Portland, Oregon Mayor Sam Adams is not just a technology cheerleader. Under his watch, the city of Portland has experienced a startup boom. Since Adams took office in early 2009, Portland has exploded into a hub for entrepreneurs to launch their companies.
Representatives from two Portland startups that are revolutionizing the digital retail experience took the stage at the second Portland Digital eXperience panel today to share how they think about personalizing ecommerce and mobile and the web.
This year will mark the first year that the popular Portland music festival MusicfestNW will include a celebration of technology akin to SXSW. Portland Digital eXperience events will include panels and keynote talks by some of the most successful and creative thought leaders in the Portland, Oregon startup scene.
When House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi appeared at the Portland offices of startup Urban Airship, Portland startup leaders expressed concern over U.S. immigration policies.
Cloaked Email, a new product from Gliph, allows a user to give people a cloak instead of their actual email address when someone that they don’t know requests their email address.
While private sector growth has remained stagnant from 2002 to 2012, the startup growth rate has more than doubled.
What would normally seem like a childish prank based on Portland’s culture takes on extra meaning thanks to the increasing misogynist sentiment from the geek community.
Imagine meeting someone for the first time before the era of smartphones and social media. You have to get to know them slowly because you can’t Google them. A new identity app, Gliph, aims to recreate this natural connection.
Want to reenact Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen’s quirky characters from Portlandia? There’s an app for that.
Alex Payne, Joe Stump, and Ryan Carson are three proven technology entrepreneurs who are moving their new startups to Portland, Oregon.
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