Portland Seed Fund’s Demo Day and after party this week drew many startup fans away from their laptops for a few hours of celebration. After launching six startups on stage at the fund’s third demo day, the companies, their fans, and mentors converged at the after party at Base Camp Brewing Co.
Portland-based Vizify, a graphical bio tool for showing the best of you online, is partnering with BrandYourself, an online reputation management service, to make sure that your beautiful Vizify bio ranks higher than the embarrassing Florida mugshot of someone you unfortunately share the same name with.
Last night, Rick Turoczy of the Portland Incubator Experiment took that stage at Bright Lights: Discussions on the City to discuss the Portland startup scene. Turoczy has been living in Portland for 20 years.
Have you ever noticed an ad that either rocked or annoyed you so much that you wanted to talk to the brand directly about it? Turns out, you’re not alone. If you’ve ever watched the SuperBowl, you know that spectators get just as excited about the ads as they do about the football game. The next day the internet blows up with conversation about the ads. AdYapper is a new platform that lets you talk to brands and agencies about their ads recently launched to the public.
Portland-based personal data visualization startup Vizify rolled out real-time analytics and a redesigned mobile experience this week based on feedback from Vizify fans.
Portland-based Chirpify launched a new feature this week that allows people to monetize their Instagram feeds. Chirpify allows in-stream transactions by integrating with PayPal and taking 5% of each transaction.
Geographic information systems giant Esri announced this week that it has acquired Portland-based location-based services startup Geoloqi. The terms of the deal are not available to the public.
When it comes to branding, small business owners often have no clue where to start. But where should they turn for help? Enter Prestobox, a company that automates brand identity.
The Portland Seed Fund is betting that lighting will strike three times with the announcement of its third class.
In almost every technology hub, there are more programming jobs available than there are people to fill them. Portland is no different. Last weekend, the programming community decided to take action by offering a two day free workshop to teach women Ruby on Rails.
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