Despite the post-election glow in some circles, the financial reality for most people remains gloomy (along with the weather here in Seattle). As Geoff Entress succinctly puts it, “The economy still sucks…Nobody’s writing any checks right now at all.” I sat down with the Seattle-based angel investor yesterday in between his appearances at the University of Washington—as part of a seminar series for UW faculty—and the “Entrepreneur University” event run by the Northwest Entrepreneur Network at the convention center downtown.