With the prevalence of Startup Weekends, it’s awesome to see the model being refined and taking on niche foci. One of those is the Tech4Change Portland Startup Weekend that’s being hosted by Mercy Corps. But another awesome one just crossed my desk: Oregon State Startup Weekend. It’s focus? Student athletes.
Last week, the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) held their annual Oregon Technology Awards, an event designed to recognize the achievements of tech companies here in Oregon. Portland’s Cloudability walked away with the honors as “Startup of the Year.” Read More
The Startup PDX: Challenge is designed to do two things. First, it’s set up to help promising Portland startups with office space and professional services. Second, it’s going to showcase the awesome Produce Row neighborhood and all it has to offer. Read More
It’s a well-known—but relatively undocumented—fact that Portland is home to more procrastinators per capita than any city in the world. In fact, it could well be the de facto hub of procrastination. Read More
Portland Startup Weekend is back the weekend of April 26-28. Note: Rick’s going to be a judge, so it might not hurt to start tweeting compliments about how amazing he is at “half assing.” things 😉 Read More
When you’re trying to build a startup, every dollar counts. So what if you could land some cool office space and free services for your company? That would be huge, right? Well, you can if you’re selected for Startup PDX: Challenge. Read More
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times—and it seems like an appropriate adage for a port town—“the rising water floats all boats.” So it’s always nice to see new programs that are working to support Portland startups and help them grow into going concerns. Read More
You get to hear me blather on and on about the awesomeness that is the Portland startup scene. And perhaps unfortunately for you, I have no plans of stopping any time soon. But it is nice to hear what other folks think. Enter Mat Ellis, cofounder and CEO of Portland startup Cloudability. Read More
There are any number of opportunities in the Portland startup scene for people to pitch or geek out or present. But the pure social events are often few and far between. So, it’s nice to see new additions in that regard. Here’s one: If you’re into the cards and low-impact socializing, Portland has launched a Startup Poker 2.0 group. Read More
Sometimes, wishes do come true. Case in point: I’m always lamenting the fact that there aren’t more resources dedicated to covering all of the awesome startups here in Portland. With a wealth of activity, there should be more outlets covering it. And now that wish has been fulfilled. Another local news source has joined the ranks covering startups. Read More
