Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Curation There are really multiple forms of “curation” that I think can build sustainable differentiation in products vs. the retailer that is selling them. In the simplest form curation is the selection of similar products in terms of function, quality, design aesthetic and perhaps brand.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 3, 2019

This article is part of our Business Startup Guide , a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! If your persona is a Portland hipster, they probably don’t drive a BMW—well, maybe they drive one that’s vintage and restored by hand, but not a new one. Inconsistencies make your persona unrealistic.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This is why, in my opinion, Portland has struggled to build bigger companies, even though there are some incredibly talented individuals there. You move to places like Portland to optimize for a certain lifestyle—and that may not include the desire to work for someone else and build something at a particular growth trajectory.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 23, 2012

That's exactly the challenge posed by Geeks on a Train , a veritable Nerd Express from Portland, Ore., Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80 mph. to Vancouver, where passengers "rethink business" among like-minded entrepreneurs and investors.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2021

I can’t say that Covid-19 has made me rethink the personal utility of the really big conferences (I don’t attend many), but it does make me miss the curation of smaller groups. Going forward, I think virtual events will continue to evolve beyond the Zoom room and into formats like Icebreaker.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 23, 2012

That's exactly the challenge posed by Geeks on a Train , a veritable Nerd Express from Portland, Ore., Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80 mph. to Vancouver, where passengers will "rethink business" among like-minded entrepreneurs and investors.

Portland 60

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 23, 2012

That’s exactly the challenge posed by Geeks on a Train , a veritable Nerd Express from Portland, Ore., Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80 mph. to Vancouver, where passengers will “rethink business” among like-minded entrepreneurs and investors.

Portland 60

Portland Elevator Pitch Silicon Valley Incubator 60