I am pleased to announce that I have been invited to co-author a new site, OutsideTheValley.com! Don’t worry, blogging won’t suffer here!
I can just here Mr. Byrtus in the background, “Focus, Jason. One thing at a time…”
For the most part, entrepreneurs, techies, and investors need to stick together. That is what they have been doing in Silicon Valley for the past 10 years? Companies get funded, get launched, etc. All.. in.. the valley.
Well, there are a fantastic number of companies and businesses that get started outside ‘the valley.’ Usually in someone’s basement or garage, or on a college campus somewhere. No one caters to them, though; which makes it increasingly difficult to get any kind of attention.
After all, if you have a fantastic product, but live in Ohio, what kind of interest will you truly generate? It is sad to say something like that, but I am becoming increasingly aware that were you live is often a very significant barrier of entry. I have thought about packing my stuff and moving out West or to Boston, just so my ideas can get some exposure.
OutsideTheValley is looking to change all that. The site is going to cater to tech startups that are not affiliated with Silicon Valley. To me, this is a remarkable opportunity because there are so many good business ideas that don’t have see the light of day because no one will write about them.
The thing that I am most proud of is the writing team that has been assembled for this site. (More notably, I am honored to be one of them) The creator is Rob May from businesspundit.com, a long time favorite of mine. Adam Runquist, Dan Scudder, and Todd Earwood are also lending their expertise.
If you can’t tell, I am pretty excited about this project. I think it has some amazing potential. On another note, if any of you are looking to launch a company, send me an email. Now I have an official way of promoting it!
Also, check out my first article over there, “The Lackluster State of Web 2.0.”
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