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Tag: apparel

Portland startup founders collaborate to raise visibility of — and funds for — black founders and women founders

Rick Turoczy on October 17, 2017

I love startup folks. They’re creative. And resilient. And optimistic. And when one path doesn’t pay off, they’ll quickly start right down another one. So it should come as no surprise that two Portland founders—both representing notoriously under funded demographics among the ranks of venture capital funded startups—would look for an opportunity to fund their companies in new way. Meet Fund a Founder.

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Gathering the best and brightest of Oregon’s apparel, food and beverage, and consumer goods industries

Rick Turoczy on August 14, 2017

While I like to drone on an on about tech startups, the truth is that there are any number of startups and industries that are thriving in Oregon. Perhaps none as obvious as the breadth of consumer goods — apparel, beverage, food, outdoor, tools… the list goes on an on — we have here in the state. But for all of the activity, there seems to be little opportunity to gather these amazing companies and entrepreneurs together. Until now. Meet the Built Up Festival.

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Getting everyone on the same page: Talkoot simplifies content management for product companies

Rick Turoczy on April 12, 2017

For as many consumer products as we produce around Portland—and throughout the state—its still rare for Portland’s tech startups and consumer brands to cross paths. It happens. Most notably with companies like Brandlive, embodee, Opal, and Orchestra. But not as often as you’d think.

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