tahoe silicon mountain and the new tahoe economy

TSMTahoe Silicon Mountain

TRPA Brown Bag Lunch | November 9, 2016Rachel Arst McCullough | McCullough Web Services

What Is Tahoe Silicon Mountain?

Monthly networking meetingTech: community, education,

environment, entrepreneurship

Inspiring speakers

Learn something new

From Will Kurt’s presentation “Why Statisticians Avoid the Express Lane”

Talk about something other than snow

Connect in person to build community

About Tahoe Silicon Mountain

• Monthly • Started April 2010• 40-70 attendees• Livestream on YouTube• 500+ people on mailing list and social media- Truckee

Early Days

Today: Standing Room Only

Teachers, Students, Professionals

Topics

Improving Artificial Intelligence by Studying the Brain

Be a Crowdfunding Success: An Alternative Way to Raise Capital for Small Business Owners

The Sharing Economy: Uber, Airbnb and How Sharing Resources Spreads the Wealth

LeadershipJohannes Ziegler Miaplaza

Rachel ArstMcCullough McCullough WebServices

Garrett McCullough Build.com

Dick Schultze Holland & Hart

Join Us!2nd Monday of the MonthPizza on the Hill, Truckee

6 pm – 8 pm

November 14:“Robotics Teams: More Than Just Robots”

presented by Kerry Thompson

TahoeSiliconMountain.comTahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com

What Does the Tahoe Region Need to Become

a Tech Hub?

Critical Mass People and Companies

Better InternetFaster & More Reliable

Better Access to Capital

Schools

Educational Programs / Getting Kids Involved in Professional Sector

Year-Round Jobs

More Physical Spaces

Housing

Nightlife

Moving Ahead

Find MeRachel Arst McCullough

McCullough Web ServicesRachel@McCulloughWebServices.com

Join Us!2nd Monday of the MonthPizza on the Hill, Truckee

6 pm – 8 pm

November 14:“Robotics Teams: More Than Just Robots”

presented by Kerry Thompson

TahoeSiliconMountain.comTahoeSiliconMountain@gmail.com