The remote work era’s big winners may include founders outside major tech hubs like Silicon Valley, who are used to making do with less. Their lean resilience should attract investors, an Atlanta founder says.

Founders in tech hubs outside Silicon Valley could gain a big edge during the remote work era, FilmConnx founder and CEO Carolyn Pitt told Business Insider. Pitt, who is located in Atlanta, Georgia, said that many founders outside more traditional networks on the coasts are used to hustling hard to raise money and could have an advantage in the new economic environment. However, Pitt said that founders outside Silicon Valley tend to be more diverse and face an uphill battle for venture capital, even in good times. Any pullback could adversely affect those groups, she said. Pitt traveled