Marc Nager co-founded Startup Weekend and led UP Global, helping launch programs that supported nearly one million entrepreneurs across 700+ cities in 140+ countries before becoming a rural-focused VC. He deliberately left global startup hubs to live in Durango, Colorado, where he backs founders building in rural communities rather than relocating them to major tech centers, believing that "the next big thing is small towns." Marc Nager co-founded Startup Weekend and led UP Global, helping launch programs that supported nearly one million entrepreneurs across 700+ cities in 140+ countries before becoming a rural-focused VC. He deliberately left global startup hubs to live in Durango, Colorado, where he backs founders building in rural communities rather than relocating them to major tech centers, believing that "the next big thing is small towns."