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Austin Technology San Antonio Technology Austin high technology Portland Richard Florida Rise of the Creative Class Rise of the Creative Class Revisited San Francisco Seattle Silicon Valley workforceIn 2006, Richard Florida visited San Antonio and spoke at the Texas Lyceum Conference. I covered the conference for the local newspaper. Florida made quite an impression on me. I thought he understood the high-tech workforce better than anyone. MORE
In April, Austin-based RideScout and Portland-based GlobeSherpa merged and re-branded to form moovel North America, a subsidiary of Daimler. And on Wednesday, moovel announced plans to consolidate its operations and house everyone at its Portland, Oregon headquarters. MORE
Geoloqi was a smart little startup from Portland, Ore., There’s a clear roadmap, they know what they’re working on, and they can hire more Portlanders. Disclosure: I used to hang out with Geoloqi a lot when I lived in Portland because I think what they do is awesome. MORE
On a recent train trip down from Vancouver to Portland for a conference, I decided to extend my visit an extra day so I could visit with one of my most successful Blog Mastermind coaching clients. Blog Mastermind business case study drama teacher entrepreneur portland subscription business MORE
Each is roughly invested 1/3rd into companies in Colorado, 1/3rd into companies in the bay area, and 1/3rd into companies in the rest of the US (Boston, NY, Seattle, LA, Portland, Austin, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., Yesterday we closed our fifth fund, Foundry Venture Capital 2016, L.P. MORE
Portland. 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. So, you’ve got the bug to work for yourself? There is no doubt about it, the appeal of startup culture is inarguable. MORE
And they are available at most Safeway stores in Seattle, Portland, and Northern CA; at most Vons in Southern CA; at most HEB’s in Texas; and at all Price Choppers in New York State/Western CT. A few years ago, several friends started a company called Evergreen IP to help inventors commercialize their consumer innovations. MORE
I woke up this morning with a particularly vivid dream that has stuck with me for the past hour as I get ready to head to Seattle and Portland for a few days. I love dreams. Mine are often very detailed, clear, extremely colorful, linger for a while (several hours) after I wake up, and full of strange and complex linkages between things that often cause me to make associations I wouldn’t have otherwise made. MORE
South Portland, ME - 364 Maine Mall Road. Sphero is now available in some Brookstone stores around the US. There’s a handy map on the Sphero site and I’ll include a list at the bottom of this post. Occasionally one of you, dear blog reader, will ask if you can do anything for me. MORE
The Nike+ Accelerator will be based in downtown Portland, and the program is just a short drive away from Nike World Headquarters. It will begin in March of 2013 and conclude in June with two investor demo days; one in Portland and one in Silicon Valley. Portland Business Journal. Today, Nike announced their first Nike+ Accelerator program, powered by TechStars. Ten companies will participate in a three-month, mentorship-driven program. MORE
When I reflect on where some of our investments are, they are in cities like Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Minneapolis, Boulder, Denver, Charlotte, Lexington, New York, and Boston. MORE
” After a four year hiatus, I ran marathon #24 in Portland today. This is the fourth marathon we’ve done together (Portland, Detroit, St. This is the 45th year for this marathon and Portland shows up to take care of the runners. The post 2016 Portland Marathon appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Running marathon oregon portland shobeI can now check Oregon off the “marathon in every state list.” MORE
And our vertical and powered by programs – Cloud (in San Antonio with Rackspace), Microsoft Accelerator (in Seattle with Microsoft) and Nike Accelerator (in Portland with Nike) were also started from scratch. TechStars Chicago applications are now open. Apply now. You didn’t know there was a TechStars Chicago? There is now. MORE
Based in Portland, the program is just a short drive away from Nike World Headquarters. will begin in March of 2013 and conclude in June with two investor demo days; one in Portland and one in Silicon Valley. TechStars accelerator digital health human instrumentation nike+ portlandWhen we started TechStars in 2006, one of our premises was to help build a strong startup community in Boulder. MORE
” This great answer was written by Adam Nyhan, business attorney for Opticliff Law in Portland, ME, and is reposted here with his permission. Editor’s note: A Quora user recently asked, “What is the most common legal mistake that attorneys see laypeople make?” I’m a business lawyer, so my answer will reflect the types of mistakes that clients of mine make. Read more >. The post What is the most common legal mistake that attorneys see laypeople make? MORE
