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title: "Building a Tech company outside of Silicon Valley | Zack Urlocker | Monktoberfest 2017"
date: 2018-04-04T11:38:14Z
modified: 2018-04-04T11:38:14Z
permalink: "https://redmonk.com/videos/building-a-tech-company-outside-of-silicon-valley-zack-urlocker-monktoberfest-2017/"
type: video
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 1585
series:
  - Monktoberfest 2017
channel:
  - RedMonk Tech Events
featured_image: "https://redmonk.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Monktoberfest-Thumbnail-Zack.jpg"
timestamp: 2018-04-04T11:38:14Z
tags:
  - Monktoberfest 2017
  - RedMonk Tech Events
---

As someone who’s helped build businesses in Silicon Valley and all over the world, Zack Urlocker has perspective on what it takes to succeed in the technology outside California. In this talk from the Monktoberfest, he shares them, with important lessons for the increasing number of entrepreneurs looking to build billion dollar tech businesses away from the Valley.