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The 4 Best Cities In America For Startups

YoungUpstarts

If you really want to make it, you need to go somewhere that allows you to network with the thriving tech community. If you’re able to make a trend catch on in Portland, it’s often much easier to spread the word beyond your own homestead. With luck, we might even make some money doing it. San Francisco is already well publicized.

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

Gust

Oregon Angel Fund – Portland, OR ( [link] nd.com/ ). Southern Willamette Angel Network – Eugene, OR ( [link].com/bus… Tacoma Angel Network – Tacoma, WA ( [link] twork.com/ ). Puget Sound Venture Club – Bellevue, WA ( [link] ). Seraph Capital Forum – Seattle, WA ( [link].com/ com/bus… ).

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Mentoring the mentors: Advice and inspiration for startup mentors

siliconflorist.com

Covering the blossoming startup industry in Portland, Oregon, and the Silicon Forest. Related posts Cloudability’s day in the sun: Portland company lands $8.7 0) Just hack it: Nike launches Nike+ Accelerator powered by TechStars in Portland. Ignite Portland 10 at Bagdad Theater and Pub. Beer and Blog Portland.

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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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Nike Accelerator – Powered By TechStars

Feld Thoughts

We’ve seen this dramatically accelerator around the world through the Global Accelerator Network and when I wrote Startup Communities: Building a Startup Ecosystem in Your City , much of what I used as the basis for the Boulder Thesis came from my experiences here. Announcing Ari Newman as TechStars Network Catalyst.

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The best nonprofit events board members should know about this year

Board Effect

Industry events give your leadership and board members opportunities to share resources and network, as well as learn about best practices, industry trends and innovations. Louis, Missouri, where attendees will network and learn about professional development. This year’s hybrid conference will take place in Portland, Oregon.

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Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review

Version One Ventures

Booster rolled out a fleet of its mobile fueling trucks to three new cities : Portland, Ore., You can watch and filter NFT mint and sale activity across 42 networks as transactions happen on-chain. . Filebase announced upcoming changes to their platform, namely removing Skynet and Storj integrations permanently. Boston, and Philly.