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We had a great discussion where I learned more about Zebras, the Zebra Movement, and the upcoming DazzleCon Conference in Portland this week. Yesterday, I wrote about the upcoming CO Impact Days. MORE
Her business was a lemonade stand at the Last Thursday monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. From OregonLive.com : It's hardly unusual to hear small-business owners gripe about licensing requirements or complain that heavy-handed regulations are driving them into the red. So when Multnomah County shut down an enterprise last week for operating without a license, you might just sigh and say, there they go again. Except this entrepreneur was a 7-year-old named Julie Murphy. MORE
While Asimos is based out of Portland, OR he is always on the go in search of new wines to sample. The world of importing and exporting wine has proven to be one of the best decisions Michael Asimos has ever made. MORE
We’ve been pleasantly surprised with the expansion of our networks in other geographies, like Southern California (LA, San Diego, and Santa Barbara) and Portland. Semil Shah recently wrote a post titled Investing Outside The Bay Area. MORE
There are also active angel investment groups in Portland, Bend, and Hood River. Portland Angel Network www.oen.org/programs_pan.aspx. MORE
I’m gearing up to be in marathon shape with the goal of running the Portland Marathon in October. It’s summertime and Snoopy is happy. I’m happy also. Summer is my favorite season. MORE
Moovel recently announced plans to consolidate operations to Portland. By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Austin entrepreneurs Joseph Kopser and Bret Boyd have launched Grayline, a corporate consulting firm. Kopser previously worked as global president of moovel, a subsidiary of Diamler AG. Kopser cofounded RideScout and sold it in 2014 to Car2Go, an […] The post Grayline is the Brainchild of Joseph Kopser and Bret Boyd appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin 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. MORE
By HOJUN CHOI Reporter with Silicon Hills News Austin-based RideScout and Portland Ore.-based based GlobeSherpa are merging under one brand: moovel North America. From now on, the company will be known as moovel North America. Under the rebranding, Joseph Kopser, co-founder of RideScout, will be taking on the position of president of moovel Group GmbH, a […] The post RideScout and GlobeSherpa Rebrand as moovel appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin MORE
The Portland-based startup had already participated in the Portland Incubator Experiment. Austin Technology San Antonio Technology cloud computing Cloudability Foundry Jason Seats Mat Elis Portland TechStars TechStars Cloud venture capitalIn the first TechStars class held at the Geekdom earlier this year, Cloudability already had a head start on some of the other companies. When the team landed in San Antonio, they had already raised $1.1 million, according to VentureBeat. MORE
The Mattress Lot is a shop in Portland, Oregon that was started out of desperation after the shop owner, Michael Hanna, lost his job with Comcast and had trouble finding another one. Now they are a focal point and beloved player in the Portland indie business scene. MORE
Nike’s LinkedIn page notes that the Portland-based athletic giant is named for the Greek goddess of victory — one of the only mentions of this fun little fact anywhere in Nike’s vast marketing aperture. Turning up a new social media profile or directory listing takes all of 30 minutes. MORE
The program begins in Portland on March 18th and will be led by Managing Director Dylan Boyd and TechStars is the investor in your company. TechStars accelerator nike+ portlandIf you’re working on a quantified self product or are part of a startup that would benefit from integration with Nike+, you have less than a week left to apply to the Nike+ Accelerator, powered by TechStars (deadline is February 3rd). MORE
Pamplin’s business interests include media (the Portland Tribune and 25 community newspapers), textiles, construction and agriculture. by Robert B. Pamplin Jr., serial entrepreneur and author of 19 books. MORE
RideScout, a mobile app for ground transportation options, Tuesday announced its acquisition of Portland-based GlobeSherpa. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. MORE
That's exactly the challenge posed by Geeks on a Train , a veritable Nerd Express from Portland, Ore., Think an elevator pitch is hard ? Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80 mph. MORE
