Today, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., take time to ponder these words from his Nobel Prize Lecture given 56 years ago. In your pursuit of technological innovation, are you also making strides to live with one another in peace? 

“[Man] has reached new and astonishing peaks of scientific success. He has produced machines that think and instruments that peer into the unfathomable ranges of interstellar space…Yet, in spite of these spectacular strides in science and technology, and still unlimited ones to come, something basic is missing. There is a sort of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually. We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers.”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., December 11, 1964

This Week’s Best Bets

1 Million Cups will be in Folsom at Granite City Coworking this Wednesday, If the morning commute to Downtown Sacramento has been keeping you from attending, here’s your chance to find out what all the buzz is about! RSVP

HaneyBiz has a double header this Thursday — Office Hours followed by Entrepreneurs Unleashed. If you’d like an invite to either or both, email Zach Kammerer at zachary@haneybiz.com

Plan Ahead

Want an opportunity to ask Zennify CEO & Co-founder Manvir Sandhu how he grew revenue to $9 million+ in less than 5 years from launch? Come to StartupSac Happy Hour on Tuesday, January 28 at Solomon’s Deli. Free to attend. RSVP

Ulule x Bank of the West Impact Pitch Pitch is coming to Sacramento on January 29. The event will showcase female and social impact entrepreneurs who are launching their crowdfunding projects on the Ulule platform in Sacramento. A selection of inspiring and creative entrepreneurs will get the chance to pitch their project to you ad your support will give them the boost they need to take their project to the next level! Free to attend. RSVP

Application Reminder

Cowo Campus Growth Accelerator: Applications open, cohort begins March 2020, $10K in prize money to be awarded. More Info/Apply

We’re building community! The StartupSac Community Facebook Group has over 550 members. Now we need you!  Request to join here.

Do you want free business mentorship, advising, or consulting? StartupSac and the Capital Region SBDC have partnered to provide free business support mentorship to help Sacramento region entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Learn more and sign up!

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