“It would be awesome if we could use technology to fix some of the problems that San Franciscans see everyday,” Jack Dorsey announces in the opening seconds of a new viral video produced by Ron Conway.
Conway’s latest viral video, which he describes as a “gift to San Francisco,” is already making its rounds on the Internet. It’s not surprising, given that the stars of the new video boast a combined 4.2 million Twitter followers.
“We wanted to produce a video to bring the tech community together and raise awareness about Proposition E,” Conway told me. Proposition E is a payroll tax that many believe disincentives job creation in San Francisco.
According to Conway, a storied angel investor with a net worth of $1.5 billion, the goal is to “save tech companies millions of dollars, encouraging hiring, and help local small businesses.” He told me that in 2013, there will be an initiative in the city to educate and prepare local San Franciscans to take entry-level jobs at tech companies.
Joined by Jack Dorsey and other Silicon Valley notables, the video is a promotional effort for the San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation, “Sf.citi,” a nonprofit that functions like a tech-centric chamber of commerce.
In the video, they field ideas for how to use the latest tech innovation to improve local the transportation system, parking, public safety, the police department, public Wi-Fi, and more.
JDorsey is one of a handful of tech CEO’s that make an appearance. Conway convinced Biz Stone, cofounder of Twitter, Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky and Jawbone’s CEO Hosain Rahman to star in the video.
Conway commissioned the video from the same San Francisco-based production agency, Portal A Interactive, that produced the “Too legit to quit” video, where Conway publicly endorsed Ed Lee (a long-time friend to the tech community) for mayor, a post Lee currently holds.
Check out the video here!