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Portland startup news for the week ending Jan 2, 2026

I was completely wrong about the Portland startup community in 2025. I had a hypothesis. I tested that hypothesis with some experiments. And I failed. Spectacularly. But it gave me insight and inspiration for new experiments in 2026.

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:00 Failures in 2025
  • 06:48 What I learned from those failures
  • 07:18 Focus for 2026
  • 09:35 Becoming more proactive rather than reactive
  • 12:15 Vibe coding a visualization

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