Silicon Florist 🌹 Portland is #13, Robots have needs too, Exact change
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May 13, 2016 / Issue 330
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Big stories
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PORTLAND IS #13 OF THE TOP 25 INNOVATIVE CITIES
A few years back, I would have a hard time even fathoming that Portland would even appear on a list of startup cities. So let’s just start there. It’s awesome to see Portland listed among the top 25 startup cities pursuing “Innovation that Matters.†But now that we’re on there… c’mon Portland. We can do better than this.
http://siliconflorist.com/2016/05/12/halfway-portland-sits-13-top-25-startup-cities-chasing-innovation-matters/
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ROBOTS HAVE NEEDS TOO
What if you turned the world of robots upside-down? No. I don’t mean like making a T-800-esque Schwarzenegger stand on his head. (Although that’s a good idea, too.) I mean, what if, instead of building armies of autonomous beings who do nothing but serve our every whim, we instead built robots who needed us. Like a lot. That’s what Wieden+Kennedy’s creative technologists at W+K Lodge have done with Needybot.
http://siliconflorist.com/2016/05/12/robots-meet-needybot/
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EXACT CHANGE: HELP THE WHEELS ON THE #FUTUREBUS GO ROUND AND ROUND
We’ve all been there. You’ve had this moment of inspiration. You’ve chased that inspiration from concept to prototype. Now, you’ve got a working example of your vision. And all you need is just a little capital to take it to the next level. Well, that’s exactly where the Beaverton School District finds themselves with their #FutureBus project, a mobile maker space that encourages kids to make stuff and break stuff. But this time, you get to play the role of investor.
http://siliconflorist.com/2016/05/10/exact-change-wheels-beaverton-school-district-futurebus/
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PORTLAND STARTUPS SLACK
Come hang out with more than 1800 of your peers.
https://pdx-startups-slack.herokuapp.com/
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Your moment of meme
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Congrats on amazing season. Plus, we got a meme out of it.
http://www.geekwire.com/2016/heres-basketball-world-talking-microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-today/
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This week in Portland startup history
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May 13, 2013: Portland startup Lucky Sort acquired by Twitter
http://siliconflorist.com/2013/05/13/portland-startup-lucky-sort-acquired-twitter/
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Events
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If you have time for any events next week, I'd suggest the following:
SUNDAY (2:00PM) StartupBus stops in Portland
http://calagator.org/events/1250470259
TUESDAY (4:30PM) PDX Women in Tech (PDXWIT) Happy Hour
http://calagator.org/events/1250470172
WEDNESDAY (6:00PM) Best Practices for Destroying People’s Dreams
http://calagator.org/events/1250470260
More on http://calagator.org/
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Community
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ASK: Seeking office space for affordable housing campaign
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/20138
OFFER: Podcast Cooperative: Mingle, Chat with Roustabouts & Dr. Kiki Too
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/20101
Join 3584 Portland startup types helping one another
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com
http://twitter.com/pdx_startups
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