Silicon Florist 🌹 Techstars Seattle shuts down, Rev Nat runs for Portland City Council 🗳️
Issue 736
And then there were no Techstars programs in the Pacific Northwest
There was a time where there were two Techstars programs in the Pacific Northwest. And they were both firsts. Techstars Seattle was the first “West Coast” instantiation of the Techstars network — and the third program behind Boulder and Boston — and the first ever “powered by Techstars” program with Nike, here in Portland. Now, there are none. Techstars has made the decision to sunset the Seattle program… More
Rev Nat joins the race for Portland City Council, District 2
It’s not often that you see an entrepreneur leave the craziness of running their own business for the craziness of local politics. But that’s exactly what’s happening. Reverend Nat West of Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider fame has launched a campaign to take the council seat for District 2… More
Dishing up a Demolicious win
The inaugural champ of the Demolicious reboot? They’ve already relinquished the title. That’s right. Kickplan’s belt defense was unsuccessful. Dtocs now holds the Demolicious title… More
TinySeed accelerator applications close February 25, 2024
Sure. There are all kinds of accelerator programs for venture funded startups. But what if you’re looking to bootstrap a SaaS solution? Well TinySeed is the accelerator program for you. But only if you get your applications submitted by February 25, 2024… More
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