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Month: February 2021

GlobeSherpa cofounder returns as COO of Beaverton’s Traffic Technology Services

Nat Parker, the cofounder of GlobeSherpa — one of the early players in the post mortgage crisis Portland startup community that was acquired by Daimler, has returned to the startup community. He’s now COO of Traffic Technology Services in Beaverton, Oregon.

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Technology Association of Oregon launches tech job board for Oregon and Southwest Washington

It’s always nice to see more places cropping up for folks to post jobs. Especially if that means that it helps folks ride out the effects of the pandemic and the economy with gainful employment. We just saw The Silicon Forest launch. Now, the Technology Association of Oregon has a job board of their own.

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Want feedback from local founder and investor Sahil Lavingia? Jam can make that happen

Founders are always looking for any edge they can get. Ways to improve their products. Making connections with people in the industry. And trying to do everything they can to attract new users. Now, a new offering from Jam, provides all of that for a flat fee of $250. And among the handpicked experts? Portland’s Sahil Lavingia.

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Celebrating Black owned Oregon businesses during Black History Month

It’s become a bit of tradition around here. Started by Stephen Green and accompanied by the Built Oregon social media presence, February is focused on helping to raise the visibility of some of the amazing Black owned businesses in Oregon — startup or otherwise. As always, I’ll compile a recap at the end of the month. But if you’d like to follow along, day by day, that would be awesome.

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