About Us
Amplifying voices from outside the valley.
Our Mission
Voices Outside The Valley exists to showcase the perspectives, innovations, and stories that mainstream tech media often overlooks. We believe that meaningful technological progress happens everywhere in community maker spaces, rural innovation hubs, worker cooperatives, and grassroots initiatives across the country and around the world.
What We Cover
Our editorial focus centers on technology and innovation that serves communities, empowers individuals, and challenges the status quo. We report on:
- • Community-driven technology projects and open-source movements
- • Innovation in underserved and rural communities
- • Alternative economic models in tech: cooperatives, collectives, and commons
- • Digital inclusion and equitable access to technology
- • International perspectives on tech development outside Silicon Valley
Why We Exist
The narrative around technology is too often dominated by a small handful of voices from the same geographic and socioeconomic bubble. We're here to change that—to showcase the diversity of thought, experience, and innovation that exists when you look beyond the valley.