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Although it was fairly run down and located on a reservation town in Oregon, I worked at it. by Joe Edgar, CEO of TenantCloud. The tortoise and the hare is a great bedtime story, but also proffers some advice to every young business owner and entrepreneur alike. The egotistical rabbit takes on a race of which they consider themselves to be the best and take no mind of their opponent. The CEO of Blockbuster, John Antioco, said in 2000, “Redbox and Netflix aren’t even on the radar.”. MORE
If you’re an Oregon company looking for angel investment, you should consider applying for the Bend Venture Conference before the Sept. 10 deadline. You can click here to go straight to the registration page. MORE
And on Wednesday, moovel announced plans to consolidate its operations and house everyone at its Portland, Oregon headquarters. In April, Austin-based RideScout and Portland-based GlobeSherpa merged and re-branded to form moovel North America, a subsidiary of Daimler. All of 36 employees in the Austin office are being offered a full relocation package to move to […] The post moovel Moves Austin Team to Portland Headquarters appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin MORE
Congressman Peter DeFazio (Oregon, D) stopped by the Palo Alto Software office yesterday and discussed the important role small businesses play in their local economies. While many cities and regions spend time and resources trying to attract and convince large corporations to relocate to their area, DeFazio says a focus on the local businesses can be a better fit. If you can’t view the video above, click here to view it on YouTube. MORE
Palo Alto Software HQ in Eugene, Oregon. I’m Noah and I’m COO here at Palo Alto Software. In case you didn’t know, Palo Alto Software is the great company behind Bplans. Our goal has always been to help entrepreneurs succeed in business. In addition to making business planning software , we also try and help by providing all of the articles and advice that you find here on Bplans. MORE
Included were a former Director at the NSA, a County Clerk in Utah, a State Election Director in Oregon, and the first woman state treasurer and a former nominee for Governor in Massachusetts. Conversation: Making Elections Resilient Against Pandemics. MORE
For me, the comparison of Bend, Oregon to Ithaca is dramatic. Last night the Ithaca startup community held one of its periodic Tech Meetups. It was by far the best one yet in my mind for the simple reason that there were a lot of engaged people there! The energy in the room was incredible. My VC partner Jennifer and I are really proud that CVF sponsors these events. We were really thrilled with the conversations. The event put a big smile on my face. MORE
I’m delighted to be a judge at both of these contests, as well as the University of Oregon New Venture Competition later this week in Portland, OR. I’ve already read my four plans for the Oregon contest, and just finished six plans for the Rice one. MORE
I was there last Thursday to hear these two pitches , two of the best from 16 one-minute pitches at the University of Oregon’s New Venture Championship. The first, from Visiray , a team representing the University of Oregon: And the second one, KarmaGoat , from UCLA. He has an MBA from Stanford and degrees with honors from the University of Oregon and the University of Notre Dame. Tweet Could you describe your company in 60 seconds? MORE
in Computer and Information Science from the University of Oregon. Are you looking for resources to build your app, or your website? Do you need help expanding the functionality of your website, or improving the design? Are you wondering which web hosting service to use, or which programming language you need to learn, or what’s important to look for when hiring a software or web developer? MORE
For InternMatch, the "where," so far, includes Washington, Oregon, and California - the three states where the company has launched its operations. Internships are becoming an increasingly important bridge between students' academic and work careers. MORE
I just finished with the fourth of our annual angel investment event for my local group based in Eugene and Corvallis, Oregon. We now have an investment in Cascade ProDrug, using technology developed at our own University of Oregon (based in Eugene, where I live) to help people fight cancer by reducing the toxic effects of chemotherapy. Invested Interests convertible note gust.com Oregon State University University of Oregon Willamette Angel Conference MORE
I wrote in my last book about Facebook’s massive efficiencies in its data center in Prineville, Oregon and how it had started to share specs. Facebook and corporate marketing, for sure but helping IT? Yes, and not charging for it. Industry Commentary Innovative Business Uses of Technology MORE
This happens every April as I read business plans for my angel investment group in Oregon and for business plan competitions held this month by University of Oregon , Rice University , University of Texas , and the University of Notre Dame. Business Planning business plan Moot Corp New Venture Championship RBPC Rice Business Plan Contest University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Texas Venture Labs Willamette Angel Conference MORE
