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Big stories
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FORGET UNICORNS. LET’S ASPIRE TO BE ZEBRAS.
It’s a well known adage that Portland was built upon an ancient unicorn burial ground. So it should come as no surprise that a member of the Portland startup community would be proposing we bury the latest incarnation of that mythical beast—the so-called unicorn startup, a company with a valuation of at least $1 billion—as well. What could be better, you ask? How about Zebras?
https://siliconflorist.com/2017/03/08/forget-unicorns-portland-lets-aspire-to-be-zebras/
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GEEK OUT WITH DIGITAL TRENDS AT TECHFESTNW
Portland loves its shiny objects. And cutting edge technology. It’s our whole culture of curiosity. We can’t help it. But sometimes, getting ahold of the latest and greatest technology can be challenging. That’s when you need someone with connections. Like leading consumer technology blog and local success story Digital Trends.
https://siliconflorist.com/2017/03/09/geek-out-with-digital-trends-at-techfestnw/
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PORTLAND STARTUPS SLACK
Come hang out with more than 2710 of your startup peers
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Your moment of meme
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Get Out Challenge
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23getoutchallenge
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This week in Portland startup history
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March 5, 2009: Fly away! Be free! Shizzow launches from Portland nest in preparation for SXSW Interactive
https://siliconflorist.com/2009/03/05/shizzow-launch-portland-sxsw-interactive/
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Events
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If you have time for any events next week, I'd suggest the following:
MONDAY (5:30PM) Portland VR Meetup + New Relic FutureTalks
https://impactflow.com/event/march-vr-meetup-with-keynote-from-paul-reynolds-1745
TUESDAY (10:00AM) Coffee w/ Co-Founders @ Breken Kitchen
http://calagator.org/events/1250471495
THURSDAY (Noon) Budget Like a Badass
https://www.ohmydollar.com/yourbadassbudget/
More on http://calagator.org/
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Community
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ASK: Looking for technical lead to join PDX Child Care
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/26760
OFFER: LGBTQ Founders Roundtable
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/26784
Join 4280 Portland startup types helping one another
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com
http://twitter.com/pdx_startups
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