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The data is in. San Franciscans are not moving to Austin in droves. They are driving five to 20 miles over our bridges and down the freeway to put down nearby roots. Despite the hyperbole to the contrary, the San…
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The media loves a good doomsday prediction, and publications from both coasts have been bashing San Francisco and Silicon Valley the past few months, gleefully speculating that we’re kaput. This public exercise in schadenfreude is nothing new. What’s different now…
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Most founders wake up to the harsh reality that they are selling confidence. The poise that attracts followers, the coolness to stand up in front of a crowd, and the contagious conviction that their product will be a hit. The…
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The pandemic has upended our notion of Place. When remote work threatens to make geography obsolete, what is the value of a physical ecosystem of startups, talent, investors, and the institutions that support them? Place can also be virtual. A…
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