I can now check Oregon off the “marathon in every state list.” Running marathon oregon portland shobe” After a four year hiatus, I ran marathon #24 in Portland today. My official time was 5:38 but there are some caveats that bring it down almost 20 minutes (to around 5:20). More on that in a bit. Once again I ran it with my running buddy Matt Shobe. This is the fourth marathon we’ve done together (Portland, Detroit, St. Louis, and Huntsville). MORE
current affairs trends America moves California forbes.com interactive map Lane County Oregon Santa Clara County Silicon ValleyTweet This is cool, and maybe even useful. I caught Map: Where Americans Are Moving yesterday on Forbes.com. MORE
I wish we could do this in Oregon. OK Oregon? I recently found out about this very interesting Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. And you probably wish you could do it in your state too. If I read this right, the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is going to give half a million dollars in real money to the Michigan company that wins its grand prize at the November event. MORE
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. Here’s a list: Angel Oregon www.oenangeloregon.org. Oregon Angel Fund www.oregonangelfund.com. MORE
Their beer is currently shipped to Portland, Oregon, Denver, Boise, and Seattle. Jeremy Tofte’s family background in the beer business shows through in his work with Melvin Brewing. MORE
My mentor was my dad, who owned a small business in Milwaukie, Oregon. Today I’m CEO of Oregon’s second largest state-chartered credit union, and I love going to work every day, making a difference in the lives of our members, employees and the communities we serve. At Oregon Community, we helped more than 500 members in 2012 alone with special workout loans that adjusted rates or payments on auto loans and mortgages. MORE
Columbus beat Austin, Denver, Portland, Oregon, Kansas City, Missouri, Pittsburgh and San Francisco to win the first […] The post Austin Loses $50 Million Smart City Challenge to Columbus appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin lost its bid to become the winner of $50 million in prizes in the Smart City Challenge from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Vulcan Philanthropy to Columbus, Ohio, according to a report in The Columbus Dispatch. MORE
For just $100,000, 20 computers and a free website design, the company bought the naming rights to the small Oregon town of Halfway for one year – renaming the town Half.com, becoming the first dotcom city in America. One of the big challenges for many new start-ups is separating themselves from the competition and spreading awareness of the brand/product/service. Unusual, unique and eye-catching marketing campaigns are often pursued in an attempt to become separate from the herd. MORE
Is your company in Oregon? Is it a startup or early-stage company looking for angel investment? Does it have the kind of team and growth prospects that can make money for investors? MORE
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
in Computer and Information Science from the University of Oregon. In honor of National Programmer’s Day, we invite you to join us on Twitter with your computer programming questions today for the first-ever Bplans #askadeveloper Tweetchat. Simply tweet @bplans using the hashtag #askadeveloper between 9 and 10 am PDT , and our team of professional software and web developers will respond in real-time. MORE
Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail distribution, and online ordering. We wanted ice cream that we make from scratch,” Emily says, “to showcase local, Oregon dairy, and using local, seasonal fruit, berries, and produce.”. We wanted to start a business where we could work together, and that allowed us to highlight the local food bounty that we have in Oregon,” Stuart explains. MORE
Business Management leadership Management oregon daily emeraldThe hardest lesson for a leader to learn, is when to leave something to someone else. The pressure of being in charge can cause them to think they need to be god’s gift to everything under the sun. Sometimes, that pressure can even trap them in cycles of hyper-managing, just to prove to their employees that they are worthy of their title. MORE
Let’s think about Nike: Phil Knight was a track runner at the University of Oregon. Together with Bill Bowerman, the track coach at the University of Oregon, they created the famous “waffle iron” sole. Photo courtesy of Oregon Live. Crafting and identifying your brand’s tone of voice is essential to engaging your customers in a meaningful way. In fact, it’s the foundation for all of your marketing communications. MORE
from 2012-2015, Oregon Business Magazine ‘s 100 Best Companies in Oregon from 2010-2017, and the Portland Business Journal ‘s Most Admired Companies. from 2012-2015, Oregon Business Magazine‘s 100 Best Companies in Oregon from 2010-2017, and the Portland Business Journal‘s Most Admired Companies. Growing Your Business While Growing as an Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jill Nelson. MORE
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. The Oregon startup scene today looks very different from what it did 10 years ago. Over the years Dino and I brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development. I visited Bend last year and caught up with his progress. MORE
