An ex-Uber exec wants to build a private, politically autonomous city to welcome newly remote techies fleeing Silicon Valley
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- Ex-Uber executive Ryan Rzepecki wants to build a private, politically autonomous charter city that would welcome tech workers abandoning Silicon Valley during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Telegraph report.
- Rzepecki sold his electric bike company Jump to Uber for $200 million in 2018, and he aims to use the money to develop a plan for a private city at an undisclosed location.
- Charter cities and seastead communities have seen an uptick in interest in the Valley as tech firms close corporate offices and embrace work-from-home policies, freeing employees from being tied down to a geographic location.
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Ex-Uber executive Ryan Rzepecki is looking to build a private, politically autonomous city that would accept the anticipated exodus of Silicon Valley tech workers who are now remote since corporate offices have shuttered.
As The Telegraph's Margi Murphy reports, Rzepecki wants to use the cash from the $200 million sale of his electric bike company Jump — which he sold to Uber — into developing a plan for such a city.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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