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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

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. I visited Bend last year and caught up with his progress.

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Half-stepping into video

Jeff Hilimire

I think Bill Murray said it best while explaining the situation in New York in 1984 when the ghosts were let out of the…well, I don’t want to spoil it for you, let’s just say it led to this epic line: Side note: is it just me or is there some weird acting going on by his partner in the background ? So yeah, things are nuts.

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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. Dino and I kept in touch as he moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Here’s Part 1 of Dino’s story….

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SWOT Analysis Examples

Up and Running

Botanical Bounty is an Oregon-based perennial farm that grows a variety of botanical, medicinal plants. This is one area in which being a small local firm could be a major advantage, but international market research and more information about the government export initiatives are required. Example SWOT analysis: Botanical Bounty.

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

Up and Running

Here’s a brief example: The problem : There is a lack of affordable pediatric and gynecological care available in coastal areas of Lane County, Oregon. The solution : Dr. Gardner plans to open Ocean Lane Outpatient Care to serve smaller Oregon coastal communities scattered outside of major towns with major hospitals. Operations.

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Making Elections Resilient Against Pandemics

David Cohen

For these reasons, I jumped at the opportunity to partner with Voatz (disclosure: Techstars is an investor in the company) to interview leading experts across the U.S. about the progress with online and mobile voting.

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Beyond the Full-Time CMO: How Companies are Opting for a Fractional Future

Duct Tape Marketing

Do you collaborate with a team or partners? [06:14] Because you can, do you have a team of implementers or if somebody does need more than say you personally can provide, do you bring in partners? Well, again, I appreciate you stopping by and the next time, hopefully I'm in Hood River, Oregon. How do you avoid this? [07:30]