Silicon Florist ðŸ’ Mimic your Slack mates, OEN announces new leadership
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July 22, 2016 / Issue 340
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Big stories
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MIMIC IS A BOT THAT LEARNS TO IMPERSONATE FOLKS IN YOUR SLACK
There’s a whole bunch of experimentation with bots as of late. Some of it serious. Some of it silly. But it’s all pretty darn compelling. And Portland is no stranger to mucking around with these little buckets of artificial intelligence. Take Mimic, a new bot designed by the creative technologist over at Wieden+Kennedy‘s The Lodge.
http://siliconflorist.com/2016/07/21/worth-integration-mimic-bot-learns-impersonate-folks-slack/
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OEN ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
For many of us, the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network—and its earlier incarnation as the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum—was an organization that supported us through our formative stages as founders. Helping us build businesses in the state. Connecting us with other peers. Highlighting interesting companies. And bestowing awards upon the under recognized.
http://siliconflorist.com/2016/07/22/big-shoes-fill-oregon-entrepreneurs-network-announces-executive-director/
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PORTLAND STARTUPS SLACK
Come hang out with more than 2000 of your startup peers
https://pdx-startups-slack.herokuapp.com/
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Your moment of meme
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Jon Stewart’s back, albeit briefly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNiqpBNE9ik
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This week in Portland startup history
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July 16, 2013: Portland: A city coming of age
http://siliconflorist.com/2013/07/16/portland-city-coming-age/
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Events
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If you have time for any events next week, I'd suggest the following:
WEDNESDAY (5:00PM) Notion's Little Data Happy Hour
http://calagator.org/events/1250470556
THURSDAY (6:00PM) Code Oregon Labs - Faster Websites
http://calagator.org/events/1250470582
More on http://calagator.org/
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Community
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ASK: Are there any DevOps internship opportunities in Portland?
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/21932
OFFER: Discount on Portland Job Listings
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/21962
Join 3780 Portland startup types helping one another
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com
http://twitter.com/pdx_startups
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