Ask HN: How do you get to VCs if you don't live in the valley?

Assuming you don't live in any of the major US tech spots (SF/SV/NY/etc), and you don't have any existing "relationships" with VCs, advisors, mentors, or incubators, how do you get yourself and your product in front of the people who can help you go to the next level?

AngelList, Caplinked, and the rest all appear to require that you have an existing network in place to be remotely useful.