San Francisco

Beyond Silicon Valley

Lunchtime Forum

Image courtesy of Flickr user madrideducacion.es

Though the Bay Area is known as the world’s tech hub, many are flocking to startup communities in cities around the country, from Des Moines to Detroit. Learn how these smaller cities are inviting and adapting to new business growth, and hear about the economic and policy lessons that might be learned from cities far beyond Silicon Valley.

+ Mary Grove / Google for Entrepreneurs
+ Lawrence Mandes / Galvanize
​+ Dana Killian / Eventbrite
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Anna Duning / Engine
+ Alice Armitage / UC Hastings & The Institute for Innovation Law

Admission

Free for SPUR Members
$10 for Non-Members

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