Daily Cafe
902 NW 13th Ave at NW Kearney dailycafe.net
Founder’s Coffee is a low-key, weekly get together for Portland entrepreneurs to connect with each other. No speakers, no pitches, just business founders gathering together to visit for an hour.
The first couple weeks have been excellent. We’ve filled the long table at the Daily Cafe and a lot of smart folks have shown up and met other smart folks. Seems like a lot of folks are making it their business to find strategic partnerships and those conversations seem to be taking place at Founders Coffee.
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 | Uncategorized | admin
Congrats to one of our summer Portland Ten companies, ShopIgniter (also known as Cularis), for being one of 9 Oregon companies selected to present at Venture Northwest! Best of luck to founder Alan Wizemann and his cofounders Dan Warner and Jason Glover.
About ShopIgniter
ShopIgniter is a real-time, social eCommerce platform with an intent-based search engine for Twitter, FaceBook and other popular social networks. It can manage multiple sales channels for products, including their marketing and promotion.
Built for boutiques, small businesses and the enterprise, and delivered as a Software as a Service or download, ShopIgniter is a complete end-to-end solution for online sales.
We’d like to officially welcome Jenica Cogdill as a Strategic Analyst to Portland Ten! We’re happy to have Jenica on board to assist in our work with entrepreneurs here in Portland. Here’s a little more about her background, and you can also follow her on Twitter here.
Jenica Cogdill, Strategic Analyst
Jenica Cogdill launched her first successful company, a retail and export business in Eugene, Oregon, at the age of 21. She is currently a business consultant specializing in marketing research and strategic planning. Clients range from local startups gaining momentum to international corporations.
She holds a BS in Journalism/Public Relations from the University of Oregon and an MBA from Willamette University. As a strategic analyst for Portland Ten, she leads weekly Workouts and offers one-on-one Checkups.
Ever wondered how private equity investors (angels, venture capitalists) evaluate tech startups– and what founders can do about it?
The following presentation outlines 3 types of "unfundable" startup styles, and the 1 "fundable" startup style that attracts investors and is most likely to be stable & grow over time.
There’s a lot that founders can do to affect the current status, opportunities, and future of their projects– if they know what to look for, and are willing to objectively and frequently make changes and tough choices.
Helping founders see clearly and accurately understand where they’re at, is absolutely one of the most rewarding aspects of working with entrepreneurs through the Portland Ten’s "10 at $1MM by 2010" goal.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | Uncategorized | admin
This fall, we began offering the Six Week Sprint, a lightweight version of our $1MM bootcamp, open to freelancers/consultants and small business owners, as well as tech founders.
The participants are loving the program! It has provided the following benefits to them:
Jumpstart biz dev/sales efforts
Accountability to peers & advisor for weekly progress
Peer support in making tough decisions and taking action on critical business tasks
Clarity, focus, and accelerated efforts in starting or growing business
Increased ability to make strategic decisions based on financial indicators– revenue, cashflow, pricing
Emphasis on employing yourself and others at your full market value
Expanded network of contacts
Fresh ideas, critique, and clarification of your project
Opportunities for one-on-one learning and course correction in basic business skills– sales, networking, marketing,
The feedback overall has been tremendously positive, and based on interest from the community, we will hold another Six Week Sprint October 12-November 20.
Attend An Orientation
If you’re interested in participating, please review more information about the program here, and then RSVP for an orientation meeting October 5th or October 8th. You can also contact us with questions or to get more information here.
What Participants Say
"The Portland Ten Six Week Sprint is perfect for any business owner who is overwhelmed, losing focus, or simply wants to increase revenue. As an entrepreneur starting a new business, I didn’t know where to start or what to spend my time on. This program has quickly given me the structure I need to launch, sell, and market this new business."
-Kate Walling
"As a newer business owner, I have found Portland Ten’s Six Week Sprint to be very valuable in building my business. I have made many contacts and leads that I would not have otherwise made without the program. It has been great to be a part of a supportive group that is invested in your success and is eager to help.
"During our individual weekly meetings, Carolynn has challenged me to become more successful in my marketing efforts and has filled in the gaps where my skills were lacking. I would recommend Portland Ten’s Six Week Sprint to any new entrepreneurs who would like fresh perspective, feedback, and assistance in generating more revenue."
Truth be told, most business plans fail to make much impression on potential investors. Most aren’t even read in full. Their shortcomings tend to be obvious even in a two-page executive summary, largely because they are written before enough real work has been done to create a solid foundation. http://snurl.com/knv4v
GTD/Productivity
Things, built by www.culturedcode.com - runs only on mac and iPhone. Perfect, flexible Get-Things-Done application.
From @rosshill http://twitter.com/rosshill: "Management’s job is not to prevent risk but to build the capability to recover when failures occur." - Pixar
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 | Uncategorized | bfoote
Come join us Tuesdays starting on September 29th at 9am for an hour
Daily Cafe
902 NW 13th Ave at NW Kearney dailycafe.net
Founder’s Coffee is a low-key, weekly get together for Portland entrepreneurs to connect with each other. No speakers, no pitches, just business founders gathering together to visit for an hour.
Both teams have worked extraordinarily hard the past several months to get things off the ground for launch, and their efforts are paying off in momentum and client interest. Congrats to both teams, and keep up the great work!
Image: DedicatedMaps.com exhibiting at the Clean Pacific Conference & Exhibition on September 14, 2009.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 | Uncategorized | admin
We’re getting ready to kick off our Six Week Sprint, and holding an orientation meeting tomorrow night at 6 pm at NedSpace Downtown (920 SW 3rd Ave.)
About Six Week Sprint
The Six Week Sprint is open to tech founders as well as freelancer/consultant/small business owners. It follows the same methodology of the "10 at $1MM by 2010" bootcamp, packaged in a jump-start, lower commitment & lower-cost format.
Jump start each participant’s startup or self-employment efforts– shift the business from your current operating style, to doing things in a way that puts you on track to generate your first (or next) $100K in revenue.
Timeline:
6 weeks: September 14-October 23
Participant Orientation:
Join us Thursday, September 10th, 6-7:30 pm, at NedSpace downtown (920 SW 3rd Ave) to meet others participating in the Six Week Sprint.
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