Comments on: The Startup’s Journey http://siliconflorist.com/2008/08/08/the-startups-journey/ Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon, and the Silicon Forest Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rebecca http://siliconflorist.com/2008/08/08/the-startups-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-3908 Rebecca Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:08:45 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/08/08/the-startups-journey/#comment-3908 I'd like to add one more element to Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey reference. In coming full circle, after separation/initiation/return, there is the 'giveaway'. The hero gives to its family/tribe/community/world what s/he has learned. Perhaps, as it refers to StartUps, this is what is offered as a service. Excited to read about Back Fence PDX. Great idea and a great time to implement it. I’d like to add one more element to Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey reference. In coming full circle, after separation/initiation/return, there is the ‘giveaway’. The hero gives to its family/tribe/community/world what s/he has learned. Perhaps, as it refers to StartUps, this is what is offered as a service.

Excited to read about Back Fence PDX. Great idea and a great time to implement it.

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]]> By: Kyle Meyer http://siliconflorist.com/2008/08/08/the-startups-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-3847 Kyle Meyer Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:28:08 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2008/08/08/the-startups-journey/#comment-3847 There is little more disappointing than finding a company, service, or site that excites you enough to visit their about page only to find sentences that start with "McDougal.com is a website dedicated to...". I never really realized how much importance I have placed on the about page and learning more about the people that did the creating, not just creation itself. Great post. There is little more disappointing than finding a company, service, or site that excites you enough to visit their about page only to find sentences that start with “McDougal.com is a website dedicated to…”. I never really realized how much importance I have placed on the about page and learning more about the people that did the creating, not just creation itself.

Great post.

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