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Where to Find High-Quality Drone Parts and Accessories

The Startup Magazine

Similarly, rugged frames and sturdy landing gear reduce risk of breaking during routine operation or minor crashes. For example, NW Blue Portland built its reputation by only selling carefully vetted components hand-picked for reliability, unlike mass-market generalists pushing volume over quality.

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Music Entrepreneurship: Portland rap legend Cool Nutz addresses the secrets of his success

Up and Running

Portland is an independent musician city, so I was around a lot of people in the rock business, doing a lot of the same things. A lot of the ways I was operating my business was based off what I saw indie rock artists doing from a do-it-yourself perspective. I could watch them and build a blueprint off of stuff that they were doing.

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

Steve Blank

When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. Nearby Portland Oregon (just 160 miles away) is home to over 300 startups; between the two markets, nearly 80 new startups are forming each year.

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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

Both Sides of the Table

Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. My partner Greg Bettinelli gave me the idea for the title of this post because he ran a breakout session at the Upfront Summit titled “How to Out Amazon, Amazon.”

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Cats With Your Coffee? What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Purringtons Cat Cafe

Up and Running

In the last year alone, several have opened across the United States, with cafes in New York City, Oakland, California, and soon, Portland Oregon. I spoke with wife and husband team Kristen and Sergio Castillo, whose cat cafe, Purringtons, is set to open in Portland at the end of January. An entrepreneurial epiphany. Kristen says.

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

The studio’s design talent boasts some famous names among the list of partners, including Paula Scher, Michael Beirut, Alan Fletcher, Colin Forbes, Harry Pearce, and many more. In its 12 years of operation, the company has worked for some of the biggest companies online, including Google, Disney, Slack, Medium, and more.

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One More Time: No NDAs

dashes.com

If I honor your NDA, and I meet a great investor or potential employee or valuable partner for your new venture, I wouldnt be able to tell them about it. The trick worked and the hyper-sophisticated AC system hummed into operation, but he was still challenged. or Portland. Parley-vous "A-list"?). I can relate to that.

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