Entrepreneurs need to understand and believe the reasons why they should want to cluster in your region given there are other alternatives (nationally Silicon Valley or New York; regionally Seattle and Bellevue, Portland and Bend). MORE
A couple of weeks ago I got to listen to Amy Boggs, under-30 founder of a Portland,OR house cleaning business called Sparkling Palaces, sharing her story. 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
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. MORE
Beginning this month, Strideline is launching a range of six new city socks called “The New Crew”, featuring Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and St. MORE
He and his team are building an amazing company in Portland. Best Practices iphone meeting portland push Scott Kveton urban airshipI love Scott Kveton , the CEO of Urban Airship. If you do anything mobile-related and use push notifications of any sort , or real-time location targeting , you need to be talking to them. But even more impressive is how Scott leads his company. MORE
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. It’s no secret: When you think Portland, the first thing that comes to mind definitely isn’t hip-hop. MORE
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). MORE
Or if you want to compare how they did in 2012 to 2013, just read Rand’s post Announcing Moz’s 2012 Metrics, Acquisition of AudienceWise, & Opening of Our Portland Office. Lots of people talk about being transparent. Lots of companies espouse principles of transparency. MORE
Thanks to the best online courses available, you can get an online MBA in Portland – from Concordia University nonetheless – from the comfort of your office. MORE
When I hired Royal Hebert, a former process-server based in Portland, I did so because I had keyed in on one core fact – I’m not the best at organization. MORE
Portland Related Topics Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 9, 2016
” After a four year hiatus, I ran marathon #24 in Portland today. This is the fourth marathon we’ve done together (Portland, Detroit, St. This is the 45th year for this marathon and Portland shows up to take care of the runners. The post 2016 Portland Marathon appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Running marathon oregon portland shobeI can now check Oregon off the “marathon in every state list.”
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
On a recent train trip down from Vancouver to Portland for a conference, I decided to extend my visit an extra day so I could visit with one of my most successful Blog Mastermind coaching clients. Blog Mastermind business case study drama teacher entrepreneur portland subscription business
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
In April, Austin-based RideScout and Portland-based GlobeSherpa merged and re-branded to form moovel North America, a subsidiary of Daimler. And on Wednesday, moovel announced plans to consolidate its operations and house everyone at its Portland, Oregon headquarters.
Up and Running
APRIL 23, 2013
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. It’s no secret: When you think Portland, the first thing that comes to mind definitely isn’t hip-hop.
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… ).
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 29, 2013
The program begins in Portland on March 18th and will be led by Managing Director Dylan Boyd and TechStars is the investor in your company. TechStars accelerator nike+ portlandIf you’re working on a quantified self product or are part of a startup that would benefit from integration with Nike+, you have less than a week left to apply to the Nike+ Accelerator, powered by TechStars (deadline is February 3rd).
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 22, 2013
He and his team are building an amazing company in Portland. Best Practices iphone meeting portland push Scott Kveton urban airshipI love Scott Kveton , the CEO of Urban Airship. If you do anything mobile-related and use push notifications of any sort , or real-time location targeting , you need to be talking to them. But even more impressive is how Scott leads his company.
Scalable Startup
MARCH 15, 2012
I lived in Portland for a few years and often miss the special magic that it has. You can try to put it into words – bridges, fog, Powell’s, fresh oysters and salmon, 23rd, Old Town. But it’s better in words, and Hillary caught some of the magic here.
SiliconHills
JULY 12, 2012
The Portland-based startup had already participated in the Portland Incubator Experiment. Austin Technology San Antonio Technology cloud computing Cloudability Foundry Jason Seats Mat Elis Portland TechStars TechStars Cloud venture capitalIn the first TechStars class held at the Geekdom earlier this year, Cloudability already had a head start on some of the other companies. When the team landed in San Antonio, they had already raised $1.1 million, according to VentureBeat.
