Storyteller: You Learn From the Experiment, Not the Outcome
Rick Turoczy writes about what makes the Portland Incubator Experiment work — and what makes it worthwhile.
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Portland VC deals down after historic 2021, but trend points up
Venture capital investors closed fewer deals in the Portland metro area in the first quarter of 2022 compared with last year. However, activity wasn’t far off from the number closed in the first quarter of 2020 and was well above the number closed in the first quarter of 2019.
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Sometimes, big news happens. Which means a bunch of people write about it. And that means a lot of links. So I’ve captured those links for you in a roundup. The topic? The planned acquisition of Portland’s Puppet.
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Airship: Meet MAX
No matter how your company approaches mobile app experience, there’s no question that MAX is becoming the digital center of the customer experience universe. In fact, mobile apps are becoming the preferred destination where the exchange of value between customers and brands is most respected and rewarded.
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North American Startup Investment Fell 11% In Q1
Altogether, investors put $82.8 billion into seed through growth-stage technology investments in the first quarter of 2022—down 11 percent from Q4 of 2021… but seed funding was up.
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Overwatch raises $11M for airborne imaging systems with built-in artificial intelligence
Overwatch Imaging, an Oregon venture that makes airborne imaging systems for piloted aircraft and drones, has closed on an $11.15 million investment round led by Squadra Ventures and Shield Capital. Other participants in the round include the Portland Seed Fund and two strategic investors, L3Harris and Bridger Aerospace.
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Edify’s State of Engineering Operations in 2022 Report
Engineering Operations is transforming the software engineering industry, helping companies scale faster. Through surveys and interviews, Edify set out to discover how Engineering Operations practitioners enable teams, respond to changing business needs, and help accelerate grow.
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Portland software engineer salaries a bargain compared to other tech hubs
The median total compensation for software engineers in Portland is $150,500, according to research from the anonymous professional social networking site Blind.
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In the Shadow of the Star Wars Kid
Last August, I entered a loft in downtown Portland, walked through a door, and met someone I’ve wanted to talk to for the last 20 years: Ghyslain Raza, the unwilling subject of the “Star Wars Kid” meme, the biggest viral video of the pre-YouTube era.
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Portland health care provider embarks on national expansion
Brave Care, the Portland-based pediatric urgent and primary care provider, now has a presence in Austin, Texas.
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