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Startup Investors, Let’s Get to Know Portland, Oregon

Wednesday, 29 October 2025 by
If cities were startups, Portland would be the one that never hired a PR firm, preferring instead to let its product (culture) speak for itself. For investors, that confidence has been both its charm and a challenge. Portland is inventive to the point of eccentricity, independent to the point of obstinacy, and so allergic to
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Washington’s Blueprint for Public-Private Innovation for Washington Startups

Thursday, 09 October 2025 by
A coalition reimagines the role of cities, universities, and entrepreneurs in shaping the future of downtown Washington D.C. and Washington startups. Just north of the White House, where K Street bends toward Dupont Circle and the stately facades of Farragut meet the hum of D.C.’s intellectual life, something quietly revolutionary is taking shape. The Penn
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The Startup Frontier Hidden in America’s Supply Chain

Thursday, 02 October 2025 by
Imagine a modest Ozarks town (once underestimated) emerging as a national hub for retail, supply chain, and CPG innovation.  Now imagine that the parent company is actively relocating talent, building a new urban HQ, and doubling down on ecosystem development. That’s Bentonville; once pigeonholed as “Walmart’s little hometown,” now staking a claim as one of
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Bellevue, Washington: The Startup City Defining Its Shadow

Tuesday, 30 September 2025 by
Bellevue isn’t Seattle and that’s precisely the point. Too often, when people talk about the Pacific Northwest, Bellevue gets treated as an extension of Seattle. But Bellevue has its own history, its own culture, and critically, its own startup identity. Understanding this matters not just for Washington but for cities everywhere trying to grow deliberately,
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How Hard Tech History Fuels Entrepreneurship – Austin’s Story

Wednesday, 03 September 2025 by
Amidst what seems to be a boom of chips in Central Texas, I want to share with everyone, everywhere, how the hard tech of Texas isn’t a result of a recent pivot, there is a history to study in how it grew up around Austin, a history from which we can learn how to build
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Surfing Idaho’s Startup Wave: Boise’s Rise

Thursday, 28 August 2025 by
Of course, if you’re like me, when you think of Idaho the first thing that comes to mind is surfing. Sure, you might be thinking, “um… Hawaii? California?” and you’d be right too but if we’re being frank, we entrepreneurial types are a little odd and my mind thinks Idaho. What drives innovation and supports
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Bogotá, Colombia; Latin America’s Next Startup Ascent

Friday, 15 August 2025 by
Colombia has always been a country in motion; politically, culturally, and economically. But motion isn’t the same as progress, and progress isn’t guaranteed. For generations, Colombians have adapted to change not because they wanted to, but because they had to. It’s in this crucible of necessity that the country’s entrepreneurial spirit was forged and potential
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