Silicon Florist: Portland native named White House IT Director, YC backed startup to call Portland home
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March 27, 2015 / Issue 271
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Big stories
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PORTLAND NATIVE NAMED DIRECTOR OF IT FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
File under “We knew him when…†It’s always nice when someone from the Portland tech scene makes a splash on a bigger stage. And this time, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Former Portlander David Recordon—known to many of us by his online moniker daveman692—has been named the Director of IT for the White House.
http://siliconflorist.com/2015/03/26/recordon-washington-portland-native-named-director-white-house/
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Y COMBINATOR BACKED STARTUP LANDS IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND
InDinero, which sells software and services to startups and small businesses to cover back office operations, is opening an office in downtown Portland. CEO Jessica Mah told the Business Journal she intends to make the company’s main outpost.
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/techflash/2015/03/y-combinator-backed-startup-lands-in-downtown.html?page=all
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Your moment of meme
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Deadpool: With great power comes great irresponsibility
https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/581485601674792960
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Events
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If you have time for any events next week, I'd suggest the following:
TUESDAY (6:00PM) eBay Tech Tuesday: "Considering the Human Factor"
http://calagator.org/events/1250468030
THURSDAY (6:00PM) Deviant Cartography
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FRIDAY (10:30AM) Workfrom Coder-CoWorking
http://calagator.org/events/1250468091
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Community
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ASK: Seeking folks interested in food + tech
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OFFER: Impromptu PDX
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Join startup types helping one another
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http://twitter.com/pdx_startups
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