We want to be crystal clear from the get-go: EVERYBODY IS WELCOME! We serve veterans, but we have many active members who are not prior-service members.

Visit: http://nfhstvnetwork.com/

We're going to begin monthly meetings at NedSpace!

Topics of discussion for 9/30/2017:

1) Open Source story-sharing.

2) Hacktoberfest and what we can do as an organization to better prepare for an influx of open source contributors.

3) Trouble points for new developers.

4) Moving Forward: How can the Portland Chapter of Operation Code better support you?

WHAT IS OPERATION CODE?

We're a nonprofit devoted to helping the military community learn software development, enter the tech industry, and code the future! Help us deploy the future.

WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE?

https://operationcode.org

To attend add your name to OSGeo wiki page and we will look forward to seeing you in Portland!

Let's play with Swift!

Join Benjamin van der Veen and Survant James for an afternoon of play and exploration with Apple's new language.

Everyone is welcome, whether you're an iOS veteran or you're just getting started. Be prepared to learn, share, discuss, and meet new people!

Some project ideas:

• Hello world!
• An RSS reader
• A notification center widget
• Port an existing Obj-C project to Swift

Make sure to install Xcode 6 Beta beforehand and read through the introduction of The Swift Programming Language so you're ready to start hacking right away.

Please join us for some drinks and snacks at an Informational session with the partners at 9Mile Labs. We'll discuss the program and will answer any questions. 9Mile Labs is currently accepting applications into the program that starts Jan 15, 2014.

9Mile Labs is a B2B technology accelerator based in the Seattle metro area. We run a 4-month program with a group of 9 startups. During the program, startups receive $35k, access to an impressive set of mentors, free workspace and the opportunity to present to investors at Milestone9, the 9Mile Labs Demo Day.

Alright Portland, we all love and know the local home grown startup Cloudability here in town, but do we know how they make it all happen? Well, Brad Heller is going to come and enlighten us on how they use Riak at Cloudability. Come and give a listen, we'll have food (give me ideas if you're up for something that isn't Pizza, but we could do both!) and prospectively we'll also be having some other surprises.

Join us in celebration of CyborgCamp 2012! Meet people before the conference, drink wine and beer and eat some food. Due to space constraints, we'll only let people in who have registered through the EventBrite site: http://cyborgcamp2012.eventbrite.com/

http://portland.cyborgcamp.com/2012/11/cyborgcamp-2012-schedule/

RSVP Here (free) http://cyborgcamp2012.eventbrite.com/

Join us this Thursday for the first in a series of panels exposing the realities companies face when working with tech teams, and how to avoid lukewarm developers, contract traps, and product nightmares. We're excited to announce this month's line up of guests to help us kick things off. Be sure to stick around for some great networking afterwards. If you can't join us downtown, jump into the chat room on Livestream during the event for some virtual networking or to ask your questions.

Naked Tech is designed for business leaders, technology professionals and students interested in becoming better prepared to work in and with the tech industry. Help us spread the word about this exciting new series!

Session 1 Featured Guests

-Skip Newberry, President, Software Association of Oregon

-David Childers, Principal, CP Kinder Investments

-Timothy Crippen, Business and Corporate Law, Kivel & Howard

-Eileen Boerger, President, CorSource Technology Group

-Jordan Hamad, CEO, Chairseven Creative Agency

(Free Admission - Please RSVP at http://www.nakedtechseries.com)

nodePDX is a free two day Node.js conference for the Portland/Pacific Northwest Javascript community. All node, all day. Oh yeah.

Benjamin Kerensa from Ubuntu Oregon will tell us about book review opportunities through O’Reilly Media as well as Ubuntu Oregon partnership opportunities.

We’ll also have unstructured time for networking and information-gathering. We do have a request for information about WordPress security (i.e., keeping your sites from getting hacked), so if anyone has good information about that, we’d love to hear from you!

After the announcements (including info about WordCamp Portland), we'll be splitting into two groups for this meeting -- one on WordPress basics, and how to find basic information and tutorials, and the other for developers who want to talk code 'n stuff!

Join us to discuss all things WordPress!

