Up and Running

MAY 18, 2015

As I write this, I am currently sitting in my home office, overlooking my sleepy little neighborhood in Southeast Portland. I’m home at 11am on a weekday because I work remotely; I am employed by Palo Alto Software, but as they are located in Eugene, Oregon, and I am currently living in Portland, I am rarely in the office.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

While the Miami party scene may generate a lot of buzz, if everyone you meet wants to be the next big NFT kingpin, you’re going to wonder if you can hire everyone you’ll need and get them rowing in the same direction in critical, but basic areas like marketing, sales, etc.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 3, 2019

Almost every decision you make—what you sell, how much you sell it for, where you’re located, who you hire—is made with the intention of bringing in the maximum number of customers to your store, and to optimize the likelihood that they’ll buy your products while they’re there. Inconsistencies make your persona unrealistic. Don’t be generic.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2012

These important considerations are made during the hiring process at Google and Zappos, respectively. These companies know it is much easier to build a strong culture by hiring new people with the right attitude than to hire people for their skills alone and then try to align them around a common service vision.

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Transformify

AUGUST 5, 2019

‘’Diversity Hiring’’ series features world diversity and inclusion leaders and their thoughts on diversity recruitment, cultural diversity and equality. The Portland native is happiest when spending time with family, which includes her Seattle public school teacher husband, her adult son and their sweet cat Alice.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 7, 2023

There are almost 67,000 residents in Portland, ME , which is Maine’s largest city and which holds claim to around a quarter of the entire state’s population. When hiring a marketing team, it’s a good idea to make sure that they can do digital marketing that will drive positive results.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

Network Redux, a managed-service provider in Portland, Oregon, serves more than 1,100 clients globally, but could not secure credit after the 2008 credit crisis despite a 100 percent year-over-year growth rate. Another is Google Ventures, which works with portfolio companies full-time on design, recruiting, marketing, and engineering.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 29, 2016

I thought of names like, Ranking Results Northwest, Portland Optimization Strategies, or Portland SEO Works. My feeling is, if this business ever grows to the point where I’m hiring staff, I’ll consider changing the name.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

Just ask the people of Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Iowa, Princeton, Dallas or countless other cities that don’t have enough venture capital. He would be a very senior hire for us and filling an urgent gap. You can build a meaningful company just about wherever these days. Ask SuperCell. Or UrbanAirship. I know local talent.

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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. I’m not great at organizing little niggling details: vast spreadsheets of client demo times, lists of coverage and getting/keeping people on my calendar.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 29, 2016

You might also consider leasing offices in other independent and entrepreneurial spaces, like this one in Portland (look for something similar where you are). Hiring Help. You’ve likely already hired at least a couple of people to help you get your company up and running well. Fill these gaps and find people to supply this help.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

In the past, we’ve talked about how hiring the best and focusing on the things that matter are among the 7 leadership keys to startup survival. 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.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Portland, OR. Minneapolis, MN.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

And when — if ever — do you need to hire your own full- or part-time, in-house dev to work on your website and applications? If you’ve got tips for other business owners or want to share your experiences with hiring developers, please leave us a note in the comments section.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 1, 2019

John Lee Dumas: I have a couple friends in the City of Portland, Maine where I was born and raised and actually launched EOFire back in 2012 in Portland, Maine that are doing really cool regional podcast that are being listened to because people want to know what’s happening in Portland, not just in the world.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 21, 2011

This week they slyly unleashed what could only be called City Pages – hat tip to the always informative David Mihm for tracking this down – City Pages, like this example for Portland , are a necessary piece in the puzzle if they are to compete with Groupon, but they also further the importance of claiming and optimizing a Place Page, appear (..)

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2014

The trend has continued, in cities such as Seattle, Portland and the District of Columbia states have also enacted laws requiring paid sick days, with Vermont being the latest to consider new rules. 5 things that suck (about hiring new employees) and 10 things companies can do about it. Why is this good for small business?

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 27, 2012

Hire Hackers, Hustlers And Hipsters. Among Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, the Pacific Northwest corridor is bustling with ideas, investors and fledgling companies well beyond the solipsistic forcefield of technology's startup-glutted beating heart. Focus on building a team, when it comes to skills and personalities.

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Up and Running

APRIL 26, 2013

Maybe I should start talking with a little more bass … 2) Are you looking to hire a creative? 3) Shameless self-promotion moment: If you didn’t get a chance to read my interview with Portland rap legend Cool Nutz , please do. Check out Inc. Magazine’s “ 7 characteristics of highly creative people.”

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Some cities, such as Portland, OR, also have what Patrick calls “beer angels,” private individuals who understand the beer business and invest in select breweries and cideries. A new brewery is probably not going to a bank for a startup loan (banks usually come into play for capital to fund growth once a brewery is more established).

