Event

Tech Temp Check: Silicon Valley’s Competition Conundrum

13
Wednesday January 2021
Adam Ross
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Recent antitrust suits against Facebook and Google raise important questions: Does Big Tech stifle innovation and entrepreneurship? Are consumers hurt by these large companies? Where does Washington D.C. stand on the issue and how are the political whims influencing the conversation? Join us for a probing discussion about the state of competition and future prospects in the tech space with Adam Ross, investor and former Palantir board member.

Speaker

Adam Ross Co-Founder and Partner, Goldcrest Capital

Adam Ross is co-founder and managing director of Goldcrest Capital, a venture capital firm with offices in Dallas and the Bay Area. Before starting the fund, Adam was a prolific investor in some of the most important technology companies of our generation, including Facebook, Twitter, SpaceX and Palantir Technologies. Adam is the former President of Poly-America, a multi-national consumer goods company. He is a member of the Board of Overseers for the Hoover Institute, a former chapter chair of YPO Dallas, and a member of the Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, which recommends federal district and circuit court judges for the state of Texas. Adam received his BA from Stanford University, where he was editor-in-chief of the Stanford Review, and his JD from the University of Texas Law School.