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
Marker
Published in
7 min readFeb 17, 2021

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A close-up portrait of Nick Huber with 2D illustrations of paintbrushes, buckets, arrows, and hammers surrounding his face.
Photo illustration by Rob Dobi for Marker

It’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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Stephanie Clifford
Marker

Journalist covering criminal justice and business; novelist (NYT bestseller Everybody Rise). Latest: https://marker.medium.com/inside-the-surreal-and-emotional-