The weather’s moderate. The organization’s supportive. The area’s unique. The team has become dominant.

There are plenty of recruiting tools with which the Warriors can entice NBA players to both come and stay in the Bay Area. An underrated allure: the tech industry. Kevin Durant was intrigued by it. Andre Iguodala is involved in it. Stephen Curry is dipping deeper into that world, continuing on Tuesday night when Curry was a guest speaker at TechCrunch Disrupt on Pier 48 in San Francisco.

“I’ve been here for seven years and it’s kinda engrained in the DNA of the area,” Curry said. “When I talk to other players, when they come in for games and play us at Oracle, that conversation comes up a lot: ‘Can you introduce us to so and so (in the tech world)? Do you know so and so?’”

Curry wasn’t just there for fun. It was business. He was promoting a product and a cause. The product was Slyce, a start-up business in which he’s a co-founder. It’s an online service used for helping brands and celebrities sift through their social media traffic to find relevant comments and conversations.

The cause is Nothing But Nets. For every 3-pointer Curry makes, he donates three nets to a country in sub-Saharan Africa to help fight malaria. He’s done this the past four seasons, even making a summer trip to Tanzania as part of the project. The Warriors announced on Tuesday that they will match Curry’s donations this upcoming season.

But, of course, Curry wasn’t just another promoter at TechCrunch. He was the most famous. And the event leveraged that into a well-attended speaking event. The crowd had been gathered, many taking notes, as hopefuls presented their products. Then it was time for Curry. There was a sudden buzz. The iPhones emerged from pockets. The cameras hit record.

During an on-stage Q&A segment, Curry talked about both Slyce and Nothing But Nets. But he also fielded questions from all over the map. One of the first involved Colin Kaepernick. Last week, Curry said he ‘applauded’ the 49ers quarterback for standing up for a cause and sparking a conversation about racial injustice within the country.

But when asked whether he would also kneel during the national anthem once this NBA season begins, Curry said he likely would not.

“I’ll most likely stand,” Curry said. “Colin, if you follow the way he talks, the message he’s trying to send with his act, he’s not, from his mouth, disrespecting the veterans or the military. That’s not his intention. He’s obviously continued the act to create the conversation for more social justice and things of that nature. I’ve been a part of certain conversations off the grid, finding different ways to make our community better, especially for African-Americans. That’s not the way I’ll do it. But I support him in his attempt to start the conversation or continue the conversation.”

Curry seemed to sense that whichever way he went with it, there would be some criticism. Asked by the moderator how tough it is to toe that line as a highly visible star, he said it’s something he’s learned.

“You just have to be true to yourself and understand both sides of the equation and be OK with the consequences, like Colin is,” Curry said later. “My approach is not going to please everyone and that’s what America is about. Some people agree with Colin, some don’t. But the common thread is that there is change that needs to be made.”

Stephen Curry says he'll "most likely stand" during national anthem this year, but supports Kaepernick pic.twitter.com/5Zo8EGLsev — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) September 14, 2016

Curry then faced a speed round from the moderator. He was given two options and had to choose one. For example, he was asked his presidential preference: “Hillary (Clinton) or (Donald) Trump?”

Curry’s answer: “Hillary.”

The crowd responded positively to just about everything Curry said. He chose Magic Johnson over Larry Bird. Applause. He chose the Giants over the A’s. Applause. Knicks or Nets? “Neither,” Curry said. Applause.

The conversation shifted back to the tech world. Curry was asked his preference between Uber and Lyft. He chose Uber and then explained how a shared ride service for a celebrity can be a bit different than for an average citizen.

“Those rides with drivers are amazing,” Curry said. “They’re like fans slash coach slash GM slash aspiring basketball players themselves. It’s so entertaining. I have an alias. But when I get in and they recognize it’s me, it’s usually funny.”

After about 20 minutes, Curry’s time on stage was up. He slipped to the back for a more secluded interview and then lingered a bit for some pictures and conversations with some of those in the tech industry, a potential business situation cultivated, in part, because of where he plays basketball.