It had more in common with today’s Rust Belt than Silicon Valley--its economy centered on a declining manufacturing base and the lumber industry, both of which were shedding jobs. Starbucks was just a tiny local company with three stores serving standard-issue coffee. The Economist had labeled Seattle the city of despair and a billboard appeared saying “Will the last person leaving Seattle--turn off the lights.’ From this grim scenario read on to find out how Seattle changed its destiny thanks to its entrepreneurs goo.gl/JL95Bs
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:02:06 +0000
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