Silicon Florist 🌺 React wows Techstars crowd, Thinking beyond the Valley
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May 20, 2016 / Issue 331
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Big stories
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PORTLAND’S REFLECT AMONG THE BEST TECHSTARS SEATTLE PITCHES
You know me. I love a good Demo Day. And I love it even more when there are awesome Portland companies on stage. So wouldn’t you know it, when Techstars Seattle holds a Demo Day and there’s a Portland company on stage…? It’s going to be post worthy. And GeekWire calling them out only makes it moreso. Meet Reflect.
http://siliconflorist.com/2016/05/20/geekwire-names-portlands-reflect-pitches-techstars-seattle-demo-day/
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THINKING “BEYOND THE VALLEYâ€
When I first started this blog—way back in the dark ages of this current generation of Portland startups—it seemed that time and time again the prevailing wisdom was “move to the Valley.†And that left a bit of a mark on me. So I can’t help but be lifted every time someone provides a counter argument to that thinking, especially when it has an eye toward the future. Like this TechCrunch piece by Eugene’s Pat McCarthy.
http://siliconflorist.com/2016/05/20/thinking-valley/
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PORTLAND STARTUPS SLACK
Come hang out with more than 1830 of your peers.
https://pdx-startups-slack.herokuapp.com/
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Your moment of meme
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here come dat boy!!!!!! o shit whaddup!
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/05/the-strange-journey-of-dat-boi-the-years-best-meme-so-far.html
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This week in Portland startup history
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May 15, 2102: Portland’s next mayor
http://siliconflorist.com/2012/05/15/portland-mayor/
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Events
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If you have time for any events next week, I'd suggest the following:
MONDAY (6:00PM) PDXWIT Movie Night to see "Money Monster"
http://calagator.org/events/1250470295
TUESDAY (6:00PM) Networking Night @ Mozilla
http://calagator.org/events/1250470222
WEDNESDAY (6:30PM) Papers We Love
http://calagator.org/events/1250470226
JUNE 1 (1:00PM) A Portland community effort to help those affected by the Intel layoffs
http://calagator.org/events/1250470308
More on http://calagator.org/
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Community
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ASK: Freelance UI designer
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/20447
OFFER: Know any quality techies looking for downtown housing?
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/20442
Join 3600 Portland startup types helping one another
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com
http://twitter.com/pdx_startups
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