Over the past several decades, Silicon Valley has produced some of the most innovative and successful companies, investors, products and entrepreneurs. Yet this wild success has not come without its share of well-publicized problems.

As investors in startups in the Midwestern U.S., we tell our entrepreneurs to learn from the mistakes of others. Doing so will help Midwestern startups and entrepreneurial communities grow faster and more efficiently. Here are three ways that Midwestern startups are building upon lessons learned from Silicon Valley: READ MORE