Seattle has long been in need of good VC bloggers. What Mark Suster has done for LA, Brad Feld has done for Boulder, and Fred Wilson has done for NYC just through writing high quality blogs (nevermind all the other great stuff they do for those ecosystems) is remarkable and game-changing and we need it.
So you can imagine that…
If you live in Seattle and work in or around the startup ecosystem, you’ll have heard the “why-can’t-we-be-more-like-the-valley” conversation plenty of times. The typical complaints are always the same:
It’s easier to get funding in the Valley
Rounds are better priced (meaning investors pay higher pre-money)
There’s a stronger culture of true 24/7 focus
The networking is better
It’s easier…
Over the past few years, I’ve been tremendously impressed by a handful of bloggers in the field of technology, startups and investing. In particular:
Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures
Mark Suster of GRP Partners
Brad Feld of Foundry Group
Three qualities about each have impressed and inspired me: 1) They’ve all had a dramatic impact on their local environment…
