Ivan Buhler moved Three months ago, he moved to San Francisco’s Hayes Valley to build an AI firm, combining his experience as a startup attorney and a buzzy technology. At the time, he didn’t realize he was walking into the heart of the movement.
Hayes Valley, nicknamed “Cerebral Valley” by tech enthusiasts and builders alike, has happy hours, networking events and hackathons focused on one thing: artificial intelligence. Some describe the focus as an increase in hacker houses in the area, while others think that San Francisco just needs good press, but perhaps the most important thing for curious entrepreneurs in the fall, this has happened. The attention of high-level investors.
“It seems like fate. “I think it’s going to be the economic and spiritual center of San Francisco,” Buhler said of the new stadium. “I saw a competitor raise $5 million from OpenAI; the bubble environment is a catalyst for a lot of entrepreneurs,” he explains, who otherwise wouldn’t have made the jump.
Buehler was one of 200 founders, investors, engineers and entrepreneurs at a one-day Cerebral Valley summit organized by tech journalist Eric Neumer and iGame startup Volley to spread the word about his new startup. Early stage startups and seasoned entrepreneurs, buzzing with excitement, discuss the current opportunity on stage and over a real water cooler.
