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Tag: Beaverton

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

Exact change: Help the wheels on the Beaverton School District #FutureBus go round and round

Rick Turoczy on May 10, 2016

We’ve all been there. You’ve had this moment of inspiration. You’ve chased that inspiration from concept to prototype. Now, you’ve got a working example of your vision. And all you need is just a little capital to take it to the next level. Well, that’s exactly where the Beaverton School District finds themselves with their #FutureBus project, a mobile maker space that encourages kids to make stuff and break stuff. But this time, you get to play the role of investor. Read More

It's no flying car, but it can carry us into the future: Meet the Beaverton School District mobile maker space #FutureBus

Rick Turoczy on April 18, 2016

The day and age of schools having shop class are, sadly, a thing of the past. So what is the next generation of would-be makers to do when they need space to muck around with tech or production equipment? The Beaverton School District is proposing one solution. It’s a mobile maker space housed within an old school bus. Meet the . Read More

Building a startup not stressful enough for you? Good. Here are looming accelerator deadlines.

Rick Turoczy on September 23, 2015

Whether it’s the first time you’ve built a company or the fifth, every early stage founder wants to take every advantage available. And for some folks, accelerators and incubators can be a beneficial means of getting that much needed help in a very concentrated format. But you can’t get in if you don’t apply, so maybe consider these looming accelerator deadlines. Read More

Hacking on hardware? Beaverton has a startup accelerator for that

Rick Turoczy on July 24, 2014

The Portland area has no shortage of startup accelerators. But the vast majority of them are focused on products that could be best described as ethereal. What about folks working in the physical world? Well, meet e1ectr0n, a Beaverton based accelerator designed to help folks working on hardware-based technology. Read More

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