Hard Things
Mon, 2 Nov 2026, 17:00
Redwood City, United States
Registration on luma.com
Originally organized by Mavka Capital Events. The frontier calls again. Hard Things returns to our community of Physical AI founders, investors, and ecosystem partners with Dave McClure. Dave McClure is the Founder of Practical Venture Capital and Founder at 500 Startups, the Silicon Valley VC firm with investments in over 3,500 companies worldwide. An engineer, investor, and former PayPal marketing director, Dave has backed 40+ unicorns and 10+ IPOs, while making the Forbes Midas List. Through Practical Venture Capital and 500 Startups, he helps early stage companies globally access secondary liquidity, capital, and growth investments. He's also the co-host of the podcast Trading Places. Quick reminder: Hard Things is the invite-only event series organized by Mavka Capital with the support of Foley & Lardner LLP and Helm.ai, dedicated to the innovators and breakthroughs shaping Physical AI — the shift from cloud-based intelligence to AI embodied in machines and real-world systems. Hard Things Continues 📅 Monday, November 2nd, 2026 📍 Redwood City 🎤 Special Guest Speaker: Dave McClure, Practical VC and 500 Startups Founder Same Hard Things format. Intimate. Unfiltered. The insights at the frontier of Physical AI that don't come from keynote stages. Foley & Lardner is a nationally recognized top law firm with a Chambers-ranked venture and emerging companies practice advising founders and venture investors from formation through financings, commercialization, M&A, and scale. We bring the speed, experience, and practicality startups need, with the rigor and deep specialist bench investors expect, so deals get done efficiently and companies stay ready to go from garage to global. Find us at the event, meet us at our San Francisco or Palo Alto offices, or contact Louis Lehot at llehot@foley.com Venue: Redwood City, CA, Redwood City, California, United States. Registration is handled by the original organizer. Original event and organizer: https://luma.com/vovioxbq