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Somewhat off-topic: How is Seattle not in the VC investment list?

• gumby 9y ago
  Seattle is part of an aggregated "Northwest" sector which last time I looked was a distant #6 or #7 in the rankings
  • Hydraulix989 9y ago
    I can confirm anecdotally that this ranking makes sense. When I first started my career, I lived in Seattle and really struggled meeting fellow entrepreneurs and VCs. People just seemed to live there to work for the two massive tech companies that are there, but not to start their own. When I moved to Silicon Valley a year later (having lived there ever since), the culture and affinity towards entrepreneurship was a night and day difference.
    • pault 9y ago
      Was that 10+ years ago? Seattle is still dwarfed by the Bay Area but the startup community has been growing rapidly.
      • Hydraulix989 9y ago
        No, 2013. Entrepreneurship does seem to be gaining a foothold in many other cities now though. Pittsburgh has had a particularly impressive showing.