John Doerr: "Ellen (Pao)...was not a good investor"

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">KPCB veteran and mentor to Ellen Pao, John Doerr fields tough questions about the Pao KPCB trial. Doerr says he &quot;felt sick&quot; when he learned that Pao was suing Kleiner Perkins. Doerr&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/john-doerr-on-ellen-pao-suing-kleiner-perkins-i-was-sick-2015-6#ixzz3dpMepA5g">continued</a>, &quot;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I think it was an error to promote Ellen into an investing partner role. That didn&#39;t work out for her. She was a really good chief of staff but not a good investor.&quot;&nbsp;</span><br /> &nbsp;

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