SiliconHills
JUNE 29, 2012
Austin Technology San Antonio Technology Austin high technology Portland Richard Florida Rise of the Creative Class Rise of the Creative Class Revisited San Francisco Seattle Silicon Valley workforceIn 2006, Richard Florida visited San Antonio and spoke at the Texas Lyceum Conference. I covered the conference for the local newspaper. Florida made quite an impression on me. I thought he understood the high-tech workforce better than anyone.
Gust
MARCH 9, 2018
” This great answer was written by Adam Nyhan, business attorney for Opticliff Law in Portland, ME, and is reposted here with his permission. Editor’s note: A Quora user recently asked, “What is the most common legal mistake that attorneys see laypeople make?” I’m a business lawyer, so my answer will reflect the types of mistakes that clients of mine make. Read more >. The post What is the most common legal mistake that attorneys see laypeople make?
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
We had a great discussion where I learned more about Zebras, the Zebra Movement, and the upcoming DazzleCon Conference in Portland this week. Yesterday, I wrote about the upcoming CO Impact Days.
The Next Web
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
When I hired Royal Hebert, a former process-server based in Portland, I did so because I had keyed in on one core fact – I’m not the best at organization.
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.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 30, 2015
Each is roughly invested 1/3rd into companies in Colorado, 1/3rd into companies in the bay area, and 1/3rd into companies in the rest of the US (Boston, NY, Seattle, LA, Portland, Austin, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., Yesterday we closed our fifth fund, Foundry Venture Capital 2016, L.P.
SiliconHills
JANUARY 18, 2017
Moovel recently announced plans to consolidate operations to Portland. By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Austin entrepreneurs Joseph Kopser and Bret Boyd have launched Grayline, a corporate consulting firm. Kopser previously worked as global president of moovel, a subsidiary of Diamler AG. Kopser cofounded RideScout and sold it in 2014 to Car2Go, an […] The post Grayline is the Brainchild of Joseph Kopser and Bret Boyd appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin
SiliconHills
JUNE 30, 2015
RideScout, a mobile app for ground transportation options, Tuesday announced its acquisition of Portland-based GlobeSherpa. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
SiliconHills
APRIL 14, 2016
By HOJUN CHOI Reporter with Silicon Hills News Austin-based RideScout and Portland Ore.-based based GlobeSherpa are merging under one brand: moovel North America. From now on, the company will be known as moovel North America. Under the rebranding, Joseph Kopser, co-founder of RideScout, will be taking on the position of president of moovel Group GmbH, a […] The post RideScout and GlobeSherpa Rebrand as moovel appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin
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.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 6, 2018
We’ve been pleasantly surprised with the expansion of our networks in other geographies, like Southern California (LA, San Diego, and Santa Barbara) and Portland. Semil Shah recently wrote a post titled Investing Outside The Bay Area.
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 29, 2016
When I reflect on where some of our investments are, they are in cities like Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Minneapolis, Boulder, Denver, Charlotte, Lexington, New York, and Boston.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 2, 2016
Portland. 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. So, you’ve got the bug to work for yourself? There is no doubt about it, the appeal of startup culture is inarguable.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 6, 2016
I woke up this morning with a particularly vivid dream that has stuck with me for the past hour as I get ready to head to Seattle and Portland for a few days. I love dreams. Mine are often very detailed, clear, extremely colorful, linger for a while (several hours) after I wake up, and full of strange and complex linkages between things that often cause me to make associations I wouldn’t have otherwise made.
