Mike Flynn was for 25 years the publisher of the Puget Sound Business Journal who, in retirement, does consulting and writes the weekly "Flynn's Harp," where this essay first appeared.
Similarly, breaking the tech giants into pieces, particularly Google and Facebook, would allow innovators to emerge from among the pieces to create new products and new technologies -- precisely what followed AT&T’s breakup.
One possible idea for Bellevue business leaders would be that all marketing materials should include a reference to "Seattle's premier side, the Eastside."