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

If they hire an accountant to help prepare and file their taxes that may cost around $500. You should avoid spending your time here and instead focus on finding a way to generate revenue or to attract investors so that you can afford to hire someone. You now have an hourly rate range to work with.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 27, 2012

Hire Hackers, Hustlers And Hipsters Focus on building a team, when it comes to skills and personalities. Among Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, the Pacific Northwest corridor is bustling with ideas, investors and fledgling companies well beyond the solipsistic forcefield of technology's startup-glutted beating heart.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Having to hire, fire, and lay people off, it’s hard to do. We added an employee-of-the-month program, we work on providing meals and beers, and trips to Portland, but retaining people is still a tough one. Now we employ over 30 people at Elk Horn, and labor is our biggest concern and cost. What mistakes had you learned from?

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. Hire the right team. he explains.

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Up and Running

JUNE 1, 2016

Here in Portland, Oregon, you can’t swing a stick without hitting half a dozen food trucks serving up a range of delicious options. The craze for mobile eats has been on the rise. Between 2008 and 2014, industry revenue increased at an annual rate of 12.4 What does it mean to have a “strong concept?”

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 27, 2012

Hire Hackers, Hustlers And Hipsters. Among Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, the Pacific Northwest corridor is bustling with ideas, investors and fledgling companies well beyond the solipsistic forcefield of technology’s startup-glutted beating heart. Focus on building a team, when it comes to skills and personalities.

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Up and Running

JUNE 3, 2011

Frank Chimero , a designer and author in Portland, Oregon, keeps a collection of articles that inspire him to make things. How to Hire a Programmer – Derek Sivers. How to Hire a Programmer reminds me that it’s good to ask for help. How to Hire a Programmer – Derek Sivers. Text Playlist.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Hire and surround yourself with people who are hungry for the opportunity and super driven,” she advises. Nelson lives and works in the beautiful city of Portland, OR (where I also hail from), and frequently works from home in her downtown high rise. Five useful tools and an entrepreneur’s workspace.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2017

To make his concept viable in KC, Couture hired an area law firm to help lobby the City Council to change tavern licensing. Essentially this is a concept that was started on the West Coast in Portland, Oregon. Tell us a little bit about Bier Station. Q: What makes this place special? Q: What’s the most fun about what you do?

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dashes.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

If someone hired you, would you have your lawyer look over the NDA? or Portland. These are obvious in retrospect, but some things you have to learn the hard way. dan.sanderson. | May 8, 2010 12:38 PM. Anil, I never considered having a lawyer look over the NDAs I sign. hashimwarren. | May 9, 2010 1:10 AM. I dont live in SF. or Seattle.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2019

It was in a part of Portland that was up and coming and I always loved serving small businesses. ” I think that that … I mean, I’m sure that that led to who you hired and how you trained and [crosstalk] Jill Nelson: Absolutely. crosstalk] John Jantsch: Hopefully next time I’m in Portland I will stop by.

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

” That’s what got me connected with Oregon State University’s Food Innovation Center and Portland Community College’s Small Business Development Center. We have never hired any employees. I thought, “Oh yeah, I should try and sell it,” and I didn’t really know what that meant.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 7, 2011

We all had a wonderful celebration afterwards and the whole party marched down the street to the post office where the entire town of Portland waved ‘Bon Voyage!’ Our packing specialist from Japan lit a candle and a hush fell over the crowd as he put your CDs into the finest gold-lined box that money can buy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

” I ordered a CD from CD Baby, I think it was, and they sent the most hilarious shipping notice about the party they were having in downtown Portland, as they lovingly sent my package off to the post office. I mean, that just made the experience more fun. It had nothing to do with the thing itself. It was an email. Anne Janzer: Right.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2011

e. Make sure you hire people to work with you who share your passion and enthusiasm… it really helps everyone stay on the same page and keep focused, and it definitely shows in the end product. f. Specifically, for me, it would have been to rein in spending and keep it balanced properly with revenues. Comfortable and steady!

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Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

Red Wagon is now poised to expand into Portland and Southern Oregon, including wholesaling to larger regional grocery chains and adding more co-branded scoop shops. “We Then hire them. Going big—but beneficially. Young girls eating Red Wagon ice cream in Eugene, Oregon. We have a distributor who can handle growth,” Stuart explains.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 9, 2019

I would go speak to a group of willing participants, show them how smart I was for 45 minutes, and inevitably two or three would come up and say, “Hey, we want to hire you.” In fact, when I first started speaking, it was the greatest way to get clients. Grant Baldwin: I would totally agree with that. It’s a great way, too.

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