The Sweaty Startup Is Calling Bullshit on the Silicon Valley Fantasy

This Startup Savior Has a Message for Entrepreneurs: Ignore Silicon Valley
Nick Huber is leading a growing entrepreneurial movement that’s anti-unicorn—and pro-plumbing
Stephanie Clifford
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Feb 17, 2021
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Photo illustration by Rob Dobi for MarkerIt’s early evening in Athens, Georgia, and Nick Huber, entrepreneur and recently crowned startup expert, is about to record a podcast. Huber and his followers aren’t your typical…
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Written by Stephanie Clifford
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Journalist covering criminal justice and business; novelist (NYT bestseller Everybody Rise). Latest: https://marker.medium.com/inside-the-surreal-and-emotional-
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