Silicon Valley Toured the Heartland and Fell in Love

Silicon Valley Toured the Heartland and Fell in Love

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/05/new-york-times-digital-silicon-valley-toured-the-heartland-and-fell-in-love.html

"Oh my god, this is so cute!''

Robin Li, an investor with the San Francisco venture capital firm GGV Capital, was standing in the lobby of the Madison building in downtown Detroit. Built in 1917 as a theater and refurbished several years ago as a tech co-working space, the Madison checks all of the aesthetic boxes of hipsterdom: reclaimed wood, exposed brick walls, pour-over coffee served by tattooed baristas.

Silicon Valley Toured the Heartland and Fell in Love

Mar 5, 2018, 3:17pm UTC
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/05/new-york-times-digital-silicon-valley-toured-the-heartland-and-fell-in-love.html >"Oh my god, this is so cute!'' >Robin Li, an investor with the San Francisco venture capital firm GGV Capital, was standing in the lobby of the Madison building in downtown Detroit. Built in 1917 as a theater and refurbished several years ago as a tech co-working space, the Madison checks all of the aesthetic boxes of hipsterdom: reclaimed wood, exposed brick walls, pour-over coffee served by tattooed baristas.