I know, I know. You just barely got your taxes done. But I’ve got some other paperwork for you to complete. But this one has the potential of giving you money for your startup. TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch competition applications are due tomorrow. That right. If you’ve been all “How come the people in Washington County get there very own special pitch competition from TiE Oregon but we here in Multnomah and Clark counties don’t…? When will we have a special pitch competition of our very own…?” The answer is: now. Because this pitch competition is specifically for startups being built in th ..read more

It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that Ecobadlandz walked away with the win — and the Demolicious belt. That’s because it was. Demolicious happens every month now. Which means it’s time for the next round of companies to take the stage in hopes of taking the belt. But who are the challengers…? Ecobadlandz (defending champ) Fanwagn Flow Green Canary Software Perfect Memory AI Social Director Talent Llama Wingman No. I’m not going to tell you what those companies do. That’s why you show up to Demolicious. But you also show up because you get to vote for the winner. See? So much for you ..read more

It’s coming down to the wire, but there’s still time to vote in the annual Webbys competition. This year, two Oregon companies are featured as nominees. But you’ve got to hurry. Voting closes on April 18, 2024. World’s smallest website for the world’s smallest park I’ve mentioned this one already. But for a refresher… Portland is home to the world’s smallest park, Mill Ends Park. And now that park also has the world’s smallest website. Cast your vote Supershine from Radcat From Bend’s Radcat comes Supershine, which has been nominated in the “Best Home Page” category. Cast your vote Do your ..read more

Everyone has different schedules and commitments. So the same old “happy hour” networking vibe or startup events that consistently take place in the evening may only work for part of the community. Which is why it’s always nice to have Portland startup events happening throughout the day — or starting off the day. Like founder.coffee. For the next founder.coffee we’re on the north side of town! This cool spot features an incredible library of books for you to read while you are sipping on your favorite caffeinated drink. Owners Nathan and Mary have lived in the neighborhood since 2003, and wa ..read more

Since many startups are building solutions for Millennials and Zoomers, I thought this data visualization might be helpful. If you’d like to muck with the visualized data yourself visit “This is a teenager ..read more

As I shared earlier, Portland startup mentor and coach Barrett Brooks has launched a new podcast. And it started off with an — ahem — atomic boom. An atomic boom… *tap tap tap* Is this thing on? Anyway… James Clear isn’t the only guest Barrett has lined up. He also recently released a conversation with Jerry Colonna, as well. And since Jerry has been kind enough to visit us here in Portland before, I thought you might be interested in listening in on the conversation. For more episodes, subscribe to Barrett’s podcast on YouTube or your favorite podcasting platform ..read more

I had the chance to catch up with Charlie Kawasaki, yesterday. I’d been tracking on AI related events that TAO was driving, but he brought me up to speed on TAO’s other efforts around AI, including the formation of the TAO AI and Data Community. (Also, hat tip to Aaron Wirick for highlighting it in the AI channel on Portland Startups Slack.) Join this community of individuals passionate about leveraging artificial intelligence, data analytics, science, management, and governance to fuel effective business strategies. The TAO AI & Data Community connects individuals passionate about artifi ..read more

I tend to be a “While that seems like a negative, it’s actually a positive…” kind of person. So where one might see a night jam packed with event choices and bemoan the scheduling conflicts, I tend to say that having a bunch of competing events from which to choose means that the community is starting to get some momentum going again. So when I glanced at Thursday, it made me extremely happy. This Thursday, April 18, 2024, you have the a bunch of events from which to choose: Herding the Cats with Service Blueprinting (5:30pm) – In any human experience-centered program, bringing vision to opti ..read more

Neither did I. But given that I grew up south of Craters of the Moon — where astronauts used to train for lunar missions — what might seem like a ChatGPT hallucination to you makes perfect sense to me ..read more

I know I covered the Radious new last week, but I’m always excited when our friends at GeekWire share stories about the Portland startup community. So I’m mentioning it again. ICYMI Portland startup Radious has gone nationwide. GeekWire shared more about the curation service that precipitated this expansion: The curation service was piloted under the radar for about eight months. Radious works with companies to understand their needs for a team offsite or other in-person work, including location, technical requirements, number of people, number of days, etc., and then locates an ideal space f ..read more