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What are the top VC firms and angel groups in Seattle/Portland/Vancouver (or Pacific Northwest area)?

Gust

The Pacific Northwest has some of the best and most active angel groups in the country (and I say that coming from New York!) Oregon Angel Fund – Portland, OR ( [link] nd.com/ ). Southern Willamette Angel Network – Eugene, OR ( [link].com/bus… Bellingham Angel Group - Bellingham, WA ( [link] els.com/ ).

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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

This is going to be BIG.

In 2010, Antonio Garcia Martinez, the founder of AdGrok, wrote, “New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say.” 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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[Event] FOCUS100

YoungUpstarts

This year’s event will take place in the City University of New York Graduate Center’s historic B. As such, upcoming technology conference FOCUS100 intends to make diversity a key theme in its third annual edition. Altman Company Building, a city landmark located at 365 5th Avenue in Manhattan.

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Nike Accelerator – Powered By TechStars

Feld Thoughts

Our experience with TechStars – starting in Boulder, but expanding to Boston, Seattle, and New York – helped us understand not just TechStars’ role and impact on a startup community, but what drives startup communities over the long term. Announcing Ari Newman as TechStars Network Catalyst.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Portland, OR. Silicon Valley has dominated the U.S. startup ecosystem for many decades. Here are some additional U.S. Atlanta, GA.

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Engineering a Regional Tech Cluster-part 3 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Entrepreneurs need to understand and believe the reasons why they should want to cluster in your region given there are other alternatives (nationally Silicon Valley or New York; regionally Seattle and Bellevue, Portland and Bend). Local Early-Stage Risk Capital.

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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.