Buttigieg: Mid-sized cities are ideal tech testbeds due to mayoral access
Pete Buttigieg · a16z Podcast | Of Governors and Mayors, and Tech Policy · Jan 2, 2019 · at 3:37
Pete Buttigieg, then-Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, explains how smaller cities can act as 'beta cities' for emerging technology companies looking to test new models.
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“If an idea or a technology or an approach works in a place like South Bend, that matters. We're also small. We're small enough you can get the attention of the mayor. We're small enough we can be creative around any regulations, tear down barriers.”
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