Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Looking back: Juneteenth is a state holiday in Oregon • Oregon Capital Chronicle
On June 18, 2020, after almost a month of daily protests over police killings and systemic racism in Portland, Gov. Kate Brown proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth and announced that she would have the Legislature introduce a bill making it a state holiday in 2021.
Introducing Play Oregon: Our Next Major Initiative
By removing barriers and engaging communities across the state, Play Oregon ensures that sport isn’t a privilege for a few; it’s a right for all. When more Oregonians are active, our communities grow stronger, healthier, and more connected.
OpenAI’s Bob McGrew on how AI startups should think about moats
“I think you can compete with frontier labs, but you want to do something more than just a personal productivity task on your computer — something that involves other people or an enterprise. The moats that you have for your business are going to be the same moats they always were: network effects, brand, economies of scale.”
Portlanders are dissatisfied with the city’s affordability, survey finds – OPB
Portland’s affordability issues come as no surprise. A 2022 report by the Portland Metro Chamber, the powerful business lobby, found that Portland’s median household income is the second lowest among peer cities. It also identified the city’s cost of housing, childcare, and taxes as being higher than its peers.
The Great Decoupling (or Why Your Clicks Are Down and Impressions Up)
Impressions are increasing because AI Overviews now give companies two chances to log an impression for a given keyword: once as a “traditional” blue link in the search results, and again as a citation in an AI Overview.
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