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