Local entrepreneur Joy Randels recently wrote an article for Fortune that includes a number of tips on how to build a startup outside of Silicon Valley. "Silicon Valley is the land of Teslas, IPOs, and regular unicorn sightings," she writes. "It’s the place where startup fairytales become reality. Silicon Valley is a special place, but it’s not the only place." Click here to read the rest of her piece.

In 2014, we named Joy Randels one of our "People to Watch." Click here to read more about her.