How do Vic Ahmed and Steve Case promote entrepreneurship beyond coastal start-up centers?

"Steve Case, the cofounder of America Online (AOL), shares Vic Ahmed’s vision for entrepreneurship in mid- America. His “Rise of the Rest” bus tour has traveled 8,000 miles over the last three years, investing in local start-ups in 33 cities across the country. Case hosts a pitch competition with the best start-ups in each city, and one lucky winner receives a $100,000 investment from Case. Media attention has focused on the entrepreneurial engines of America’s coastal cities, but Ahmed and Case have a more expansive entrepreneurial vision, in which smaller cities throughout the nation rise up alongside larger, start-up hot spots. Critical Thinking Questions 1. What characteristics made Vic Ahmed a successful entrepreneurs? 2. How did their Ahmed and Steven Case's partnership and shared vision of \"Rise of the Rest\" serve their business goals? 3. Is focusing on smaller cities rather than areas like silicon valley a good strategy, why?"