by Veronica Baxter. Perhaps. Statutory workers’ compensation laws are particular to each state, but in general, businesses having employees that are not large enough to self-insure must carry workers’ comp insurance. The number and type of employees triggering the workers’ compensation insurance requirement varies, and each state has different exceptions to that requirement. The Number of Employees You Have Matters. MORE
Yesterday’s Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) 2013 event invested more than $465,000 in four Oregon startups, highlighted by more than $250,000 in Portland-based Sonivate , which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback. . This year’s event was held on campus at Oregon State University. MORE
Palo Alto Software’s very own Lara Fields was recently interviewed by KLCC (Eugene, Oregon’s NPR affiliate station) for a segment on women in programming. The story—titled “Women Are Missing in Eugene’s Tech Community”—aired this morning, and can be found here. MORE
Inspiration celebration Grilling holidays Labor Day Labor Unions New York Oregon Parades When was the first Labor Day? When did it become a national holiday? Who “invented” it? Take a light-hearted look back at the origins of Labor Day, a holiday where we can kick our feet up, enjoy a burger or beer, and celebrate our own hard-working awesomeness. A Brief History of Labor Day: How will you be celebrating Labor Day? Are you still working, or do you get the day off? MORE
current affairs trends America moves California forbes.com interactive map Lane County Oregon Santa Clara County Silicon ValleyThis is cool, and maybe even useful. I caught Map: Where Americans Are Moving yesterday on Forbes.com. MORE
Just returned from a golf trip to Bandon Dunes , Oregon. And even if he built it, would anyone come to this remote Oregon outpost?" Manage seasonal demand through pricing - Weather on the Oregon coast can range from gorgeous to downright nasty and can change from one of the other in a matter of minutes. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Thursday, November 13, 2008. Man Camp. MORE
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. But it’s easy to get drowned out by the noise from Silicon Valley and other cities in Washington and Oregon. The state of Oregon is also making funds available to invest in and support the formation of venture funds within the state. MORE
At Bplans, we’re proud of our home state of Oregon. Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software (Bplans parent company) recently wrote about Oregon’s unique startup culture on her blog MommyCEO at ForbesWoman : “What is exciting for Oregon companies is that these conferences and angel groups have given Oregon high-growth companies an avenue to get funded, and stay in Oregon. Business Planning business plan competition Oregon Oregon Business MORE
Oregon Angel Fund – Portland, OR ( [link] nd.com/ ). The Pacific Northwest has some of the best and most active angel groups in the country (and I say that coming from New York!) Check out: Alliance of Angels - Seattle, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). Bellingham Angel Group - Bellingham, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). Boise Angel Alliance – Boise, ID ( [link] iance.com/ ). Eastern Idaho Angel Group – Rexburg, ID ( [link] org/idah… ). MORE
Jasmine Family (Oregon) Kristen Family (Pennslyvania) Colleen’s Family (Not Disclosed) Cristina Family (New Jersey) Theresa’s Family (Texas). A month ago, Alex Iskold emailed me about a new initiative that he started with Minda Brusse and a group of 20 volunteers called the $1K Project. The mission of the $1K Project is to help families impacted by the pandemic by connecting them directly with sponsors who are willing to gift them $1k a month for three months. MORE
So, I’m in significantly better shape, which makes me happy since my October 2016 Marathon in Portland, Oregon was a debacle. I’m running my 25th marathon in South Dakota on 10/8/17. My training has been going well and I’m now in a zone of 30+ miles a week with a long run once a week in the high teens. Today’s run from Aspen to Basalt was the best run I’ve had in over a year. Just under a year ago, I did this same run in 4 hours. MORE
It happened last Friday in the semi-final round of the University of Oregon’s New Venture Competition, which was eventually won Saturday by a University of Louisville company named NanoMark Therapuetics. MORE
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. ——— Let’s get right to the point… I fell in love with Bend, Oregon, once a sleepy logging town, now population 79,000. MORE
Case in point, I had my first The Crisis Turnaround book talk (via Zoom), hosted by Tech Oregon last week. Everything’s changing, amirite? MORE
Oregon Related Topics Up and Running
DECEMBER 13, 2010
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. Here’s a list: Angel Oregon www.oenangeloregon.org. Oregon Angel Fund www.oregonangelfund.com.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
Is your company in Oregon? Is it a startup or early-stage company looking for angel investment? Does it have the kind of team and growth prospects that can make money for investors?
