Silicon Florist 🌹 1776 Challenge Cup returns, Coast to Crest Fund, VR/AR folks wanted
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May 12, 2017 / Issue 382
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Big stories
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1776 CHALLENGE CUP STARTUP COMPETITION RETURNS TO PORTLAND
Last time Portland hosted the 1776 Challenge Cup, local startup NoAppFee.com won here in town, which led to a win at the regional competition in the Bay Area, and culminated in the company being named the People’s Choice at the global finale.
https://siliconflorist.com/2017/05/10/is-your-startup-ready-to-change-the-world-for-the-better-1776-challenge-cup-portland-is-your-chance-to-prove-it/
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COAST TO CREST FUND: SEED FOR LANE COUNTY
While raising capital is never easy, it’s a lot more difficult when you don’t have any local resources on which to lean. That’s what a couple of Eugene entrepreneurs are hoping to fix with the Coast to Crest Fund, a new $3 million seed fund focused on Lane County startups.
https://siliconflorist.com/2017/05/08/growing-local-coast-to-crest-fund-established-to-provide-seed-funding-for-lane-county/
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IN VR/AR? BUSINESS OREGON WANTS TO TAKE YOU TO LONDON. FOR REAL.
As we all know, when you’re in a startup, money is tight. But every little bit of exposure has the potential of completely changing the course of your company. How do you reconcile the two? You take advantage of discounts, scholarships, and grants. Like this one that Business Oregon is offering up to help fund a trip to London for VR/AR folks.
https://siliconflorist.com/2017/05/08/working-in-virtualaugmented-reality-business-oregon-wants-to-help-you-get-to-london-tech-week-for-real/
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PORTLAND STARTUPS SLACK
Come hang out with more than 2900 of your startup peers
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Your moment of meme
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Mocking SpongeBob
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This week in Portland startup history
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May 5, 2008: BarCamp Portland: The weekend that was
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Events
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If you have time for any events next week, I'd suggest the following:
MONDAY (7:00PM) Portland HoloLens Meetup
http://calagator.org/events/1250471859
WEDNESDAY (5:30PM) Refresh Portland — Staying Creative When Your Day Job Is a Grind
http://calagator.org/events/1250471813
THURSDAY (4:30PM) ChickTech Portland - PDX Women in Tech (PDXWIT) Happy Hour Networking Event
http://calagator.org/events/1250471848
More on http://calagator.org/
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Community
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ASK: How do you reimburse non-employees?
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/28510
OFFER: Experienced video editor, videographer, and photographer available for help
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com/posts/28593
Join 4300 Portland startup types helping one another
https://pdxstartups.switchboardhq.com
http://twitter.com/pdx_startups
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