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Sometimes, I complain that Portland’s aggressive humility prevents the startup scene from pausing, reflecting, and celebrating a little bit. It’s really something I believe we could do more often.
Well, those crazy kids at Urban Airship seem dead set on proving me wrong. To the tune of “Shake Your Booty,” it seems. Read More
When it comes to communicating with customers, companies want to make sure that they’re getting information to folks at the most opportune time.
With the advent of push messages—which allow mobile applications to send users messages within the context of the app—companies got a little closer to the ideal. And today, Urban Airship, arguably the de facto leader in push notification services, moved one step closer to the Holy Grail of targeted messages by allowing push notifications to trigger based on what, when, and where they can be most effective. Read More
Sure, we get to talk to a bunch of awesome startups every week. But what about the startups helping startups. I know, kind of meta right?
Well, this week we’re chatting with one such startup, Portland Startup Weekend. Read More