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Scalable Startup
OCTOBER 28, 2011
[link]. WordPress has a great opening page “Freshly Pressed” where I found this.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 9, 2016
I can now check Oregon off the “marathon in every state list.” Running marathon oregon portland shobe” After a four year hiatus, I ran marathon #24 in Portland today. My official time was 5:38 but there are some caveats that bring it down almost 20 minutes (to around 5:20). More on that in a bit. Once again I ran it with my running buddy Matt Shobe. This is the fourth marathon we’ve done together (Portland, Detroit, St. Louis, and Huntsville).
Up and Running
MARCH 9, 2012
At Bplans, we’re proud of our home state of Oregon. Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software (Bplans parent company) recently wrote about Oregon’s unique startup culture on her blog MommyCEO at ForbesWoman : “What is exciting for Oregon companies is that these conferences and angel groups have given Oregon high-growth companies an avenue to get funded, and stay in Oregon. Business Planning business plan competition Oregon Oregon Business
Up and Running
JULY 16, 2015
Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail distribution, and online ordering. We wanted ice cream that we make from scratch,” Emily says, “to showcase local, Oregon dairy, and using local, seasonal fruit, berries, and produce.”. We wanted to start a business where we could work together, and that allowed us to highlight the local food bounty that we have in Oregon,” Stuart explains.
Gust
MAY 22, 2012
I just finished with the fourth of our annual angel investment event for my local group based in Eugene and Corvallis, Oregon. We now have an investment in Cascade ProDrug, using technology developed at our own University of Oregon (based in Eugene, where I live) to help people fight cancer by reducing the toxic effects of chemotherapy. Invested Interests convertible note gust.com Oregon State University University of Oregon Willamette Angel Conference
Up and Running
APRIL 7, 2010
I’m delighted to be a judge at both of these contests, as well as the University of Oregon New Venture Competition later this week in Portland, OR. I’ve already read my four plans for the Oregon contest, and just finished six plans for the Rice one.
Up and Running
APRIL 11, 2011
I was there last Thursday to hear these two pitches , two of the best from 16 one-minute pitches at the University of Oregon’s New Venture Championship. The first, from Visiray , a team representing the University of Oregon: And the second one, KarmaGoat , from UCLA. He has an MBA from Stanford and degrees with honors from the University of Oregon and the University of Notre Dame. Tweet Could you describe your company in 60 seconds?
Up and Running
MARCH 27, 2013
Business Management leadership Management oregon daily emeraldThe hardest lesson for a leader to learn, is when to leave something to someone else. The pressure of being in charge can cause them to think they need to be god’s gift to everything under the sun. Sometimes, that pressure can even trap them in cycles of hyper-managing, just to prove to their employees that they are worthy of their title.
Up and Running
APRIL 12, 2010
It happened last Friday in the semi-final round of the University of Oregon’s New Venture Competition, which was eventually won Saturday by a University of Louisville company named NanoMark Therapuetics.
Up and Running
JANUARY 31, 2011
current affairs trends America moves California forbes.com interactive map Lane County Oregon Santa Clara County Silicon ValleyThis is cool, and maybe even useful. I caught Map: Where Americans Are Moving yesterday on Forbes.com.
Up and Running
APRIL 4, 2012
This happens every April as I read business plans for my angel investment group in Oregon and for business plan competitions held this month by University of Oregon , Rice University , University of Texas , and the University of Notre Dame. Business Planning business plan Moot Corp New Venture Championship RBPC Rice Business Plan Contest University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Texas Venture Labs Willamette Angel Conference
deal architect
OCTOBER 5, 2013
I wrote in my last book about Facebook’s massive efficiencies in its data center in Prineville, Oregon and how it had started to share specs. Facebook and corporate marketing, for sure but helping IT? Yes, and not charging for it. Industry Commentary Innovative Business Uses of Technology
Up and Running
JANUARY 31, 2011
current affairs trends America moves California forbes.com interactive map Lane County Oregon Santa Clara County Silicon ValleyTweet This is cool, and maybe even useful. I caught Map: Where Americans Are Moving yesterday on Forbes.com.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 20, 2014
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. ——— Let’s get right to the point… I fell in love with Bend, Oregon, once a sleepy logging town, now population 79,000.
