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Whatcha listening to…? New Portland startup matches folks with similar musical tastes

Rick Turoczy on July 10, 2020

Music, by its very nature, creates community with artists attracting fans and followers. And, under previous circumstances, concert goers. In real life. In venues. But none of those fans have that opportunity to spend time with likeminded folks in a concert venue. So what if they could connect over their appreciation of an artist or band virtually? Meet Feel With Me.

Category: Music, Oregon, Portland, Startups
Tag: connections, discovery, feel with me, Music, Social, spotify

Working on starting something new? Get community, connections, and mentorship for your new startup

Rick Turoczy on July 2, 2020

When times get bad, like they are now, it can be an ironically positive time for startups. With folks getting laid off and out of work, with the economy tanking, starting your own thing can often be the most reasonable path forward. And given that Oregon offers unemployment benefits to folks who are starting new things, it’s more even likely that laid off folks around here would be pursuing that path.

Category: Oregon, Portland, Startups
Tag: accelerator, Community, connections, mentor, mentorship, Oregon, PIE, piepdx, Startup, support

Viva variety: Vizify launches a new way to visualize your Twitter conversations

Rick Turoczy on September 26, 2013

You’ve got to hand it to those folks over at Vizify. They have a way with visualizations. Especially when it comes to social media. And today, they gave us another way to understand our connections and conversations on Twitter. Read More

Category: Oregon, Portland, Startups
Tag: connections, Twitter, visualize, vizify