Affordable housing and affordable childcare are two of the biggest obstacles for people trying to make it in the Bay Area.
How to overcome them will be part of the conversation at the annual State of the Valley Conference in the South Bay on Friday.
NBC Bay Area's Kris Sanchez has further details in the video above.
For more information and to view the Silicon Valley Index report, visit jointventure.org.
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