BookPeople Presents: Brett Hurt - Love Conquers Fear

Schedule

Sun Aug 23 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm

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BookPeople | Austin, TX

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BookPeople welcomes Brett Hurt to celebrate the release of Love Conquers Fear: Humanity, AI, and the Age of Abundance for All.
About this Event

Format:

  • This event is free and open to the public.
  • Location: The 2nd floor of BookPeople.
  • Run time: 45-60 minute discussion, followed by a signing line.

Signing Guidelines:

  • To get a book signed, a copy of the event book or an item of equal value must be purchased from BookPeople.
  • The author will be personalizing copies of the book.
  • For high volume events, post-talk signing lines can become very long. Signing line placement is determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

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  • There will not be a live stream or recording available.
  • All event guidelines are subject to change.

About the book:

In an era of exponentially evolving AI, the most important “code” we must rewrite is our own. It is up to us for love to conquer fear—the only path that leads humanity to an Age of Abundance for All.

To navigate the convergence of AI, Quantum Computing, Robotics, and Brain-Computer Interfaces—the Superfecta—we must move beyond the Scarcity Mindset and embrace a new way of being:

  • Deprogram the Fear: Maintain sovereignty in a world of constant digital deluge.
  • Recognize the Lattice: Discover how ancient wisdom and “supercooperation” build abundance.
  • Join Team Humanity: Explore real-world models proving that when we align technology with love, we don’t just survive—we thrive.

From Prometheus to Ghostbusters, the classic rule was simple: never cross the streams. In Love Conquers Fear, technologist Brett Alexander Hurt shatters that rule, crossing the streams of science and spirituality, technology and consciousness, and data and human meaning. Together, these provide the essential grammar for our future—proving that the answer to our greatest challenges is already within us.

About the author:

Brett Hurt is a serial tech entrepreneur, investor, and a USA TODAY best-selling author. Most recently, he was the CEO and co-founder of data.world, the world’s leading data catalog platform, acquired by ServiceNow in 2025.

Previously, Brett founded Bazaarvoice ($1B IPO on NASDAQ) and Coremetrics, which was acquired by IBM for $300M.

Alongside his wife Debra, he co-leads Hurt Family Investments (HFI), backing more than 150 startups, 50+ venture funds, and a wide range of philanthropic initiatives.

Named Austin’s Best CEO (Legacy Award) and an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow, Brett has been building technology since the age of seven.

Love Conquers Fear is Brett’s new holding company—an expression of how he’s thinking about his highest utility over the next decade, and how he can influence the confluence of technology, consciousness, and courage to help humanity reach the Age of Abundance for All.

By purchasing a book from BookPeople, you are not only supporting a local, independent business – you’re showing publishers that they should continue sending authors to BookPeople.

Thank you for supporting Brett Hurt and your local independent bookstore!

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BookPeople, 603 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, United States

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