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It’s not the Bend Venture Conference without you

Every October, a bevy of investors — angels and VCs alike — descend upon Bend, Oregon. They’re there to participate in what has become the biggest pitch competition in the Pacific Northwest. And a nice side effect is that they get to network…

Seeing Zebras in our immediate future

As someone who works to build community — and is, at best, mediocre at it — I’ve been super impressed, inspired, and astounded by the Zebra Movement, as one of those striking a chord movements that provides a space to collaborate with a likeminded community. And…

Healthcare startup? Healthcare mentor? Join PIE at The Dairy Building for the Accelerate Biotech & Digital Health Happy Hour

Digital healthcare has long been one of Portland’s strongest areas of startup success and support. But like so many…

Rough week? Maybe you could use some startup therapy

It’s the end of the week. A time to reflect. And prepare for the week ahead. And for many startups, it’s a time to realize, yet again, that startups are just hard. And difficult. And messy. You don’t always have the answers. You don’t…

And you thought regular Startup Weekends were cool

Whenever folks ask me about getting a company started, I always recommend Startup Weekend as an option. In my experience, there’s no better venue for getting a crash course in startup stuff over an accelerated timeframe. Plus you meet…

Banking on the Vancouver startup community: North Bank Innovations

Vancouver, Washington — our neighbors directly to the north — have gone by any number of names and descriptions over the years. As has the startup community in the ‘Couv’ and its supporting organizations. But all of…

Portland Business Journal writer Malia Spencer talks about why she got into journalism, Portland, and startups with the And Uhhh… podcast

In today’s world of rapid consumption, we often fail to take the time to learn the super…