UpStart Collective (westside)

An Upstart Collective Lunch and Learn event (free to all Portland entrepreneurs and founders, just bring your own lunch)

The Stoic Startup: Building Unbreakable Companies from the Inside Out

What if the secret to startup resilience isn't found in market analysis or funding rounds, but in ancient philosophy?

Most entrepreneurs obsess over the externals: What product to build? Which market to enter? How much can we charge? Where's the funding? They architect business models and competitive strategies, yet overlook the most critical design decision of all—what kind of company they're actually creating.

RSVP (free): https://www.meetup.com/startup-your-startup/events/311543299/

MAY Demolicious will be at the NEW westside UpStart Collective location!

::::::: Please use the form below to apply to pitch for 2025!:::::::::

Demolicious is back! This monthly pitch event brings together founders and the community to learn about what is being built here and around Portland.

How this all works: If you are a founder, you will apply to pitch here. Don't worry. "Apply" simply means you want to pitch, but there's no real competitive process to be accepted. We just want to see what you're working on before we put you in front of a room full of people.

You will be given 3 minutes to pitch at the event.

The audience will be given a QR code to vote for their favorite pitch. The one with the most votes will go home with the Demolicious Championship belt.

Teams Pitching: TBA

Will you be the next founder to pitch!?!