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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. They failed due to: the dearth of deals in the region that have IPO potential and. I visited Bend last year and caught up with his progress.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

They attended property management association meetings in Oregon outside of the technology echo chamber of California to get a sense for people’s daily problems. I know that their are independent software companies now focused on this like UserVoice and Get Satisfaction. What changed for us was Tim Barker arrived.

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Willamette Angel Conference Invests More than $450K

Up and Running

Yesterday’s Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) 2013 event invested more than $465,000 in four Oregon startups, highlighted by more than $250,000 in Portland-based Sonivate , which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback. .

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Can you Do Well by Doing Good? The Data Say Yes

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By tracking five sources (talent, investments, technology innovation, brand, new market entry) diligently, the company has built its citizenship efforts into the way it works every day, all over the world. Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software says, “Being a good corporate citizen has given Palo Alto Software tremendous ROI.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

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Review your business plan regularly. Committing to regularly reviewing your business plan and financials is a good step toward making more informed, smarter spending decisions, that can have a big impact on a new business’s long term viability. Many brewers avoid that due to perceived qualitative differences,” says Patrick.

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#TrackThis Episode 4: How Do You Measure Happiness?

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With us is also Sabrina Parsons, the CEO of Palo Alto Software. Harvard Business Review actually did a whole roundup in 2012 on all kinds of different studies that really proved that if you can create a culture in your company where your employees are really happy, you will benefit financially. I’m Matt Rissell, CEO of TSheets.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

If you’re not going through a recruiter — and even if you are — you’ll want to set up something akin to a technical interview, wherein you assess the problem-solving and coding abilities of your candidate. Evil Mammoth Generally, I agree if someone has the money to pay. PM OK, agree. What will you find here?