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title: 'Uber curious? Meet with Uber folks about service in Portland 4PM July 17 at Caffe Umbria'
date: '2013-07-17T14:14:09-07:00'
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  - Oregon
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  - Startups
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  - bltn
  - 'caffe umbria'
  - Portland
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# Uber curious? Meet with Uber folks about service in Portland 4PM July 17 at Caffe Umbria

As you may have heard, [Uber](https://www.uber.com/ "Uber")—the on-demand personal driver service—has [high hopes for being a transportation option here in Portland](http://siliconflorist.com/2013/07/15/granted-portland-uber-hip-hip-uber/ "Now granted, Portland is uber hip… but are we hip enough for Uber?"). But there are a few odd regulations holding them back. They’d love to chat with you about it if you’ve got a few minutes to swing by [Caffe Umbria](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=caffe+umbria&ll=45.525803,-122.683339&spn=0.008343,0.01929&fb=1&gl=us&hq=caffe+umbria&hnear=0x54950b0b7da97427:0x1c36b9e6f6d18591,Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,14431740950502952996&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A "Caffe Umbria"), this afternoon.

> [\#PDX](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PDX&src=hash) techies: Come meet [@Uber\_PDX](https://twitter.com/Uber_PDX) team… [@CaffeUmbria](https://twitter.com/caffeumbria) 4p today. We can't wait to meet you! <http://t.co/Q0qJRH4bdl>
> 
> — Uber Portland (@Uber\_PDX) [July 17, 2013](https://twitter.com/Uber_PDX/statuses/357537812842688512)

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And to sweeten the deal? They’re offering you $20 off of your first Uber ride. Even though it won’t be in Portland.

> Portlanders: New to [@Uber](https://twitter.com/Uber)? Download / sign up on iPhone or Android and enter code UBERPDX for $20 off your first ride in any city!
> 
> — Uber Portland (@Uber\_PDX) [July 17, 2013](https://twitter.com/Uber_PDX/statuses/357563867066413058)

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Get more details by meeting at [Caffe Umbria](https://maps.google.com/maps?q=caffe+umbria&ll=45.525803,-122.683339&spn=0.008343,0.01929&fb=1&gl=us&hq=caffe+umbria&hnear=0x54950b0b7da97427:0x1c36b9e6f6d18591,Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,14431740950502952996&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A "Caffe Umbria") at 4PM Wednesday July 17.

And yes, I totally need to start a “better late than never” category for all of the last minute warnings I provide. Sorry about that.