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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. Few entrepreneurs find this scalable and repeatable business model because it’s not easy. Part 2: Early-stage Regional Venture Funds.

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Growing Your Business While Growing as an Entrepreneur

Duct Tape Marketing

Growing Your Business While Growing as an Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. from 2012-2015, Oregon Business Magazine ‘s 100 Best Companies in Oregon from 2010-2017, and the Portland Business Journal ‘s Most Admired Companies. Marketing Podcast with Jill Nelson. Podcast Transcript.

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5 Fall Must-Read Books for Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

I asked my coworkers at Palo Alto Software for book recommendations for entrepreneurs to read this upcoming fall. These five books make up a fall reading list for every entrepreneur this year. It goes beyond strategy to list the concrete steps an entrepreneur can take to get their business up and running.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

Hearpreneur

In the last few days of 2019, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- Although we started in Portland, Oregon, we now have members in every state with many meetup launches planned for 2020.We’re 13- Educating budding entrepreneurs. 1- Massive growth.

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Angel Investment Opportunities in Oregon

Up and Running

Entrepreneurs and startups in the Northwest, especially in Oregon, should be aware of several angel investment group investment programs coming up in the next few months. They are looking for Southern Oregon startups, but I understand they’ll also look at startups from the rest of Oregon or even somewhere else in the Northwest.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

ReadWriteStart

I know that many, many entrepreneurs are feeling dejected because of investor rejections. Misty Denson from Portland, Oregon, presented NameYourRentNow.com. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. NameYourRentNow.com.

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Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Steve Blank

Dino and I kept in touch as he moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. Bend, Oregon is an ideal case study because of its size, location and entrepreneurial characteristics. Part 2: Early-stage Regional Venture Funds.