OK then. http://twitter.com/... Matthew Garrett / @mjg59 : Hey tech people: if you are responsible for an algorithm that chooses what people see, spend tomorrow thinking carefully about your choices Wayne Sutton / @waynesutton : This is scary as hell! A racist, sexist guy as the President! #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/6IFZinC2Ej See also Mediagazer Expand More For Next 3 Unexpand More For Next 3