I just started in on the Kauffman Foundation’s TechVenture program, being facilitated by Steve Morris at OTBC to about 10 of us entrepreneurs. This was the first session, with a really useful focus: why, not what — at least that’s how I digested it. I’ll try to record my learnings here from the class over [...]
So you’re finally ready to leave corporate life. Before you walk out the door, here are some things you should make sure to consider during your last couple months of employment. I’ve tried to put these into something of an order. IOW, you can start planning your business right now, but don’t wipe your laptop [...]
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Portland Startup Weekend starts tomorrow night at 6:00. I’ll be covering the event though my lens in upcoming posts here. It’s been a bit tedious to gather all the bits and pieces of the event. Here is a list of sites that participate in its organization: The Portland Startup Weekend Blog The “Portland” sub-blog of [...]
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There’s a lot going on around Portland, Oregon, to get hackers working together. Below is a list of groups/events I’ve discovered. I haven’t yet attended any of them, but I’m planning to hit most of them throughout this year. Not all are focused on entrepreneurship, but I bet that the attendees are the right types [...]
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