Proud to feature LA Mayor Eric Garcetti as our special guest at SXSW yesterday -- where Manatt Digital Media hosted a special private digital media/tech event with boutique investment bank/VC firm Siemer/Wavemaker. He is one smart and charismatic guy -- and a true champion of LA's fast-growing and impactful tech scene. Watch the video -- and here is a choice "cut" from his impromptu speech:
"This morning I was asked by a reporter on the way here, 'so what do you do to become the next Silicon Valley?' And, I said, we don't want to be the next Silicon Valley. We love Silicon Valley, but we're LA .... We disrupt space. We disrupt fashion. We disrupt content. We disrupt so many things, that I tell people, 'if you really want to know what tech looks like, come to LA.' And, that's before I start talking about our superior weather, our superior diverse people, our amazing geography ...."
Well said, Mr. Mayor, well said. A great meetup it was ....