For June, we're discussing image copyright for bloggers with Aaron Hockley.

Join us to discuss all things WordPress!

Join us to discuss all things WordPress!

Join us on April 25 for a chance to win a free pass to the Open Source Bridge conference in Portland on June 21-24.

If don't win, or if you can't make it to the user group meeting, Open Source Bridge is offering a special user group rate of $200 for the entire conference! That's $25 off of the early bird rate, and $100 off of the regular rate. Just use the discount code "osbugluv" when registering.

Hope to see you on Monday, April 25!

Join us for an evening of education and interaction around the critical topic of "Raising A Million Dollars In This Economy". We are not talking about the status quo of feedback on writing a business plan, networking with everyone you can get a meeting with and then pitching all of the standard funds in town, but rather about how the vast majority of Oregon and Washington start ups actually get funded.

We will have a panel of four local start up founders including: - Brent Hieggelke (CEO of Second Porch) - Ken Westin (CEO of ActiveTrak Inc.) - Kevin DeWhitt (Founder of Agilyx) and - John Friess (CEO of journey gym)

These founders have each raised between $600K and $9M for their Oregon start ups in the past couple of years. They have raised these funds through their founding team, angel investors, angel funds and VCs. The whole gamut is covered here, but more importantly their candid feedback on what worked well and consistently will surprise you. All of them agree the secret is often something out of your control unless you can create it.

So, if you are looking to better learn about how these four local start ups raised their funding, how long it took, who provided it, what were the terms, what worked well, what their valuations were, where they found their angels, what due diligence cycles were like, etc., then this event is for you.

This event is open to the public and as always this event is free and dinner will be provided. We will start the event at 6:00pm with food and networking and then the educational portion will begin at 6:30pm.

Aaron Hockley will speak about Making Money With Your Blog.

Join us to discuss all things WordPress!

Join us to discuss all things WordPress!

Are you a Startup? Freelancer? Entrepreneur? Coder? Tired of working alone through the night? We've got you covered.

Once or twice a month, at any time from 7pm - 2am, come to NedSpace Old Town and work the night away in an inspiring, and creative atmosphere, around like-minded, ambitious people.

Who knows what can come out of this... the next billion-dollar idea perhaps?

A $10 cover charge applies.

Added Bonus: work space, wifi, super awesome people.

p.s. Bring a laptop or something to work on.. this is a working / networking / strategizing / awesome night.

Please note the new date, Tuesday, July 20th

Join CivicApps, Microsoft and the Software Association of Oregon at NedSpace Downtown to network, socialize, and publicly honor the best app entries for the first round of apps development. The evening will culminate in the "Best of Show" award, recognizing the top app among the "blue ribbon" award winning apps for Most Useful, Most Appealing, Most Original, Best Use of Data and Civic Choice apps.

Come meet with your fellow developers, entrepreneurs, potential investors/employers, and others. Register today to reserve your spot at http://civicappsawards.eventbrite.com

Hors d'oeuvres, beverages, and a no-host bar will be available.

Startup Workouts

  Startup Workouts is an open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need to manage their startups well.

  Schedule & Topics
  Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesdays (1-2:15 pm) and Thursdays (4-5:15 pm). Topics for the current July 28-August 27 series are listed below. For additional info, please contact Nick Cottle at [email protected].

  Workout Passes
  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes valid for the current 5-week session. Prices are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Track 1: 

  How to Generate Revenue 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, July 28th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Sales for Startups 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 4th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Market Validation Basics
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 11th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Founder/Team Accountability
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 18th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Project Management for Startups
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 25th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Track 2

  Hiring, Managing, and Firing Cofounders
  •4:00pm Thursday, July 30th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Creating A Startup Budget & Realistic Financial Projections
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 6th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  The Fundability Matrix– What Angel/VC Investors Look For, And How You Stack Up
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 13th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Explain Your Startup In 1 Minute Or Less
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 20th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Problem-Solving for Startups
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 27th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  What Founders Say About Startup Workouts

  "The Start-up Workouts that the Portland Ten’s Carolynn Duncan has recently headed up have exposed me to thinking and practices that have been educational and inspiring.
  "They have been a fantastic compliment to the George Fox MBA program that I’m currently enrolled in.  The combination of the foundational information provided by this traditional institution and the entrepreneurial education I have received by taking part in these workouts has been a great pair in preparing me to succeed in business and in life."

