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Category: Startups

Spring cleaning: Contribute to the open source Portland startup community resource cheat sheet

Rick Turoczy on March 17, 2023

No single one of us is as smart as a bunch of us. That was my thinking when I originally threw together this cheat sheet on Github to help document resources in the Portland startup community. The idea was that it would make it easier for folks to understand what was happening in Portland, what organizations supported startup activity, and potentially serve as a way to finally capture and quantify the actual startup activity around these parts — that allowed everyone to contribute.

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Working on a Portland-based software startup with a BIPOC founder? PIE wants to help

Rick Turoczy on March 7, 2023

It’s that time of year again. PIE applications are open. And this class, the nearly 15-year-old, early-stage startup accelerator is focused specifically on Portland-based startups that have at least one BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or other Person of Color) founder. Applications are due March 14, 2023. But don’t stress. There’s still plenty of time to apply. Because applications are pretty straightforward.

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Black History Month 2023 recap: A month of incredible Black businesses

Rick Turoczy on March 1, 2023

It’s become a tradition. Stephen Green and Built Oregon share images and stories of Black founders, daily, throughout the month of February in celebration of Black History Month. And then I come along and try to capture all of that content in one place so that you have it in an easy to access format — all year long. They’ve done their part. Now, it’s all on me. That’s how the tradition goes.

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Startups for All applications are due March 1, 2023

Rick Turoczy on February 28, 2023

Unlike some startup accelerators, Startups for All doesn’t require you to have a cofounder. Or an MVP. Or traction. It just needs you to have motivation and a concept. And if that description matches you, then you’re going to want to hustle to submit your application for the next cohort of startups in the program.

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Competing community coffee meetings: Coffee w/ Co-Founders and New to Portland Tech Meetup, tomorrow

Rick Turoczy on February 14, 2023

While it may seem like a negative, I always see competing events as a positive thing for the community. In very much a “the more, the merrier” kind of way. And it’s always nice to see folks choosing different times than “after work” for getting folks together. So you can only imagine my joy at noticing that we have two competing Portland startup community coffee break meetups on Wednesday.

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Concerned about climate change? Have I got the hackathon for you

Rick Turoczy on February 2, 2023

While it’s taken longer than any of us care to admit, climate change has finally become a topic that startups are working to address, head on. But where do you start if you’re not yet part of a startup working on the issue or if you’re concerned and want to contribute — or maybe you’re simply Climate Curious? A hackathon of course.

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Building again: Serial Portland founders reveal new startup, Digs, and $7 million in funding

Rick Turoczy on February 1, 2023

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: Portland could always use more serial founders. You know, folks who have built something here, successfully exited, and then decide to build something else…? Those folks. Even better is if they’ve happened to make money for local investors. Who are then more willing to fund the new ventures. And that’s what’s happened with Ryan Fink and Ty Frackiewicz and their latest effort, Vancouver-based Digs.

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