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From my vantage point, the Web startup community in Portland--and the Silicon Forest, in general--is stronger than I've ever seen it. We're attracting attention. We're courting talent. Venture capital is beginning to take notice.

And most importantly, we are establishing some strong footholds, in areas like open source, OpenID, and geolocation/mapping.

Does the downturn/slowdown mean that that exciting startup activity is coming to an end? Hardly. I think startups, especially those small and nimble ones, have the opportunity to achieve success in ANY economic environment.

And the Portland folks seem poised to prove that assumption. ;)

posted 5 years ago
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