  -Travis Spencer

  "I have found the PortlandTen workout sessions to be well worth the time and cost. Our company has benefitted directly from specific process models as well as input and idea exchange with other entrepreneurs"

  -John-Paull Davidson

Startup Workouts

  Startup Workouts is an open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need to manage their startups well.

  Schedule & Topics
  Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesdays (1-2:15 pm) and Thursdays (4-5:15 pm). Topics for the current July 28-August 27 series are listed below. For additional info, please contact Nick Cottle at [email protected].

  Workout Passes
  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes valid for the current 5-week session. Prices are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Track 1: 

  How to Generate Revenue 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, July 28th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Sales for Startups 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 4th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Market Validation Basics
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 11th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Founder/Team Accountability
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 18th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Project Management for Startups
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 25th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Track 2

  Hiring, Managing, and Firing Cofounders
  •4:00pm Thursday, July 30th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Creating A Startup Budget & Realistic Financial Projections
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 6th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  The Fundability Matrix– What Angel/VC Investors Look For, And How You Stack Up
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 13th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Explain Your Startup In 1 Minute Or Less
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 20th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Problem-Solving for Startups
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 27th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  What Founders Say About Startup Workouts

  "The Start-up Workouts that the Portland Ten’s Carolynn Duncan has recently headed up have exposed me to thinking and practices that have been educational and inspiring.
  "They have been a fantastic compliment to the George Fox MBA program that I’m currently enrolled in.  The combination of the foundational information provided by this traditional institution and the entrepreneurial education I have received by taking part in these workouts has been a great pair in preparing me to succeed in business and in life."

  -Travis Spencer

  "I have found the PortlandTen workout sessions to be well worth the time and cost. Our company has benefitted directly from specific process models as well as input and idea exchange with other entrepreneurs"

  -John-Paull Davidson

Startup Workouts

  Startup Workouts is an open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need to manage their startups well.

  Schedule & Topics
  Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesdays (1-2:15 pm) and Thursdays (4-5:15 pm). Topics for the current July 28-August 27 series are listed below. For additional info, please contact Nick Cottle at [email protected].

  Workout Passes
  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes valid for the current 5-week session. Prices are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Track 1: 

  How to Generate Revenue 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, July 28th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Sales for Startups 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 4th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Market Validation Basics
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 11th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Founder/Team Accountability
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 18th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Project Management for Startups
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 25th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Track 2

  Hiring, Managing, and Firing Cofounders
  •4:00pm Thursday, July 30th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Creating A Startup Budget & Realistic Financial Projections
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 6th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  The Fundability Matrix– What Angel/VC Investors Look For, And How You Stack Up
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 13th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Explain Your Startup In 1 Minute Or Less
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 20th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Problem-Solving for Startups
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 27th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  What Founders Say About Startup Workouts

  "The Start-up Workouts that the Portland Ten’s Carolynn Duncan has recently headed up have exposed me to thinking and practices that have been educational and inspiring.
  "They have been a fantastic compliment to the George Fox MBA program that I’m currently enrolled in.  The combination of the foundational information provided by this traditional institution and the entrepreneurial education I have received by taking part in these workouts has been a great pair in preparing me to succeed in business and in life."

  -Travis Spencer

  "I have found the PortlandTen workout sessions to be well worth the time and cost. Our company has benefitted directly from specific process models as well as input and idea exchange with other entrepreneurs"

  -John-Paull Davidson

Startup Workouts

  Startup Workouts is an open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need to manage their startups well.

  Schedule & Topics
  Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesdays (1-2:15 pm) and Thursdays (4-5:15 pm). Topics for the current July 28-August 27 series are listed below. For additional info, please contact Nick Cottle at [email protected].