David Cohen
APRIL 21, 2020
Included were a former Director at the NSA, a County Clerk in Utah, a State Election Director in Oregon, and the first woman state treasurer and a former nominee for Governor in Massachusetts. Conversation: Making Elections Resilient Against Pandemics.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 11, 2020
Jasmine Family (Oregon) Kristen Family (Pennslyvania) Colleen’s Family (Not Disclosed) Cristina Family (New Jersey) Theresa’s Family (Texas). A month ago, Alex Iskold emailed me about a new initiative that he started with Minda Brusse and a group of 20 volunteers called the $1K Project. The mission of the $1K Project is to help families impacted by the pandemic by connecting them directly with sponsors who are willing to gift them $1k a month for three months.
Up and Running
MAY 10, 2013
Yesterday’s Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) 2013 event invested more than $465,000 in four Oregon startups, highlighted by more than $250,000 in Portland-based Sonivate , which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback. . This year’s event was held on campus at Oregon State University.
SiliconHills
JUNE 21, 2016
Columbus beat Austin, Denver, Portland, Oregon, Kansas City, Missouri, Pittsburgh and San Francisco to win the first […] The post Austin Loses $50 Million Smart City Challenge to Columbus appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin lost its bid to become the winner of $50 million in prizes in the Smart City Challenge from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Vulcan Philanthropy to Columbus, Ohio, according to a report in The Columbus Dispatch.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
And on Wednesday, moovel announced plans to consolidate its operations and house everyone at its Portland, Oregon headquarters. In April, Austin-based RideScout and Portland-based GlobeSherpa merged and re-branded to form moovel North America, a subsidiary of Daimler. All of 36 employees in the Austin office are being offered a full relocation package to move to […] The post moovel Moves Austin Team to Portland Headquarters appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
Palo Alto Software’s very own Lara Fields was recently interviewed by KLCC (Eugene, Oregon’s NPR affiliate station) for a segment on women in programming. The story—titled “Women Are Missing in Eugene’s Tech Community”—aired this morning, and can be found here.
Up and Running
JULY 9, 2013
My mentor was my dad, who owned a small business in Milwaukie, Oregon. Today I’m CEO of Oregon’s second largest state-chartered credit union, and I love going to work every day, making a difference in the lives of our members, employees and the communities we serve. At Oregon Community, we helped more than 500 members in 2012 alone with special workout loans that adjusted rates or payments on auto loans and mortgages.
Professor VC
NOVEMBER 13, 2008
Just returned from a golf trip to Bandon Dunes , Oregon. And even if he built it, would anyone come to this remote Oregon outpost?" Manage seasonal demand through pricing - Weather on the Oregon coast can range from gorgeous to downright nasty and can change from one of the other in a matter of minutes. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Thursday, November 13, 2008. Man Camp.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 24, 2014
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. But it’s easy to get drowned out by the noise from Silicon Valley and other cities in Washington and Oregon. The state of Oregon is also making funds available to invest in and support the formation of venture funds within the state.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 9, 2019
from 2012-2015, Oregon Business Magazine ‘s 100 Best Companies in Oregon from 2010-2017, and the Portland Business Journal ‘s Most Admired Companies. from 2012-2015, Oregon Business Magazine‘s 100 Best Companies in Oregon from 2010-2017, and the Portland Business Journal‘s Most Admired Companies. Growing Your Business While Growing as an Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jill Nelson.
Up and Running
APRIL 5, 2012
Congressman Peter DeFazio (Oregon, D) stopped by the Palo Alto Software office yesterday and discussed the important role small businesses play in their local economies. While many cities and regions spend time and resources trying to attract and convince large corporations to relocate to their area, DeFazio says a focus on the local businesses can be a better fit. If you can’t view the video above, click here to view it on YouTube.
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Their beer is currently shipped to Portland, Oregon, Denver, Boise, and Seattle. Jeremy Tofte’s family background in the beer business shows through in his work with Melvin Brewing.
