Tag: Beaverton

An investment from Elevate Capital results in a new Beaverton startup

Rick Turoczy on December 11, 2019

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A company manages to land early stage capital and, in so doing, decides to move their headquarters from their founding city to a city closer to their investor. Of course you’ve heard it. It’s something that regularly happened to Portland companies not so long ago. But today, there’s a new twist. Instead of companies leaving town, folks are starting to relocate those headquarters to Portland. And this time, at least part of that decision was thanks to a local investor.

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Big news from Beaverton startup Bigleaf Networks

Rick Turoczy on September 24, 2019

When I started in Portland area startups, way back when, a lot of us were located way out in Hillsboro. And then the momentum started to shift to Beaverton. And then suddenly all of the activity seemed to be in Portland proper. But there may be a shift in that momentum with Bigleaf Networks.

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Turning over a new leaf: Bigleaf expands into a new office and you’re invited to see it

Rick Turoczy on January 23, 2019

A lot of my focus tends to fall on companies that call Portland home. But that doesn’t mean that’s the only spot in the region with amazing startups. Beaverton, Vancouver, Bend, Eugene, Corvallis… they’re all over the state. And I need to do a better job of highlighting that. So let’s start with Beaverton startup Bigleaf, who just so happens to be holding an open house, this week.

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How a Beaverton-raised engineer helped usher in the age of blogging and social media

Rick Turoczy on January 23, 2019

Tucked back away in the recesses of my brain are any number of trivial Portland startup community facts I’ve gathered over the past two decades. One of those tidbits — for which I rarely have use — is the fact that Brad Fitzpatrick, the creator of the iconic LiveJournal — arguably one of the earliest and most popular harbingers of the modern social media world — grew up in Beaverton and attended Aloha High School.

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If you’ve been procrastinating, here are the local startup accelerator application deadlines you’re in danger of missing

Rick Turoczy on September 12, 2018

I get it. You’re busy. You’re building your company. And you meant to get those startup accelerator applications done last weekend. But time just got away from you. Well, you better carve out some time this weekend, or you’re going to miss out altogether.

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Eight steps to starting a company from OTBC

Rick Turoczy on June 19, 2018

Starting a company can be challenging. That’s why the folks at Beaverton’s OTBC have put together their guidance on how to do it, providing a quick primer to help founders focus on the most critical steps in starting a company.

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Your good deed for the day: Help Cascade Locks, Oregon, fund a permanent LEGO robotics program

Rick Turoczy on March 16, 2018

Remember that awesome #FutureBus from Beaverton School District? You know that Magic-School-Bus-ish mobile makerspace that allows students in the district to creatively engage with technology and making? Obviously, it was designed to be taken on the road. But I just learned that they took it on a road trip. To Cascade Locks, Oregon. And that experiment resulted in an interesting experience—and an opportunity.

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More than the Rose City: Portland Startup Week 2017 features events in Beaverton and the 'Couv'

Rick Turoczy on January 27, 2017

It’s almost time for another Portland Startup Week. And while it’s great to see all of the startup focused events taking place around Portland, it would be totally remiss to ignore the equally awesome see stuff that’s happening outside of the city limits, as well. Most notably, in Beaverton and Vancouver, WA. Read More

A new crop of Beaverton Startup Challenge winners

Rick Turoczy on December 7, 2016

While the early stage activity around the Portland area isn’t as high-pitched as it has been in past years, there are still a number of founders pursuing compelling concepts. And the OTBC and Beaverton are at the ready to help them. They just announced the latest cohort of the Beaverton Startup Challenge. Read More

Time to accelerate that accelerator application: Beaverton Startup Challenge applications due Friday

Rick Turoczy on September 28, 2016

Sure, sure. You’ve been busy. Don’t worry. I get it. But I thought it would be wise to give you a heads up that there’s a looming opportunity for you and your startup. Mentorship, services, and a little capital could be one simple application away. Thanks to the Beaverton Startup Challenge. Read More

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