http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/ Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon, and the Silicon Forest Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-7353 Ray King Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:30:48 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/#comment-7353 Capybara played a big role in helping us get started and it looks like they'll be launching a lot more early stage tech companies in Portland which is great. Congrats to them and DFJ Frontier! Capybara played a big role in helping us get started and it looks like they’ll be launching a lot more early stage tech companies in Portland which is great. Congrats to them and DFJ Frontier!

]]> http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-7426 siliconflorist (Silicon Florist) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:57:56 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/#comment-7426 In bloom: Portland venture capital: Capybara, DFJ Frontier open a Portland office for early stage investments http://is.gd/uTFB In bloom: Portland venture capital: Capybara, DFJ Frontier open a Portland office for early stage investments http://is.gd/uTFB

]]> http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-7348 Andy Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:24:41 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/#comment-7348 Agreed -- Portland is strong on micro-budget startups and weak on startups of larger scale. Could be a fear of VC's, but more likely is a lack of familiarity with, and accessibility to, VC's. But, maybe this is the start of something new. Agreed — Portland is strong on micro-budget startups and weak on startups of larger scale. Could be a fear of VC’s, but more likely is a lack of familiarity with, and accessibility to, VC’s. But, maybe this is the start of something new.

]]> http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-7347 James Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:26:55 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/#comment-7347 This is great! The more opportunities the better! This is great! The more opportunities the better!

]]> http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-7345 Name (required) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:26:59 +0000 http://siliconflorist.com/2009/04/27/portland-venture-capital-capybara-dfj-frontier-open-a-portland-office-for-early-stage-investments/#comment-7345 It seems that a lot of people in Portland who might be otherwise interested in expanding a side project into a pays-the-bills business are only interested in bootstrapping it. It seems to be a combination of a fear of VCs and a goal of bootstrapping. Are these companies concerned about this? Am I just hanging out in the wrong crowds? It seems that a lot of people in Portland who might be otherwise interested in expanding a side project into a pays-the-bills business are only interested in bootstrapping it. It seems to be a combination of a fear of VCs and a goal of bootstrapping. Are these companies concerned about this? Am I just hanging out in the wrong crowds?

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