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I thought you could use some happy new about NBA teams. Portland’s Expensify — which is on a mission to make managing expenses easy for any person in any business — revealed a multi-year partnership with the Brooklyn Nets, today.

In case your agent forgot to remind you, I’m reminding you. Hacking Agents PDX takes place this Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 5:30PM. And it might be fancy. Because it’s being held at Multnomah Athletic Club.

I can still remember the excitement back in the day when New Zealand founded AskNicely took up residence in Portland. It was one of those rare instances when a company picked Portland as a place to be — in a community that is often filled with companies founded by locals. Even better, that regional office eventually became the AskNicely HQ. Now, Portland is once again proving that it has something special to offer. AskNicely’s founder has picked Portland for his next company, as well.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

The Startup Winter Is Always Coming

This optimism bias is natural. Nobody likes to imagine frostbite while basking in warmth. Yet the denial comes at the worst cost when the cold sets in: layoffs, shutdowns, or fire-sales at fractions of peak valuations.

• Tuesday (Nov 4) Startup Couve Coffee
• Wednesday (Nov 5)
  • The Stoic Startup
  • Out in Tech
• Thursday (Nov 6)
  • Hacking Agents PDX
  • Accelerate Biotech
• Friday (Nov 7)
  • Startup Cafe @ Oregon Startup Center
  • First Friday

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

What to Do in Portland, Oregon If You’re Here for Business (2025) | WIRED

This low profile can make Portland a chill place to do business. Whatever the occasional national headlines, the city remains a mostly relaxed mecca for food and beer and music, and for always dressing like you’re about to go on a hike. It is also a nerd’s paradise for hacker spaces and tech ephemera.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

Oregon falls in Tax Foundation’s State Competitiveness Index – Portland Business Journal

Since 2019, Oregon has fallen 28 places in the nonpartisan foundation’s rankings. Oregon also fared poorly in CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business rankings, out earlier this year, falling from 28th place to 39th, the lowest score for Oregon in the history of those rankings.