[rybosome]

There is a startup scene here, but it's nowhere near as vibrant as the Bay Area. I'm not an expert on this, but one of my coworkers at the Seattle-based startup I previously worked at told me that most local investors were skittish. Supposedly, they tend to balk at any startup that isn't a B2B.

The technical reputation definitely comes from Microsoft and Amazon being headquartered here, along with branches for eBay, Google, and Facebook.

[kyllo]

Exactly. Not a whole lot in the way of consumer web / social media startups going on here. We have a lot of B2B and consulting companies, many of which feed off either the Microsoft or Amazon or perhaps even Boeing ecosystem.

There is a lot of tech talent in Seattle, and even more demand for it, but there seems to be a lack of VC money looking for startups to invest in. It just isn't really the model here.

[ucee054]

The technical reputation definitely comes from

Does Nintendo count for anything?

[eru]

Do they develop there?

[ucee054]

Apparently

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Software_Technology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Technology_Development