The Innovation Economy in the NW

The 2014 highlights

• A hot tech economy
• A booming Amazon
• A rebirth at Microsoft
• Arrival of tech giants

VCs invest $47B in 2014, most since 2001

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Can Satya Nadella rebuild Microsoft?

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Trends to watch in 2015

• Space: A new frontier
• Cloud capital in Seattle
• A bust in tech?
• Startup capital

SpaceX plans to hire up to 1,000 in Redmond

Hot stories we're tracking

• Wearables: Apple Watch
• IoT mania!
• Software eats the world
• Big Data everywhere

Would you pay $349 for an Apple Watch?

IoT and IoE: Overhyped buzzwords

Software eating the world

• Starbucks = tech?
• Sears, BestBuy, Staples
• Amazon and UPS. Autos and driverless cars. Uber and taxis. Airbnb and hotels.

Software eating the world

• Starbucks = tech?
• Sears, BestBuy, Staples
• Amazon and UPS. Autos and driverless cars. Uber and taxis. Airbnb and hotels.

Transportation. Health Care. Finance. Etc.

More hot stories: Drones, VR, New Seattle

Thank you!