  Workout Passes
  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes valid for the current 5-week session. Prices are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Track 1: 

  How to Generate Revenue 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, July 28th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Sales for Startups 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 4th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Market Validation Basics
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 11th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Founder/Team Accountability
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 18th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Project Management for Startups
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 25th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Track 2

  Hiring, Managing, and Firing Cofounders
  •4:00pm Thursday, July 30th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Creating A Startup Budget & Realistic Financial Projections
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 6th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  The Fundability Matrix– What Angel/VC Investors Look For, And How You Stack Up
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 13th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Explain Your Startup In 1 Minute Or Less
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 20th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Problem-Solving for Startups
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 27th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  What Founders Say About Startup Workouts

  "The Start-up Workouts that the Portland Ten’s Carolynn Duncan has recently headed up have exposed me to thinking and practices that have been educational and inspiring.
  "They have been a fantastic compliment to the George Fox MBA program that I’m currently enrolled in.  The combination of the foundational information provided by this traditional institution and the entrepreneurial education I have received by taking part in these workouts has been a great pair in preparing me to succeed in business and in life."

  -Travis Spencer

  "I have found the PortlandTen workout sessions to be well worth the time and cost. Our company has benefitted directly from specific process models as well as input and idea exchange with other entrepreneurs"

  -John-Paull Davidson

Startup Workouts

  Startup Workouts is an open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need to manage their startups well.

  Schedule & Topics
  Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesdays (1-2:15 pm) and Thursdays (4-5:15 pm). Topics for the current July 28-August 27 series are listed below. For additional info, please contact Nick Cottle at [email protected].

  Workout Passes
  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes valid for the current 5-week session. Prices are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Track 1: 

  How to Generate Revenue 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, July 28th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Sales for Startups 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 4th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Market Validation Basics
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 11th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Founder/Team Accountability
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 18th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Project Management for Startups
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 25th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Track 2

  Hiring, Managing, and Firing Cofounders
  •4:00pm Thursday, July 30th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Creating A Startup Budget & Realistic Financial Projections
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 6th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  The Fundability Matrix– What Angel/VC Investors Look For, And How You Stack Up
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 13th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Explain Your Startup In 1 Minute Or Less
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 20th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Problem-Solving for Startups
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 27th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  What Founders Say About Startup Workouts

  "The Start-up Workouts that the Portland Ten’s Carolynn Duncan has recently headed up have exposed me to thinking and practices that have been educational and inspiring.
  "They have been a fantastic compliment to the George Fox MBA program that I’m currently enrolled in.  The combination of the foundational information provided by this traditional institution and the entrepreneurial education I have received by taking part in these workouts has been a great pair in preparing me to succeed in business and in life."

  -Travis Spencer

  "I have found the PortlandTen workout sessions to be well worth the time and cost. Our company has benefitted directly from specific process models as well as input and idea exchange with other entrepreneurs"

  -John-Paull Davidson

Startup Workouts

  Startup Workouts is an open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need to manage their startups well.

  Schedule & Topics
  Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesdays (1-2:15 pm) and Thursdays (4-5:15 pm). Topics for the current July 28-August 27 series are listed below. For additional info, please contact Nick Cottle at [email protected].

  Workout Passes
  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes valid for the current 5-week session. Prices are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Track 1: 

  How to Generate Revenue 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, July 28th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Sales for Startups 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 4th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Market Validation Basics
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 11th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Founder/Team Accountability
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 18th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Project Management for Startups
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 25th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Track 2

  Hiring, Managing, and Firing Cofounders
  •4:00pm Thursday, July 30th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Creating A Startup Budget & Realistic Financial Projections
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 6th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  The Fundability Matrix– What Angel/VC Investors Look For, And How You Stack Up
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 13th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Explain Your Startup In 1 Minute Or Less
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 20th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Problem-Solving for Startups
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 27th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  What Founders Say About Startup Workouts

  "The Start-up Workouts that the Portland Ten’s Carolynn Duncan has recently headed up have exposed me to thinking and practices that have been educational and inspiring.
  "They have been a fantastic compliment to the George Fox MBA program that I’m currently enrolled in.  The combination of the foundational information provided by this traditional institution and the entrepreneurial education I have received by taking part in these workouts has been a great pair in preparing me to succeed in business and in life."

