Alex Lazarow · 7 October 2026 · Operating Insight

Five Counterintuitive Strategies for Founders Outside Silicon Valley

Alex Lazarow, MP @ Fluent Ventures

A venture investor shares five strategies for founders outside Silicon Valley: focus on local/regional markets rather than premature globalization, calibrate TAM claims with venture-scale roadmaps, emphasize profitable unit economics over hypergrowth, structure fundraising to maintain optionality and attract local capital, and invest in cross-ecosystem connectivity.

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Topics: Venture Capital & Startups

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