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July 17, 2020 / Issue 548
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A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO IMPROVE THE STARTUP COMMUNITY

If you’ve been anywhere near the Portland startup community, you likely know what it’s like to start something from nothing, either through your own experience or via someone you know. You understand finding inspiration and running with it — often without a plan. And you get that even starting with the most simple concept is the key — the first important step — to begin actually changing the world.

https://siliconflorist.com/2020/07/14/do-more-do-better-a-grassroots-movement-to-improve-the-portland-startup-community/

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SEARCHING FOR THAT FIRST VC CHECK? THIS LIST COULD HELP

Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned that TechCrunch was compiling a list of venture capitalists that regularly wrote the first checks and led rounds for folks? Well, even if you don’t, the list is now available. It’s called The TechCrunch List. And it features nearly 400 investors, currently.

https://siliconflorist.com/2020/07/15/searching-for-a-vc-thats-likely-to-be-the-first-money-in-this-list-could-help/

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WORKING ON A NEW STARTUP IDEA?

Deciding to start something can be exciting. And scary. And once you start, building a company can be challenging, frustrating, and lonely. But you don’t have to do it alone. There are any number of programs here in Portland designed to support entrepreneurs and founders like you. Where you can get help. And mentorship. And peer support. And if you’re in the market for some of that, you’re in luck. Because one of those programs, PIE, is currently accepting applications for its next class.

https://siliconflorist.com/2020/07/16/working-on-a-new-idea-a-startup-or-just-trying-to-figure-out-what-to-do-next/

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Events
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MONDAY (6:00PM) Portland Facial Recognition Ordinance Drafts
http://calagator.org/events/1250477113

TUESDAY (3:00PM) Apply to PIE: Q&A session
http://calagator.org/events/1250477132

WEDNESDAY (5:00PM) PDXWIT: Year of the Pivot
http://calagator.org/events/1250477098

More events on http://calagator.org

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