"In terms of the election, and there'll be more announcements coming. I am, very serious and it's not just me, it's others, and there'll be announcements specifically coming in terms of that. To what you're... to what you're bringing up."

For Pishevar, Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric is personal: His father fled Iran after being marked for death by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Moving to the save haven of the US, Pishevar Sr. drove a cab while studying for his PhD and encouraged his son to embrace the immigrant experience the country offered. Pishevar believes that it's not just him who feels outraged at the result, and will throw their weight behind a separation movement similar to (but not) Yes California.

1/ If Trump wins I am announcing and funding a legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation. — Shervin (@shervin) November 9, 2016

While it's not likely to happen overnight — after all, the constitution doesn't provide for a mechanism for secession — it's clear that figures within the tech industry are serious about this. California is already the world's sixth largest economy, so it has the money, and potentially the political will to see this through. We wouldn't be surprised to see other big Silicon Valley names talking about joining the movement in the next few months.