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Published · transcript-backedDavid Rubenstein: evaluation
17 Nov 2021 Conversations with Tyler David Rubenstein on Private Equity, Public Art, and Philanthropy
“Google, Facebook, Microsoft have gigantic lobbying operations now because they realize that the government of the United States can impact their businesses in a way that they didn’t probably realize when they first started these companies.”
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- David Rubenstein
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- 17 Nov 2021
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…What does Silicon Valley understand least about Washington? Silicon Valley historically didn’t pay much attention to Washington, and therefore, they had very few lobbyists here. They had very few people to tell their story. Now I think the biggest lobbyists here are the technology companies. Google, Facebook, Microsoft have gigantic lobbying operations now because they realize that the government of the United States can impact their businesses in a way that they didn’t probably realize when they first started these companies. But what is it they don’t understand now, still? It’s not in their cultural blood, so to speak, so they throw resources at the problem. Do they understand how DC works?…
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