Portland should be ordering dogfood by the truckload
Summary
[HTML1][Editor: Given the Startup America Partnership announcement, it seemed an appropriate time to release the latest post from guest writer Dave Chase. It’s a similar stance to “Buying local isn’t just for food.”] Perhaps the most frustrating thing for a software startup is the glacial pace at which governments move. The potential revenue from a city the size of Portland, let alone the state of Oregon is enormous for an emerging software company. On the Technology Day, the corporation assembled all of the key decision makers giving these startups a great boost by getting in front of people they would have otherwise struggled to get a meeting with. Presumably, the mayor’s office has the ability to talk with senior leaders at companies ranging from Nike to Regence to PGE to OHSU to Precision Castparts.