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Tag: pdx

Hoping to attend an event but can’t afford it? PDX Women In Tech wants to help

Rick Turoczy on October 18, 2018

People go to events for all sorts of reasons. For some, it’s a networking opportunity. For others, it’s for personal or professional development. Sometimes, it’s just because you’re hoping to get the opportunity to connect with someone who isn’t terribly accessible. But whatever the motivation, getting a ticket and to the event can often be a hardship. Luckily, PDX Women In Tech is working to lighten that burden by #InvestingInYou.

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PIE begins testing PIE Shop, the newest flavor of the Portland startup accelerator program

Rick Turoczy on August 27, 2018

Startups often like to test things. And then iterate. And test again. Before making a big leap. So it stands to reason that an organization that spends its time working with startups would take a similar tact. That’s why local startup accelerator PIE has been working with a handful of companies to beta test its new offering, PIE Shop.

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Data by the people, for the people: Portland reveals Smart City PDX and Hack Oregon launches Civic

Rick Turoczy on June 21, 2018

There was a time when Portland was at the forefront of access to civic data. Then we lost some ground. Maybe a great deal of ground. But we’re having a renaissance of sorts. With the Smart City PDX effort. And with Hack Oregon’s announcement of the new Civic platform.

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REMINDER: Latinx Tech PDX is Thursday, May 24

Rick Turoczy on May 23, 2018

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of people starting stuff. And it’s not just companies. I like it when people start podcasts, blogs, events, meetups… you name it. Start start start. That’s why I was really happy to see that the inaugural Latinx Tech PDX was so successful that it’s starting to be a thing. They’re doing it again, this Thursday.

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Portland startup community recognized with a number of Technology Association of Oregon awards

Rick Turoczy on May 11, 2018

Last night, the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) held their annual Oregon Tech Awards celebration gala, their biggest event of the year. (Coincidentally, GeekWire held their big Seattle tech awards last night, too.) And the Portland startup community was well represented.

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Elizabeth Stock named inaugural executive director of PDX Women in Tech

Rick Turoczy on May 9, 2018

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: PDX Women in Tech is the best thing going in the Portland tech community right now. From startups to established corporations, the organization continues to provide an impressive—and ever growing—center of gravity for our community. And now, they’re formalizing the leadership of the organization with the hiring of their first executive director, Elizabeth Stock.

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Switching it up: 1 Million Cups Portland changes format to better serve community

Rick Turoczy on November 1, 2017

Of the many things I love about the Portland startup community, one of my favorite things is how we’re more than willing to try models that have worked in other places. But if that model doesn’t work for us? We’ll switch it up. Which is exactly what’s happening with 1 Million Cups Portland.

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Don’t just listen to the voice of the customer; incorporate it

Rick Turoczy on September 22, 2017

If there’s one thing that modern day startup existence continues to hammer home for founders, it’s this: talk to customers. Potential customers. Current customers. Past customers. They’re all treasure troves of what’s working and what’s not. But once you’ve heard their feedback, what then? Well, that’s what an upcoming ProductStack PDX gathering is hoping to illuminate.

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Like to talk DevOps? There’s still time to submit a talk to DevOpsDays PDX 2017

Rick Turoczy on May 8, 2017

I know. I know. I’m a little tardy with the reminder. But let’s face it. You probably would have put off submitting an application until now anyway. So let’s just call it even. Fine. Agree to disagree. But rather than arguing with me, you should probably get to work on your DevOpsDays PDX talk proposal.

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