Two of the four (MAGA) companies are Seattle-based. Yet Seattle has never developed the startup ecosystem flywheel like SV. Why do you think that is?

You could point to things like more VCs in SFBA, plus better universities like Stanford. Also a longer, deeper history: HP, Shockley/Fairchild, Intel, etc.

My personal experience: Seattle did not have an intense, ambitious culture. Too laid back, not enough risk-taking.

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