Fridgeside! An evening with former Mayor Steve Adler (founders)

For eight years, Steve Adler ran the fastest-growing large metro in America — a streak almost no city in U.S. history has matched. Now, in his new book Hot Seat — Hot City: The Austin Mayor's Story, Austin's two-term mayor pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to lead a city through explosive growth. Mayor Adler makes a case every founder in this room will recognize: Austin's real superpower is its tolerance for risk — a city where the civic heroes are the ones who try, fail, adapt, and try again. As laid out in the book, Steve will talk about what really happened in the “Uber/Lyft” war, homelessness, police funding and race, and whatever else attendees want to raise. It’s available now on Amazon. He’ll sign copies if you bring one (and I have a few copies for our Fridge Members). Join us Fridgeside for drinks and a candid conversation with Mayor Adler. Happy hour from 5-5:45, Discussion 5:45-6:45, and more casual conversation after.