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Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
A playbook for building a distinctive brand when too many AI products sound the same, look the same and have the same positioning.
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Lots of chatter during this year’s Oregon Innovation Showcase. Lots of it definitely fall in the category of “tough love.” I don’t want to steal any of the thunder from Malia Spencer at the Portland Business Journal, who provides a lengthy dive into the voices at the event. But I did want to tease it a bit, with some insights from Diane Fraiman of Voyager Capital.
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The Technology Association of Oregon held its 42nd annual Oregon Tech Awards on Tuesday, May 5, at the Hilton Downtown Portland — and the winners across eight categories cover a pretty wide swath of what’s happening in Oregon technology right now.
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As you may have — or may not have — heard, Business Oregon is looking to do a halfway report on the Oregon Innovation Plan, a plan designed to guide the current decade of innovation in Oregon. At the same time, we’re eagerly awaiting the insights and findings from the Governor’s Prosperity Council at midyear. And if I’m reading my watch correctly, we might just be in the middle of creating the next Oregon Capital Scan. So I thought it might be interesting to compare those three efforts — Oregon’s 10 year innovation plan (i.e., what we wanted to happen), the most recent Oregon Capital Scan (i.e., what actually happened), and the feedback from the public to the Prosperity Council (i.e., how folks are feeling currently) — to see if there’s anything of consequence.
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Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
From its food-cart scene to its role in pioneering farm-to-table eating, Portland has always been a food lover’s dream. A new wave of young talent is keeping diners on the edge of their seat. Here are the spots everyone is talking about.
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Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Whether you’re bootstrapping your growth, eyeing your first investor, or just curious about your options, this workshop is designed to meet you where you are. We’ll break down the many ways to fund your business- venture capital, angel investment, franchise models, grants, loans, and new crowdfunding platforms -with honesty, transparency, and expert insight.
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Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Maine and Oregon became the latest states to decouple from the federal qualified small business stock, or QSBS, exclusion last month, requiring investors to pay state income tax on gains that are sheltered at the federal level.
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