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title: 'How is Portland poised to lead design-driven startups?'
date: '2012-10-29T13:35:40-07:00'
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# How is Portland poised to lead design-driven startups?

*\[Editor: PIE alum [KS12](http://ks12.net "KS12") has been working on a piece called “[Early Stage](http://www.videosprint.net/tag/early-stage/ "Early Stage"),” which has drawn some amazing responses on Quora. I’m sharing [Meridian](http://www.meridianapps.com/ "Meridian")‘s VP of Marketing and Business Development [Jeff Hardison](http://twitter.com/jshardison "Jeff Hardison")‘s response in toto.\]*

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For more on the project, visit “[Early Stage](http://www.videosprint.net/tag/early-stage/ "Early Stage").”

*([Image courtesy Amara Photography](http://www.flickr.com/photos/violetsugar/5579809973/). Used under Creative Commons.)*