  -Travis Spencer

  "I have found the PortlandTen workout sessions to be well worth the time and cost. Our company has benefitted directly from specific process models as well as input and idea exchange with other entrepreneurs"

  -John-Paull Davidson

Startup Workouts

  Startup Workouts is an open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need to manage their startups well.

  Schedule & Topics
  Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesdays (1-2:15 pm) and Thursdays (4-5:15 pm). Topics for the current July 28-August 27 series are listed below. For additional info, please contact Nick Cottle at [email protected].

  Workout Passes
  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes valid for the current 5-week session. Prices are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Track 1: 

  How to Generate Revenue 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, July 28th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Sales for Startups 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 4th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Market Validation Basics
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 11th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Founder/Team Accountability
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 18th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Project Management for Startups
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 25th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Track 2

  Hiring, Managing, and Firing Cofounders
  •4:00pm Thursday, July 30th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Creating A Startup Budget & Realistic Financial Projections
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 6th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  The Fundability Matrix– What Angel/VC Investors Look For, And How You Stack Up
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 13th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Explain Your Startup In 1 Minute Or Less
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 20th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Problem-Solving for Startups
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 27th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  What Founders Say About Startup Workouts

  "The Start-up Workouts that the Portland Ten’s Carolynn Duncan has recently headed up have exposed me to thinking and practices that have been educational and inspiring.
  "They have been a fantastic compliment to the George Fox MBA program that I’m currently enrolled in.  The combination of the foundational information provided by this traditional institution and the entrepreneurial education I have received by taking part in these workouts has been a great pair in preparing me to succeed in business and in life."

  -Travis Spencer

  "I have found the PortlandTen workout sessions to be well worth the time and cost. Our company has benefitted directly from specific process models as well as input and idea exchange with other entrepreneurs"

  -John-Paull Davidson

Startup Workouts

  Startup Workouts is an open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need to manage their startups well.

  Schedule & Topics
  Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesdays (1-2:15 pm) and Thursdays (4-5:15 pm). Topics for the current July 28-August 27 series are listed below. For additional info, please contact Nick Cottle at [email protected].

  Workout Passes
  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes valid for the current 5-week session. Prices are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Track 1: 

  How to Generate Revenue 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, July 28th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Sales for Startups 
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 4th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Market Validation Basics
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 11th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Founder/Team Accountability
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 18th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Basics of Project Management for Startups
  •1:00pm Tuesday, August 25th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Track 2

  Hiring, Managing, and Firing Cofounders
  •4:00pm Thursday, July 30th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  Creating A Startup Budget & Realistic Financial Projections
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 6th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  The Fundability Matrix– What Angel/VC Investors Look For, And How You Stack Up
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 13th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Explain Your Startup In 1 Minute Or Less
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 20th – (Instructor: Carolynn Duncan)

  Problem-Solving for Startups
  •4:00pm Thursday, August 27th – (Instructor: Nick Cottle)

  What Founders Say About Startup Workouts

  "The Start-up Workouts that the Portland Ten’s Carolynn Duncan has recently headed up have exposed me to thinking and practices that have been educational and inspiring.
  "They have been a fantastic compliment to the George Fox MBA program that I’m currently enrolled in.  The combination of the foundational information provided by this traditional institution and the entrepreneurial education I have received by taking part in these workouts has been a great pair in preparing me to succeed in business and in life."

  -Travis Spencer

  "I have found the PortlandTen workout sessions to be well worth the time and cost. Our company has benefitted directly from specific process models as well as input and idea exchange with other entrepreneurs"

  -John-Paull Davidson

Startup Workouts is a new open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need in order to manage their ventures well and keep their projects above water.

  Workouts are led by Portland Ten staff, who actively work with a team of tech founders working toward the $1MM in revenue goal and deal with these types of startup situations on a regular basis.

