Farewell Startup Weekend
In the context of startup weekend, ‘mentors’ are folks who have graciously given up their weekend to come and offer advice to the participating teams. Mentors come in all shapes, sizes, and degrees of real world experience. As such, tal...
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Dairy of a Startup Weekend Part II
Saturday Morning 9 (ish) am: I arrive at PSU Business Incubator with the intention of joining the ’12 carrots’ team. I do a walk of shame (unnoticed) past the room of my former team in search of Marcie , the … Continue reading &r...
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Diary of a Startup Weekend- Part I
I remember telling my friend last Friday about how I was going to spend the coming weekend. After explaining what I imagined Startup Weekend to be all about, he said ‘It sounds like work!’ And in a sense, he was … Continue reading ...
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The best thing about Startup weekend. . .
Is you meet people willing to give you a Starbuck’s card just for putting the hashtag #pdxsw in your blog! Thanks hashtraffic!...
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What’s in your wallet?
If Google has any say in the matter, perhaps the only thing left in your wallet will be a driver’s license. But before you go short selling stock in leather accessory companies, let’s take a closer look at how Google … Continue rea...
Paydate PDX: A License To Bill
From what I’ve experienced, there are three businesses here in Portland, Oregon that ostensibly were granted a license to print money. One is Voodoo Doughnut. Witness the half hour long line in front of their store on any given day, … Co...
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Airline loyalty programs announce micro perks
Lets face it, flying (assuming it was fun at one time) isn’t that fun anymore. My wife and I just returned from a vacation in the Caribbean on American Airlines. The flights were packed to capacity. We were offered complimentary drinks, &helli...
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Lessons in Customer Loyalty from the local Ice Cream Man
Watermelon Whirls and Bubble Gum Swirls. Popsicles and Fudgsicles. All flavors and pushups too! My two boys (ages 6 and 3) don’t know a whole lot about loyalty programs, but they are well versed in the contents of the ice … Continue read...
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