Summary: Small Silicon Valley startups tend to sell to medium size startups. In Seattle there isn't such a market and the small startups have to find real customers.
In my opinion that reasoning says more about Silicon Valley than Seattle. If that's the case then any startup outside the Bay Area would have an advantage.
Very interesting article. I have to agree with this article. Being a startup in the Silicon Valley is a very difficult task, which is scaring many to look for outer markets. A market like Seattle is a great place to start.
In my opinion that reasoning says more about Silicon Valley than Seattle. If that's the case then any startup outside the Bay Area would have an advantage.