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It’s hard to believe that it’s been a full year of Demolicious competitions. Month after month. Sometimes a new winner. Sometimes a repeat champion. But it’s all led up to this: the 2024 Demolicious Champion of Champions competition. Where all of the previous winners take the stage to determine… well to determine the Champion of Champions. I mean, it’s right there in the name.

It’s not often that you get to see Oregon get a shoutout in Crunchbase News, so I thought I’d flag it. Apparently, VC investments in Oregon have showed signs of recover that were worth highlighting.

I’m a huge fan of local developer Jason Lengstorf and his work on Learn With Jason. It’s like Developer TV. And now, they’re looking to get even more devs involved. With Leet Heat.

New rules and regulations for US for-profit companies started before January 1, 2024, with 20 or fewer employees mean you have more paperwork to fill out by the end of the year. (Don’t worry. I hear it’s fairly painless. It’s focused on minimizing money laundering.)

As the year wends it way to a close, the events are starting to trail off — except for the holiday gatherings. But TiE Oregon still had the wherewithal to complete their pitch competition trifecta with the first ever Clackamas County Pitch.

Whether you’re working on a drone startup in the US — or somewhere else in the world — the premier startup accelerator to help you with your company is the Oregon UAS Accelerator in Pendleton, Oregon. Even better…? Applications are open for their 2025 cohort.

I’ve made mention of it here before that long-time community leader Mitch Daugherty has a moved to a role with Prosper Portland heading up the new Portland Office of Small Business. But it’s always nice to see his work being recognized elsewhere. Like his efforts at Lewis & Clark as an Entrepreneur in Residence.