Micah on May 24th, 2008

The evening kicked off at Vidoop, a good open (and well-disguised) place just off Burnside. Started meeting some folks right away, and exchanging homely business cards. It was nice to see a few ladies there. I got to talk to about half the people. Very friendly and open group. An hour in, all 50 of [...]

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Micah on May 22nd, 2008

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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Micah on May 20th, 2008

A look at the many hats worn in startups, and at those who wear them. I’ve been thinking about how to prepare for Startup Weekend, which is approaching quickly. Part of the registration process was assigning yourself a “specialty”. Of the seven designations, I chose architect for myself, whatever that means. But the role-designation question [...]

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