Why Seattle is a Good Place for a Startup

“People aren’t distracted by too much sunshine. They sit in their offices or garages and get creative.” — Oren Etzioni

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Oh, Oren. You were one of my favorite professors at UW, and the work you’ve done over the years is truly pioneering (metacrawler, farecast, papers, etc..) , but do you really have to encourage the cliches about Seattlites?

At least you didn’t mention the coffee… :)