  Startup Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesday mornings from 10-11:15 am and Thursday afternoons from 4-5:15 pm, and are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

      * Tuesday, June 23, 10 am: Revenue generation
      * Thursday, June 25, 4 pm: Basics of sales for startups
      * Tuesday, June 30, 10 am: Extreme bootstrapping
      * Thursday, July 2, 4 pm: Market validation basics
      * Tuesday, July 7, 10 am: Keeping your ego out of the product
      * Thursday, July 9, 4 pm: Work/life balance for founders
      * Tuesday, July 14, 10 am: Founder/team accountability
      * Thursday, July 16, 4 pm: Basics of project management
      * Tuesday, July 21, 10 am: Clarifying the concept
      * Thursday, July 23, 4 pm: Startup problem-solving 

  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes for the current 5-week period of June 22-July 23

  The outcome of Startup Workouts is to assist founders in better juggling multiple high-priorities in a high-stress, low resource, high-intensity environment. For additional info, please contact Carolynn Duncan at [email protected].

Startup Workouts is a new open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need in order to manage their ventures well and keep their projects above water.

  Workouts are led by Portland Ten staff, who actively work with a team of tech founders working toward the $1MM in revenue goal and deal with these types of startup situations on a regular basis.

  Startup Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesday mornings from 10-11:15 am and Thursday afternoons from 4-5:15 pm, and are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

      * Tuesday, June 23, 10 am: Revenue generation
      * Thursday, June 25, 4 pm: Basics of sales for startups
      * Tuesday, June 30, 10 am: Extreme bootstrapping
      * Thursday, July 2, 4 pm: Market validation basics
      * Tuesday, July 7, 10 am: Keeping your ego out of the product
      * Thursday, July 9, 4 pm: Work/life balance for founders
      * Tuesday, July 14, 10 am: Founder/team accountability
      * Thursday, July 16, 4 pm: Basics of project management
      * Tuesday, July 21, 10 am: Clarifying the concept
      * Thursday, July 23, 4 pm: Startup problem-solving 

  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes for the current 5-week period of June 22-July 23

  The outcome of Startup Workouts is to assist founders in better juggling multiple high-priorities in a high-stress, low resource, high-intensity environment. For additional info, please contact Carolynn Duncan at [email protected].

Startup Workouts is a new open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need in order to manage their ventures well and keep their projects above water.

  Workouts are led by Portland Ten staff, who actively work with a team of tech founders working toward the $1MM in revenue goal and deal with these types of startup situations on a regular basis.

  Startup Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesday mornings from 10-11:15 am and Thursday afternoons from 4-5:15 pm, and are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes for the current 5-week period of June 22-July 23. Our full summer schedule is as follows:

  * Tuesday, June 23, 10 am: Revenue generation
  * Thursday, June 25, 4 pm: Basics of sales for startups
  * Tuesday, June 30, 10 am: Extreme bootstrapping
  * Thursday, July 2, 4 pm: Market validation basics
  * Tuesday, July 7, 10 am: Keeping your ego out of the product
  * Thursday, July 9, 4 pm: Work/life balance for founders
  * Tuesday, July 14, 10 am: Founder/team accountability
  * Thursday, July 16, 4 pm: Basics of project management
  * Tuesday, July 21, 10 am: Clarifying the concept
  * Thursday, July 23, 4 pm: Startup problem-solving

  The outcome of Startup Workouts is to assist founders in better juggling multiple high-priorities in a high-stress, low resource, high-intensity environment.

  For additional info, please contact Carolynn Duncan at [email protected].

6.30.2009

Public Event

Rethinking Distribution Channels Panel Discussion 6:00pm – 8:30pm Location: NedSpace (920 SW 3rd, Suite 100)

Startup Workouts is a new open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need in order to manage their ventures well and keep their projects above water.

  Workouts are led by Portland Ten staff, who actively work with a team of tech founders working toward the $1MM in revenue goal and deal with these types of startup situations on a regular basis.

