The project was meant to bring together Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, legendary CEOs, star athletes, and celebrities as neighbors in their own mountaintop paradise.
It was designed to be a haven for techies and billionaires. Instead, ten years on, it’s a “9,000-foot monument to the hubris of Silicon Valley’s big ideas.”
The Summit Series conferences are known as "TED meets Burning Man" extravaganzas. But building an eco-friendly resort community for the rich and famous is quite a different undertaking.