FUTURE FRAMES: BLACKBERRY

Presented by Tech Bloc x The Creative Futures, Future Frames brings San Antonio's founders, creatives, technologists, designers, and entrepreneurs together around films that give us something bigger to talk about. This month, we're diving into innovation, startup culture, product obsession, competition, leadership, and disruption. BlackBerry didn't just build a device. It helped change how the world communicates. Then the market changed around it. So what can today's builders learn from the companies that create the future—and the mistakes that can make them lose it? Come for the film. Stay for the conversation. WHAT TO EXPECT🎬 Screening of BlackBerry 🤝 Networking with founders, creatives, technologists, and innovators 💬 Conversation around startups, product, leadership, competition, and disruption 🍷 Wine & beer 🌆 Downtown San Antonio skyline views 🧠 A room full of people building what's next PARKING + ARRIVALFree parking is available at City Tower or nearby public street parking. When you arrive at 300 Main, check in with the concierge and they'll direct you to the 7th Floor Media Room. RUN OF SHOW6:30 PM — Doors Open Wine, beer, networking, and community. 7:00 PM — Welcome + Introductions 7:15 PM — Future Frames Introduction Why BlackBerry still matters to founders and innovators—and what its story can teach us about building, scaling, and surviving disruption. 7:30 PM — Feature Presentation BlackBerry 9:30 PM — Future Frames Conversation What happens when the disruptor becomes the disrupted? How much of startup success is product—and how much is timing? When does obsession help a company, and when does it destroy one? How do you keep innovating after you've already won? 9:55 PM — Closing + Final Networking 10:00 PM — Event Close WHO SHOULD ATTENDFounders. Creatives. Developers. Designers. Entrepreneurs. Investors. Students. Product people. Community builders. And anyone obsessed with how ideas become companies—and how companies become culture. Free RSVP. Limited seating. Big. Real. Future.