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Why Chris Harder's move from the Portland Development Commission to head up Business Oregon is good for startups and inclusion

Rick Turoczy on February 10, 2016

We’ve seen a lot during this last decade of the Portland startup scene. A great deal of it has to do with the hard work of founders, investors, and startups, striving every day to make Portland a better place to build, sustain, and exit from companies. But there, waiting in the wings for the last five years, has been another presence that’s helped orchestrate key measures and activities that have pushed our startup scene forward. Read More

Here we are now going to the eastside: CENTRL Eastside coworking space in the works

Rick Turoczy on February 9, 2016

Portland is experiencing a bit of a coworking renaissance. We were early to the coworking game. That population faded a bit. And now it’s coming back. In a big way. Major players like WeWork and DeskHub now call Portland home. New players like XOXO are entering the mix. And other homegrown efforts—like CENTRL Office—are expanding their footprint. Read More

It's like XOXO year 'round: XOXO Outpost begins taking applications for private, collaborative workspace

Rick Turoczy on February 8, 2016

If you’ve followed the XOXO festival from year to year, you’ve seen it grow and change and experiment. But there’s an even bigger experiment underway now, 365 days a year. Well, 366 days, this year. But you get my point. The XOXO Outpost looks to create a home for the collaborative creative community that attends the XOXO festival, throughout the year. And they’re taking applications for members. Read More

Portland's NoAppFee.com wins the 1776 Challenge Cup Regional in San Francisco

Rick Turoczy on February 5, 2016

I don’t want to say “I told you so” but Portland has some super compelling companies here. Take NoAppFee.com which—besides having an amazing founder story—has a super compelling business model to boot. And we’re not the only ones who think so. The 1776 Challenge Cup crew does too. Read More

Love building games? Cartoon Network wants to be your Portland game building Valentine

Rick Turoczy on February 5, 2016

I don’t know about you, but for me, games and cartoons seem like a perfect match. Creative, fantastical worlds. The ability to live outside of the confines of earthly physics. It’s really a blank slate. So combining the two? It could be amazing. That’s why I’m so excited to see what comes out of the Cartoon Network Game Jam, happening Valentine’s Day weekend. Read More

Want to grab a beer? Let's gather for Beer and Blog as Portland Startup Week draws to a close

Rick Turoczy on February 4, 2016

The folklore is true. There used to be an event—back in the day—that would draw hundreds of folks from the Portland startup and tech scene together, every Friday. It was how many of us met one another, shared ideas, schemed, and discovered ways to connect and build the amazing community we have today. Read More

Snowden recommended: Portland's Crowd Supply hosts successful campaign for "The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen"

Rick Turoczy on February 4, 2016

It’s no secret that Portland loves its crowdfunding campaigns. We love it so much, we even build platforms for facilitating it. And those platforms wind up hosting any number of interesting projects. Like the campaign currently running on Portland based Crowd Supply, The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen. Read More

Just like old times: Nice to have KGW swing by Portland Startup Week

Rick Turoczy on February 1, 2016

Remember back in the day? When KGW used to hang out with the Portland startup scene more regularly? Well, it’s been a while. But it was great to have Cassidy Quinn swing by for a segment on Portland Startup Week during the Built Oregon panel. (I’d recommend watching it on mute, because I’m babbling like an idiot.) Read More

Decisions, decisions: One Portland Startup Week event. That's all we ask.

Rick Turoczy on January 29, 2016

I get it. First off, you’re super busy. Working on your startup. Building stuff. You’re heads down. You don’t have time to be lollygagging around all week, attending events. And even if you were thinking about attending Portland Startup Week, with more than 70 events from which to choose, it’s a bit daunting. Read More

Don't let your Slack worthy accomplishments vanish into the ether. Squash them.

Rick Turoczy on January 28, 2016

If you’re like me, you’re spending more and more time in Slack. Like, it’s becoming your dashboard for all activity. So the more you can pipe in or accomplish within the chrome of Slack, the happier you are. Which is why I’m really happy to see folks mucking with functionality that improves the Slack experience. Like Portland developer Aaron Parecki‘s Squash Reports. Read More

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