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Come together for a meetup and not only learn how to create a Tiny Startup, but make real progress on starting your own. These aren't 'get inspired and never do anything about it' type of events, these are 'come learn how to do something, then do it--while you're still at the event' type of events. It's gonna be really fun and it's going to make you smarter and better than you've ever been before.

Meet some of the most interesting startups in Portland. And grab a bite to eat with your peers. All for free. Interested in participating? Sign up to host Portland Lunch 2.0. Interested in suggesting a venue? Please use Meetup to do so. Coordinated by Silicon Florist and PIE. Brought to you by the awesome Portland, Oregon, startup scene.

The need is simple - I want to open a startup (mostly web based) - I have ideas, others do too - I want to focus energy towards defining, then executing an idea -This forum is to get like minded people -This is ONLY for serious folks looking to venture into this part-time, and eventually make the permanent move -Why this forum when there are many others? 3 important reasons 1. This is a place where folks are willing to put in 10-20 hrs a week once they are part of it (so if you are busy or canno …

A closely knit community of Chief Technology Officers, empowering each other to grow in their astute leadership of Portland's hottest Internet companies.

Obsessed with exercise and startups? Great, let's kill two birds with one stone and sweat while we network. Ideally, we'll morph into a sweet support group for the uber-motivated entrepreneurial athletic set! I'd love to talk shop while climbing mountains, or at least while cycling, hiking, kayaking, etc.  But I haven't had time for any epic adventures lately. If you'd like to organize - even intermittently - holler! ANY MEMBER can suggest a meetup activity!  You are all organizers: do it! E- …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The global reach of the Internet has democratized entrepreneurship. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning drive to succeed,  to make it big in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions.  Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, academics, fin …

Demolicious shines a well-deserved spotlight on some of the best work from Portland's web and mobile tech communities. Each event includes about five demos on the stage of the Mission Theater. Judges provide feedback, critique and questions. Then the attendees determine a winner. Previous presenters have gone on to raise money from PIE, the Portland Seed Fund and other investors.

This group is for starters in Portland who wish to create software businesses that provide them a very comfortable lifestyle while contributing to the world around them. If you are building (or considering building) Software as a Service applications that require no co-founders or any outside investment, this group is for you.

At PDX Tech+Pong, we believe that the conversations sparked over a (sometimes) friendly game of ping- pong can lead to amazing things. We want to be a catalyst in the PDX tech community that facilitates these conversations within a social environment. Welcome to PDX Tech+Pong.

Open Capitalist - Portland is a spin-off from opencapitalist.org. We are starting a well outfitted community workshop in Portland, Oregon to facilitate entrepreneurs. Need shop space to move your project forward? Need specialized engineering help? Want to help others build small businesses? Come join us! We are initially focusing on metal working, electronics, plastics, and composites. These require specialized tools and we are going to provide them and the support you need to be success …

Innovation in Motion – a monthly thought leader gathering to discuss the trends in interactive marketing and online innovation.

Blog: http://thingtuesday.com/ We decided to create our own open meetup to discuss and learn about the Internet of Things. We encourage the curious, the hackers the entrepreneurs and the executives who are engaging in this area to come join us to listen to talks, share in conversation and networking. Each session we will have talks, "show and tells "and space to hack and network with others. Modelled on two phenomenally influential and successful groups, Mobile Monday and the catalytic Silicon V …

A group of entrepreneurs who meet regularly to stimulate the free flow of entrepreneurial ideas and share real life experience and wisdom. Some of our events will be sponsored and some will promote specific programs.

Continuous Web- Portland is a community for startup entrepreneurs and tech professionals building sustainable web products and businesses.  Members connect and learn from professionals what it takes to start, build, and lead a great web business.  For the startup at all stages: idea, seed capital, angel/venture funded, profitability and beyond.

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Portland Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Portland serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who complements you …

Are you interested in DIY biology/biohacking/biotech and would love to join a community of like-minded members who discuss these topics and collaborate on projects in the general Portland area? If so, you are in the right place. I foresee a growing and evolving 'DIYBio' group that can get together to talk DIY biology, develop projects, build/hack lab equipment, and educate each other in an open, facilitative environment. Young or old, your imagination matters. With enough momentum, I would like …