Succeeding outside of Silicon Valley: How the rest will rise

[ASU] President [Michael] Crow is looking for entrepreneurs who will create an impact on the next generation of the American economy, and he’s not alone. In Phoenix, and other Rise of the Rest cities hit hard by the Great Recession, we see investors, institutions, and startups who don’t want to create the next photo-sharing app, rather they want to create businesses in sectors such as financial inclusion and education that will make the economy work better. This should be the dominant narrative in how to make the American economy work again.