Up and Running
AUGUST 31, 2010
If you’re an Oregon company looking for angel investment, you should consider applying for the Bend Venture Conference before the Sept. 10 deadline. You can click here to go straight to the registration page.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 30, 2020
by Veronica Baxter. Perhaps. Statutory workers’ compensation laws are particular to each state, but in general, businesses having employees that are not large enough to self-insure must carry workers’ comp insurance. The number and type of employees triggering the workers’ compensation insurance requirement varies, and each state has different exceptions to that requirement. The Number of Employees You Have Matters.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
in Computer and Information Science from the University of Oregon. In honor of National Programmer’s Day, we invite you to join us on Twitter with your computer programming questions today for the first-ever Bplans #askadeveloper Tweetchat. Simply tweet @bplans using the hashtag #askadeveloper between 9 and 10 am PDT , and our team of professional software and web developers will respond in real-time.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 22, 2014
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. The Oregon startup scene today looks very different from what it did 10 years ago. Over the years Dino and I brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development. I visited Bend last year and caught up with his progress.
ithacaVC
JANUARY 29, 2014
For me, the comparison of Bend, Oregon to Ithaca is dramatic. Last night the Ithaca startup community held one of its periodic Tech Meetups. It was by far the best one yet in my mind for the simple reason that there were a lot of engaged people there! The energy in the room was incredible. My VC partner Jennifer and I are really proud that CVF sponsors these events. We were really thrilled with the conversations. The event put a big smile on my face.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
in Computer and Information Science from the University of Oregon. Are you looking for resources to build your app, or your website? Do you need help expanding the functionality of your website, or improving the design? Are you wondering which web hosting service to use, or which programming language you need to learn, or what’s important to look for when hiring a software or web developer?
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
So, I’m in significantly better shape, which makes me happy since my October 2016 Marathon in Portland, Oregon was a debacle. I’m running my 25th marathon in South Dakota on 10/8/17. My training has been going well and I’m now in a zone of 30+ miles a week with a long run once a week in the high teens. Today’s run from Aspen to Basalt was the best run I’ve had in over a year. Just under a year ago, I did this same run in 4 hours.
Gust
DECEMBER 11, 2013
Oregon Angel Fund – Portland, OR ( [link] nd.com/ ). The Pacific Northwest has some of the best and most active angel groups in the country (and I say that coming from New York!) Check out: Alliance of Angels - Seattle, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). Bellingham Angel Group - Bellingham, WA ( [link] els.com/ ). Boise Angel Alliance – Boise, ID ( [link] iance.com/ ). Eastern Idaho Angel Group – Rexburg, ID ( [link] org/idah… ).
Up and Running
JANUARY 14, 2015
Palo Alto Software HQ in Eugene, Oregon. I’m Noah and I’m COO here at Palo Alto Software. In case you didn’t know, Palo Alto Software is the great company behind Bplans. Our goal has always been to help entrepreneurs succeed in business. In addition to making business planning software , we also try and help by providing all of the articles and advice that you find here on Bplans.
Jeff Hilimire
MAY 27, 2020
Case in point, I had my first The Crisis Turnaround book talk (via Zoom), hosted by Tech Oregon last week. Everything’s changing, amirite?
Up and Running
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Let’s think about Nike: Phil Knight was a track runner at the University of Oregon. Together with Bill Bowerman, the track coach at the University of Oregon, they created the famous “waffle iron” sole. Photo courtesy of Oregon Live. Crafting and identifying your brand’s tone of voice is essential to engaging your customers in a meaningful way. In fact, it’s the foundation for all of your marketing communications.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Although it was fairly run down and located on a reservation town in Oregon, I worked at it. by Joe Edgar, CEO of TenantCloud. The tortoise and the hare is a great bedtime story, but also proffers some advice to every young business owner and entrepreneur alike. The egotistical rabbit takes on a race of which they consider themselves to be the best and take no mind of their opponent. The CEO of Blockbuster, John Antioco, said in 2000, “Redbox and Netflix aren’t even on the radar.”.
ReadWriteStart
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
For InternMatch, the "where," so far, includes Washington, Oregon, and California - the three states where the company has launched its operations. Internships are becoming an increasingly important bridge between students' academic and work careers.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 6, 2015
For just $100,000, 20 computers and a free website design, the company bought the naming rights to the small Oregon town of Halfway for one year – renaming the town Half.com, becoming the first dotcom city in America. One of the big challenges for many new start-ups is separating themselves from the competition and spreading awareness of the brand/product/service. Unusual, unique and eye-catching marketing campaigns are often pursued in an attempt to become separate from the herd.
Up and Running
JUNE 22, 2011
I wish we could do this in Oregon. OK Oregon? I recently found out about this very interesting Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. And you probably wish you could do it in your state too. If I read this right, the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is going to give half a million dollars in real money to the Michigan company that wins its grand prize at the November event.
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