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title: 'SXSW: Josh Bancroft featured by Forrester’s Charlene Li'
date: '2008-03-10T09:37:52-07:00'
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# SXSW: Josh Bancroft featured by Forrester’s Charlene Li

Now, okay. I’ll give you that [Josh Bancroft](http://tinyscreenfuls.com "Tiny Screenfuls") doesn’t exactly work for a “startup.” (He works for a little company called “Intel.”) But no one can deny his impact on the Portland startup scene. Be that his efforts on [Ignite Portland](http://igniteportland.com "Ignite Portland"), his participation in the [Legion of Tech](http://legionoftech.org/blog/?page_id=2 "Legion of Tech"), (both of which are “startups” in their own rights) or even his conversations and guidance [via Twitter](http://twitter.com/jabancroft "Josh Bancroft")—he’s a startup guy at heart.

And he’s Portland through and through.

So, it was a proud moment for all of us when he was recognized as a thought leader—or more accurately, a “Revolutionary”—by [Charlene Li](http://twitter.com/charleneli "Charlene Li") of [Forrester](http://forrester.com "Forrester") during her [SXSW](http://sxsw.com "SXSW") [presentation on Sunday](http://www.slideshare.net/charleneli/social-strategies-for-revolutionaries/ "Social Strategies for Revolutionaries").

[Dawn Foster](http://twitter.com/geekygirldawn "Dawn Foster") of [Fast Wonder](http://fastwonderblog.com "Fast Wonder") and [Jive Software](http://jivesoftware.com "Jive Software") summed it up best, [observing](http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/03/09/social-strategies-for-revolutionaries-session-at-sxsw/ "Social strategies for revolutionaries"):

> \[Li\] also used [Josh Bancroft](http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/) as an example of someone who made something happen inside a big company using social software (wiki) to create Intelpedia under the radar of the executives (bonus points for a little Portland geek cred).

Other coverage included:

- Rachel Clarke, [“Charlene Li and Revolutionaries at SXSW”](http://blog.bibrik.com/archives/2008/03/charlene_li_and_revolutionaries_at_sxsw.html "Charlene Li and Revolutionaries at SXSW")
- Scott Monty, [“Creating social strategies”](http://www.scottmonty.com/2008/03/creatiing-social-strategies.html "Creating social strategies")
- Wendsight, [“Social Strategies for Revolutionaries”](http://wendsight.blogspot.com/2008/03/sxsw-3908-session-on-social-strategies.html "Social Strategies for Revolutionaries")