Alley vs. Valley

GroupMe’s Steve Spillman Goes to the Valley

"how do people make startups in the valley? there are no problems to solve? except, like, a long line for coffee?"

By Jessica Roy 4/10/12 2:20pm

Mr. Spillman (twitter.com)

What happens when a seasoned Alley veteran temporarily trades the MUD truck for Blue Bottle, the underdogs for the overlords, the stench of the East River for air that carries a hint of jasmine? A lot of anti-Valley tweets, apparently.

GroupMe’s community manager, Steve Spillman, tweeted his way through the Valley and came to the below conclusions.


Jessica Roy is a reporter for Betabeat and the New York Observer. Follow Jessica on Twitter or via RSS. jroy@observer.com

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topics: Alley vs. Valley, groupme, steve spillman
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