In this episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez breaks down why ContraSearch Network is hosting inaugural Tech Week events in both Boston and New York — and why founders, creators, investors, candidates, and operators should be paying close attention to the growing opportunities emerging at the intersection of government, AI, and civic infrastructure.

Kerry previews conversations with Boston City Councilor Enrique Pepén and New York City Council Member Julie Won, exploring how founders can build alongside government, where innovation is accelerating in the public sector, and why civic entrepreneurship may become one of the most important startup opportunities of the next decade.

The episode also explores:

• why AI startups focused on government workflows are rapidly growing
• the rise of civic data infrastructure and real-time sentiment analysis tools
• opportunities in public-sector innovation that founders are still overlooking
• why climate and public infrastructure startups face unique regulatory barriers
• the growing role of AI-generated civic engagement tools and AI “twins”
• how partnerships between government and innovators historically shaped technologies like the internet and GPS
• and why the relationship between founders and public institutions may become increasingly important in the AI era

Kerry also shares insights from the attendee ecosystem forming around ContraSearch’s Tech Week events — including founders, investors, students, operators, and creators building at the edge of civic technology and institutional change.

This episode is ultimately about more than startups. It’s about political activation, civic infrastructure, public trust, and the future relationship between technology and government.

Generation Reset with Kerry Rodriguez is a podcast from the ContraSearch Network, produced by ContraSearch, Inc..