By Founders For Founders
Naked, no light, no sound, all by yourself in an 8′ X 4′ coffin with ten inches of water so salty it feels like olive oil. Does that sound relaxing and even reinvigorating? Well is IS. Trust me, this Editor went to Portland, Oregon’s Float On before ever knowing of Founders Graham Talley and Ashkahn [...]
Continue Reading15-year old, budding entrepreneur Jackson Gariety wants to be a global force with his company HashTraffic. The Portland, Oregon native got a tremendous jump growing his company at Startup Weekend Portland last year. Seeing that hashtags were a global protocol, he and Brian Hendrickson also noticed that content was confined mostly to Twitter and FaceBook. [...]
Continue ReadingIt seems poetic justice that Andy Hayes’ life has been about travel, his business is about travel, and now his business is travelling in a new direction. Having basically lived and traveled ‘round the world, spending quite a few years in the UK, Andy started his Hayes Media Group, now headquartered in Portland, Oregon, originally in Seattle, [...]
Continue Reading“In a village manner,” an old Latin word, is the meaning of Pagatim. It also is the basis for the belief of the Portland, Oregon company of the same name. Co-founder Laura Mansfield says, “We really have the belief that as we do good work, all boats rise. Our partners’ brands rise, we rise with [...]
Continue ReadingCalling himself a “company of one; I have a lot of people I work with but I don’t have any employees,” Chris Guillebeau personifies the business philosophy he espouses. Setting the goal ten years ago to visit every country in the world – he’s almost done it – his travels inspired him to write about [...]
Continue ReadingA former freelance photographer who captured some of the most dramatic parts of the planet, Matt Monroe decided to jump to the other side of the camera. He developed his Nasty Clamps to meet his own needs, but quickly realized he had tools to aid professional and amateur photographer alike. The Portland, Oregon based company [...]
Continue ReadingHelping today’s retail customers be better shoppers is the bottom line for all good retailers. And helping those retailers provide that shopping experience is 4-Tell of Hood River, Oregon. The fourth startup of co-founder Ken Levy – is that what the “4” is about? - 4-Tell “provides an integrated suite of products that allows merchants [...]
Continue ReadingDescribed as “A place to meet and enterprise,” The Hub of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is a place to grow. Not only your company, but ideas, community and commerce. Started by co-founders Joanne Macrea and Tracy Boyer Morris “primarily because we needed a place to work besides a coffee shop” as Joanne puts it, The [...]
Continue ReadingThink of all the gizmos that go with your smart phone (I’m not even going to say mobile computing device – Ed.). Ear buds, battery extenders, holder stands, cases; the list goes on. Instead of adding stuff to your smart phone and your life, why not consolidate? That was the philosophy of Co-Founders Cam McDonald, [...]
Continue Reading“When I started the first company, I didn’t realize the speed at which this industry moved,” is how Nina Paules, Founder of eBook Press, ePublishing Works and eBook Discovery, opens when discussing her companies which help authors sell more books. Obviously, she figured out how to keep pace with her multi-faceted approach to packaging, promoting [...]
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