  Startup Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesday mornings from 10-11:15 am and Thursday afternoons from 4-5:15 pm, and are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes for the current 5-week period of June 22-July 23. Our full summer schedule is as follows:

  * Tuesday, June 23, 10 am: Revenue generation
  * Thursday, June 25, 4 pm: Basics of sales for startups
  * Tuesday, June 30, 10 am: Extreme bootstrapping
  * Thursday, July 2, 4 pm: Market validation basics
  * Tuesday, July 7, 10 am: Keeping your ego out of the product
  * Thursday, July 9, 4 pm: Work/life balance for founders
  * Tuesday, July 14, 10 am: Founder/team accountability
  * Thursday, July 16, 4 pm: Basics of project management
  * Tuesday, July 21, 10 am: Clarifying the concept
  * Thursday, July 23, 4 pm: Startup problem-solving

  The outcome of Startup Workouts is to assist founders in better juggling multiple high-priorities in a high-stress, low resource, high-intensity environment.

  For additional info, please contact Carolynn Duncan at [email protected].

Startup Workouts is a new open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need in order to manage their ventures well and keep their projects above water.

  Workouts are led by Portland Ten staff, who actively work with a team of tech founders working toward the $1MM in revenue goal and deal with these types of startup situations on a regular basis.

  Startup Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesday mornings from 10-11:15 am and Thursday afternoons from 4-5:15 pm, and are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes for the current 5-week period of June 22-July 23. Our full summer schedule is as follows:

  * Tuesday, June 23, 10 am: Revenue generation
  * Thursday, June 25, 4 pm: Basics of sales for startups
  * Tuesday, June 30, 10 am: Extreme bootstrapping
  * Thursday, July 2, 4 pm: Market validation basics
  * Tuesday, July 7, 10 am: Keeping your ego out of the product
  * Thursday, July 9, 4 pm: Work/life balance for founders
  * Tuesday, July 14, 10 am: Founder/team accountability
  * Thursday, July 16, 4 pm: Basics of project management
  * Tuesday, July 21, 10 am: Clarifying the concept
  * Thursday, July 23, 4 pm: Startup problem-solving

  The outcome of Startup Workouts is to assist founders in better juggling multiple high-priorities in a high-stress, low resource, high-intensity environment.

  For additional info, please contact Carolynn Duncan at [email protected].

Startup Workouts is a new open-enrollment series of 75-minute “workouts” where founders develop and strengthen founder “muscles”— the fundamental business skills and problem-solving abilities they need in order to manage their ventures well and keep their projects above water.

  Workouts are led by Portland Ten staff, who actively work with a team of tech founders working toward the $1MM in revenue goal and deal with these types of startup situations on a regular basis.

  Startup Workouts are held in downtown Portland at NedSpace on Tuesday mornings from 10-11:15 am and Thursday afternoons from 4-5:15 pm, and are $18 for 1 workout, $75 for 5 ($15 each), or $130 for 10 ($13 each).

  Founders can purchase 1, 5 or 10 workouts passes for the current 5-week period of June 22-July 23. Our full summer schedule is as follows:

      * Tuesday, June 23, 10 am: Revenue generation
      * Thursday, June 25, 4 pm: Basics of sales for startups
      * Tuesday, June 30, 10 am: Extreme bootstrapping
      * Thursday, July 2, 4 pm: Market validation basics
      * Tuesday, July 7, 10 am: Keeping your ego out of the product
      * Thursday, July 9, 4 pm: Work/life balance for founders
      * Tuesday, July 14, 10 am: Founder/team accountability
      * Thursday, July 16, 4 pm: Basics of project management
      * Tuesday, July 21, 10 am: Clarifying the concept
      * Thursday, July 23, 4 pm: Startup problem-solving 

  The outcome of Startup Workouts is to assist founders in better juggling multiple high-priorities in a high-stress, low resource, high-intensity environment. 

  For additional info, please contact Carolynn Duncan at [email protected].

This is a meetup for people interested in Firefox extension development, or working on Firefox itself.

This is a hacking-focused group, and there's no scheduled talk this week. Bring your laptop, and I'll bring some beer, and let's hack!

First meeting for anyone interested in hacking on Firefox or Firefox extensions.

Join the SAO for our first unconference!

The time is short - we as a community have just a couple of weeks to get ideas to the Governor's office to include in stimulus-related grant activities. This is a unique time to compete for job-creating, infrastructure-developing, regional economy-changing investments...get involved!

