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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

I built a 3,000 person tech networking organization in NYC back in 2006 and was one of the first 100 members of the NY Tech Meetup back in 2005 so I’ve participated in a lot of these conversations. This is why, in my opinion, Portland has struggled to build bigger companies, even though there are some incredibly talented individuals there.

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114 Entrepreneurs On 1 Train For 8 Hours Pitching Ideas

ReadWriteStart

That's exactly the challenge posed by Geeks on a Train , a veritable Nerd Express from Portland, Ore., Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80 mph. to Vancouver, where passengers "rethink business" among like-minded entrepreneurs and investors.

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28 Gifts for the Entrepreneur in Your Life

Up and Running

See Also: Business Startup Tools: A Curated List of Our Favorite Tools and Resources to Build Your Company. Pick up some beans from your local roaster (is my Portland showing yet?) Does your favorite entrepreneur have lots of meetings, presentations, and networking opportunities coming up? A great coffee-making set up.

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Succeeding in Venture Capital as an Introvert

Hunter Walker

I would experience some social anxiety mixed with generally feeling overwhelmed by my own internal scorecarding and thoughts of, “Am I networking enough?” I can’t say that Covid-19 has made me rethink the personal utility of the really big conferences (I don’t attend many), but it does make me miss the curation of smaller groups.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. You can also get great recommendations from your existing network; just be sure to research portfolios, websites and references thoroughly before making a decision to work with a particular developer.

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114 Entrepreneurs On 1 Train For 8 Hours Pitching Ideas

ReadWriteStart

That's exactly the challenge posed by Geeks on a Train , a veritable Nerd Express from Portland, Ore., Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80 mph. to Vancouver, where passengers will "rethink business" among like-minded entrepreneurs and investors.

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114 Entrepreneurs On 1 Train For 8 Hours Pitching Ideas

ReadWriteStart

That’s exactly the challenge posed by Geeks on a Train , a veritable Nerd Express from Portland, Ore., Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80 mph. to Vancouver, where passengers will “rethink business” among like-minded entrepreneurs and investors.