David Cohen
DECEMBER 10, 2012
The Nike+ Accelerator will be based in downtown Portland, and the program is just a short drive away from Nike World Headquarters. It will begin in March of 2013 and conclude in June with two investor demo days; one in Portland and one in Silicon Valley. Portland Business Journal. Today, Nike announced their first Nike+ Accelerator program, powered by TechStars. Ten companies will participate in a three-month, mentorship-driven program.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 4, 2014
The Mattress Lot is a shop in Portland, Oregon that was started out of desperation after the shop owner, Michael Hanna, lost his job with Comcast and had trouble finding another one. Now they are a focal point and beloved player in the Portland indie business scene.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 30, 2016
I’m gearing up to be in marathon shape with the goal of running the Portland Marathon in October. It’s summertime and Snoopy is happy. I’m happy also. Summer is my favorite season.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 24, 2012
South Portland, ME - 364 Maine Mall Road. Sphero is now available in some Brookstone stores around the US. There’s a handy map on the Sphero site and I’ll include a list at the bottom of this post. Occasionally one of you, dear blog reader, will ask if you can do anything for me.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 8, 2012
Beginning this month, Strideline is launching a range of six new city socks called “The New Crew”, featuring Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and St.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 29, 2011
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).
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 16, 2012
Geoloqi was a smart little startup from Portland, Ore., There’s a clear roadmap, they know what they’re working on, and they can hire more Portlanders. Disclosure: I used to hang out with Geoloqi a lot when I lived in Portland because I think what they do is awesome.
VC Adventure
JANUARY 31, 2014
Or if you want to compare how they did in 2012 to 2013, just read Rand’s post Announcing Moz’s 2012 Metrics, Acquisition of AudienceWise, & Opening of Our Portland Office. Lots of people talk about being transparent. Lots of companies espouse principles of transparency.
ReadWriteStart
AUGUST 23, 2012
That's exactly the challenge posed by Geeks on a Train , a veritable Nerd Express from Portland, Ore., Think an elevator pitch is hard ? Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80 mph.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 4, 2010
And they are available at most Safeway stores in Seattle, Portland, and Northern CA; at most Vons in Southern CA; at most HEB’s in Texas; and at all Price Choppers in New York State/Western CT. A few years ago, several friends started a company called Evergreen IP to help inventors commercialize their consumer innovations.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
And our vertical and powered by programs – Cloud (in San Antonio with Rackspace), Microsoft Accelerator (in Seattle with Microsoft) and Nike Accelerator (in Portland with Nike) were also started from scratch. TechStars Chicago applications are now open. Apply now. You didn’t know there was a TechStars Chicago? There is now.
The Entrepreneurial Mind
AUGUST 5, 2010
Her business was a lemonade stand at the Last Thursday monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. From OregonLive.com : It's hardly unusual to hear small-business owners gripe about licensing requirements or complain that heavy-handed regulations are driving them into the red. So when Multnomah County shut down an enterprise last week for operating without a license, you might just sigh and say, there they go again. Except this entrepreneur was a 7-year-old named Julie Murphy.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
While Asimos is based out of Portland, OR he is always on the go in search of new wines to sample. The world of importing and exporting wine has proven to be one of the best decisions Michael Asimos has ever made.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 24, 2015
Pamplin’s business interests include media (the Portland Tribune and 25 community newspapers), textiles, construction and agriculture. by Robert B. Pamplin Jr., serial entrepreneur and author of 19 books.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 13, 2010
There are also active angel investment groups in Portland, Bend, and Hood River. Portland Angel Network www.oen.org/programs_pan.aspx.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 14, 2018
Nike’s LinkedIn page notes that the Portland-based athletic giant is named for the Greek goddess of victory — one of the only mentions of this fun little fact anywhere in Nike’s vast marketing aperture. Turning up a new social media profile or directory listing takes all of 30 minutes.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 24, 2014
Entrepreneurs need to understand and believe the reasons why they should want to cluster in your region given there are other alternatives (nationally Silicon Valley or New York; regionally Seattle and Bellevue, Portland and Bend).
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Thanks to the best online courses available, you can get an online MBA in Portland – from Concordia University nonetheless – from the comfort of your office.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 26, 2011
A couple of weeks ago I got to listen to Amy Boggs, under-30 founder of a Portland,OR house cleaning business called Sparkling Palaces, sharing her story.
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