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Where to Find High-Quality Drone Parts and Accessories

The Startup Magazine

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. Savvy drone buyers weigh specifications, capabilities, and reviewer experiences before purchasing rather than simply sorting price: low to high.

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A Look at What’s Fueling Startup Investments in Colombia

ReadWriteStart

They’ve raised $14M from US-based VCs Portland Private Equity and Endeavor. Kushki recently raised a Series A round from dev labs and Magma Partners at the end of 2018. Though still in early funding stages, Truora left Y-Combinator with regional investors Magma Partners and Kaszek Ventures, and foreign investors Y-Combinator and Accel.

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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. I’ve seen a lot of rappers that are my partners — bigger artists than me — have stuff poppin’, but three or four years later they’re not doing anything. Following with the times and progression.

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You Need to Be Listed on These 5 High-Visibility Directory Sites

The Startup Magazine

Use your LinkedIn profile to connect with potential business partners and bulk customers, but don’t be afraid to have some fun with your profile either. With low barriers to entry and high Domain Authority, it’s a no-brainer for visibility-seeking people and companies, too.

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Founders: Learning should be your top 2013 New Year’s resolution

The Next Web

Coursera is a social entrepreneurship company that partners with the top universities in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. Narrative and Comms Design by Portland State University. Harvard and MIT created edX , an online learning platform with great content. It’s also beautifully designed. Khan Academy.

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"Smell Like a Man" Agency Partners With Nike, Target & Coke on Tech Incubator

ReadWriteStart

Wieden+Kennedy, the advertising agency that made the absurdly popular Old Spice campaign on TV and the web called "Smell Like a Man" announced today that it is now accepting applications from brand-friendly tech startups for admission to its incubator program, the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE).

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

My business partner and I wanted the new name to reflect our striving to be a “Kingdom Business” discovering what unique role God wants us to play in the local and global marketplaces. I thought of names like, Ranking Results Northwest, Portland Optimization Strategies, or Portland SEO Works. 8 – A Running Joke.

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