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title: 'A little help for a big help: Treehouse could use your vote to bolster Code Oregon'
date: '2014-09-15T22:08:04-07:00'
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# A little help for a big help: Treehouse could use your vote to bolster Code Oregon

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times—and you’ve had to listen to it every time I say it: finding development talent is the biggest problem holding back most startups, these days. And Oregon is no different. That’s why Portland’s [Treehouse](http://teamtreehouse.com "Treehouse") launched [Code Oregon](http://codeoregon.org/ "Code Oregon"), a project designed to create 10,000 new developers. And now, Treehouse could use a little help of their own.

This awesome project is in the running for the [Close It Summit’s Jobs Madness award](http://closeit.org/jobsmadness/ "Close It Summit's Jobs Madness 2014"), a contest that awards $100,000 in cash prizes to three grand prize winners. But the trick is, they need your vote to get there.

Take a look at what they’re doing. And if you think it’s compelling, consider [voting for them](http://closeit.org/jobsmadness/ "Close It Summit's Jobs Madness 2014").



For more information or to see some of the other entries—and to vote for Treehouse (as Treehouse Island, Inc), visit [Jobs Madness 2014](http://closeit.org/jobsmadness/ "Close It Summit's Jobs Madness 2014").