Should Startups Ask Permission From Cities Before Dropping Tech on City Streets? | Technopolis

Scooters show up on your corner. Cars with mustaches show up on your streets. You didn't know these new innovations were coming until they were there in front of you. But did your city? Oftentimes, no. That's because tech companies have long prided themselves on their rule-defying business models. But as we've learned from past controversies, showing up without seeking city permission can cause as many problems as it avoids.

In this episode of Technopolis, Molly Turner and Jim Kapsis take on the seminal question for urban startups: Should they ask for permission or beg for forgiveness? Jim shares a conversation with Bradley Tusk, an early policy advisor to Uber; and Seleta Reynolds, head of LA Department of Transportation. And Molly and Jim both talk with Nina Hernandez, a reporter at the Austin Chronicle, about her city's infamous showdown between ride-hailing and regulation.

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