You know how those awesome Web services always do some sort of statement or postmortem after their sites are down? It’s awesome, right? And insightful. Read More
Apologies and postmortem for Silicon Florist downtime this morning
Category: Startups
Turn around, bright eyes: Businessweek notes Portland tech scene is going gangbusters
Portlanders tend to have a little trouble tooting their own horns. Or hyping what’s happening. Which is fine. It gives me something to do in my spare time. But it’s also nice to see other people doing it for us. Especially when it’s an entity like Businessweek. Read More
Interested in talking tech? Consider proposing a talk for Ignite TAO. But hurry, procrastinator pants.
It’s a well-known—but relatively undocumented—fact that Portland is home to more procrastinators per capita than any city in the world. In fact, it could well be the de facto hub of procrastination. Read More
REMINDER: Mission Demolicious is tonight, Portland
Don’t forget that tonight will be the restart of Demolicious Portland, beginning at 5PM at the Mission Theater. Read More
"Gamify Green for Good" with the Act-On Hackathon this weekend
Come fly with us: Urban Airship snaps up Nike veteran to head up customer success
Portland’s Urban Airship continues to rise. Becoming a dominant force in the mobile industry, the company has focused recent efforts on building out an executive staff with the experience to manage the company’s continued growth. Today, Urban Airship announced they have hired John Schroeder as Vice President of Customer Success. Read More
Portland loves its WordPress. And now, WordPress loves it right back. With a Janrain partnership.
If you blog in Portland, chances are you’re using WordPress—the blogging and content management platform built by Automattic. And there’s good reason. WordPress has played a defining role in our little tech community. Read More
That's the ticket: Mobile ticketing startup GlobeSherpa recognized as TiE Oregon's 2012 success story
I’ve got to say. I love what TiE is doing around here. And they’re continuing to gain momentum. This week, they highlighted TiE Oregon’s success story for 2012. The honoree? GlobeSherpa, a Portland Seed Fund alum and a TiE Oregon investment. Read More
Get your Early Bird Special: Portland Startup Weekend back in April
Portland Startup Weekend is back the weekend of April 26-28. Note: Rick’s going to be a judge, so it might not hurt to start tweeting compliments about how amazing he is at “half assing.” things 😉 Read More
Free is a very good price: Startup PDX: Challenge offers free rent and more to selected startups … but you have to hurry
When you’re trying to build a startup, every dollar counts. So what if you could land some cool office space and free services for your company? That would be huge, right? Well, you can if you’re selected for Startup PDX: Challenge. Read More
