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Which startups were selected to participate in the “big check moment” for OEN Angel Oregon Technology, this year…? I’m glad you asked. Because the list just hit my inbox. So I can actually tell you. ... More

As you may have heard, Business Oregon created an Oregon 10-Year Innovation Plan in 2021. Since we’re halfway through the plan at this point, they’re looking for your feedback. And response are due August 15, 2026. ... More

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A gentle reminder for all of us: Our online existence is all algorithms. Discovery doesn’t happen in one big moment anymore. It happens through a series of tiny interactions. Interactions that are stacked up and fleeting. Every like, comment, share, save, and upvote is a signal to the machine that the content actually counts. And it’s those signals that decide whether a startup founder’s ridiculously hard work manages to reach ten people — or ten thousand. So please take a few seconds and engage with that content in some way. Because on these online platforms, you are the key to someone else discovering that startup. ... More

Sometimes, the modern day AI world reminds me an awful lot of the early days of the Web and search engines. Where we are all trying to get Alta Vista and Excite and Lycos to at least spider our sites so that we had some chance of appearing in their results. Or begging the curator of some Yahoo! section to make sure that you had a link. Now, it’s the same thing. With Claude and ChatGPT and Gemini and Perplexity. And… and… and…. But even more opaque. Because this isn’t some simple — or Boolean — search. ... More

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