That’s the surprising take from tech industry veteran Hadi Partovi, CEO of education nonprofit Code.org and a longtime investor who made early bets on companies including Facebook, Dropbox, Airbnb and Uber.

Vladimir Dashkeev, an economics professor at Seattle University, said he’s skeptical of any statements regarding positive, short-term effects of a recession.

And Amazon’s “lean inventory” approach may leave the retail giant more susceptible to a supply chain shortage compared to competitors, The New York Times reported.

Partovi said that Seattle startup Convoy, which facilitates transactions between trucking companies and shippers, would make it out of a recession in a strong position.

“Convoy’s market advantage is the efficiency it can bring to trucking,” said Partovi, a Convoy investor and board member. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582905621.5217993/Why-this-tech-investor-thinks-a-recession-might-actually-help-the-Seattle-region?ref=audio_experience