And there’s more still to come from the San Jose Sharks, both on the ice and at SAP Center. There’s still hope, in the near-future, for a sports and entertainment district anchored by the renovated arena.

“This is not the end. This is the beginning,” Becher said. “The Shark Tank has always been the convening place for the City of San Jose. We think it’ll be the convening place for all of Silicon Valley, coming forward. And so we start today, but this is the beginning of a journey, and you ain’t seen nothing yet.”