全球20大创业胜地

4.美国华盛顿州西雅图

    代表公司：亚马逊、微软、Zillow

    创业者平均年龄：34.9岁

    每日平均工作时间： 8.9小时

    多年来微软（Microsoft）曾一直被视为是西雅图皇冠上的明珠。1997年，史蒂夫•乔布斯回归苹果，两家科技巨头间的竞争加剧更是强化了这一状况，西雅图强大的科技背景以及地理位置上与硅谷的接近性使得这里成为建立人脉和建立根基的好地方。西雅图和硅谷有不少相似之处，包括人员：41%的西雅图创业者曾在硅谷工作过，这是在Startup Genome研究中存在交集最大的两个地区。

4. Seattle, Wash.

    Who launched here?: Amazon, Microsoft, Zillow

    Average entrepreneur age: 34.9

    Average work hours per day: 8.9

    For years, Microsoft was considered Seattle's crown jewel, a position that was only amplified by the return of Steve Jobs to Apple in 1997, upping the competitive ante between the two tech giants. A strong tech history and close proximity to Silicon Valley make Seattle a great place to network and establish roots. Seattle and the Valley share quite a bit in common, including people: 41% of Seattle entrepreneurs once worked in Silicon Valley, the most overlap out of any region in Startup Genome's study.