Come + learn about the initiative and then brainstorm as a community how to best leverage this one-time opportunity!

Every American and certainly every business person should look at the way this plan will roll out. We will be highlighting Healthcare IT (page 42-43) and Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy (page 17 and 20) as two of the better opportunities for the tech community. Come with your ideas and your computer - we will be posting the ideas generated at this meeting to our Wiki so we can help put them into the appropriate format and vet them through the correct channels.

Click to download Oregon's ARRA Guide: https://db.sao.org/calendar2/event_description.htm?eventID=3/24/09

Event Moderators: Harvey Mathews, President, Software Association of Oregon Rich Bader, CEO, EasyStreet Bill Hersh, Chair Medical Informatics, OHSU

Agenda:

Walk through the linked Stimulus Guide document, highlighting the areas we think are most applicable for tech companies (20-30 minutes)

Share the appropriate contacts at the Governor's created group called the Oregon Way and that group's focus so people know how to structure their proposals and who to send it to (5-10 minutes)

Lead a brainstorm of the grant proposals (45-60 minutes)

Join Oregon's entrepreneurs Thursday evening March 19th at 5:00 PM at NedSpace (920 SW Third, between Taylor and Salmon) to explore and answer the question "What Would Your Startup Do With $250,000 in 2009?"

In the last 6 months the economy, access to capital, the cost of talent and the opportunities for innovation have all changed. We think it’s time for the relationship between entrepreneurs and the State of Oregon to change, too (the state needs jobs & entrepreneurs need capital!).

Hear stories of successful, local homegrown companies that have either bootstrapped or raised funds and then grown themselves to success.

Most importantly, though, the goal of this event is to prove to the State of Oregon that there are enough jobs, compelling ideas and entrepreneurs to warrant an immediate investment of $100,000,000 for start ups that want to hire local talent.

We are working to raise a $100M fund that makes small investments in Oregon-based companies who hire Oregon-based employees. Now, in 2009. Not next year or some point in the future. In growing these new startups, we are investing in innovation, creating jobs and building Oregon’s brand with innovators and entrepreneurs.

Please be prepared to answer the following questions:

• Could your company hire $250,000 worth of Oregon-based talent in 2009 to get it to the next level?
• What could your company achieve during 2009 with a $250,000 investment?
• How many new jobs would be created if 400 new Oregon startups were funded?
• How would you like to see $100,000,000 invested in Oregon startups?

Brought to you in part by NedSpace, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Reference Capital, Software Association of Oregon and Starve Ups.

NedSpace is proud to host an Oregon entrepreneurial startup event during this unparalleled time of economic chaos.disruption. Be a part of this unparalleled movement!

//Contact Information// Wayne Embree - [email protected], 503.619.4310 Josh Friedman - [email protected], 503.705.7975 Mark Grimes - [email protected], 503.502.0185 Harvey Mathews - [email protected], 503-999-5849

Are you an entrepreneur? Launching a startup? Ramping up a fast growing startup? Thinking about a startup? Know how to spell startup?

Love bacon?

Come hear Scott Kveton (Bac'n co-founder) talk about how he and his team launched this successful tasty bacon monster in under just three short weeks. You will oink yourself to happiness as Scott weaves true tales of bare-hooved bootstrapping and entrepreneurial maneuvers in the dark.

Tail curling stories designed to share with you what works, what does not, and having the bacon to move ahead like a greased, well you know. This little piggy went to market, and it owns the bacon market online.

Get your pig on.

Yes, there will be bacon served.

Who: Scott Kveton (Bac'n co-founder)

What: Bac'n Meat Up: Entrepreneurial Tails for Entrepreneurs

When: March 2, 2009 starting at 11:45 AM

Cost: Free to all entrepreneurs, $15 to numbskulls, $25 to vegetarians

Where: NedSpace - co-working for startups, innovative tech companies, and social entrepreneurs.

Where Exactly: 920 SW Third, Portland (between Taylor and Salmon)

Twitter: @kveton @neddotcom Ticket Info: Free to all entrepreneurs, $15 to numbskulls, $25 to vegetarians