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.

The Portland, Oregon Lean Startup Circle Meetup. “A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.” http://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/what...... "A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a product or service in conditions of extreme uncertainty" (Eric Ries) The number one reason that Startups fail is lack of customers (~90%), not product development failure (~10%). The Lean Startup is an approach that attempts to acknowledge this and create …

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.

Chicks Connect is more than a membership… It is a movement! A movement dedicated to inspiring women to grow personally and professionally by connecting, supporting and encouraging one another. Although you can become a member and enjoy all of the benefits from the comfort of your own home, the real value begins when you join an existing group or start a Chicks Connect Chaper of your own. Inspiration, Accountability, Love, Fun and Support are a few of the amazing benefits of coming together and f …

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

We are a group of UX, UI, and Web Designers in Eugene who love the industry. We want to have a strong community of designers and learn from each other. Join our meetings if you want to see what other designers in the area are working on, learn some new tips, network with other designers and developers or see presentations by design pros from ad agencies, startups, and design shops. This is an exciting time for designers.

The Tigard Chamber Works For You! With over 300 businesses strong, the Tigard Chamber is focused on driving a strong local economy, business networking, promoting the community and advocating for business with government. The Tigard Chamber provides ever-increasing value to members through innovative benefits, programs and services designed to help businesses large and small grow and succeed. If you are a business professional in the Portland Metro Area, the Tigard Chamber is the place to be.

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 …

To bring together business people of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, and networking support

We conduct business with those we trust but issues still arise. This is not your typical networking group. Instead, this will be a collaborative effort in which we address the issues we are facing, whether it is seeking employment, marketing a new business or attracting new customers to an existing venture. Members will use their experiences to offer advice and solutions to help each other achieve our goals and/or work out our kinks.

Internet marketing agency owner interested in helping and teaching business owners about how to promote their business more effectively, and in learning new tricks myself.

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

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 compliments you …

The UX Startup is a series of design workshops and demos for startups and entrepreneurs who need to boost their product creation process with user experience design. UX-empowered products are successful products. The UX Startup will have 4 types of meetup: 1. Monthly workshops We’ll focus on one UX tool or method and give you enough hands-on practice to go back to your startup or side project with a new skill. 2. Demo Days / Case Studies: This ‘show and tell’ event will be a forum for startups t …

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 Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to offer a new Networking opportunity for Young Business Professionals in 2013. Once a month, TYP will be meeting at Gametime for lively networking. In addition, TYP will also be offering a monthly Breakfast of Champions where we will have a speaker on a topic Young Professionals want to know more about.

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.

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 …

Oregon's premier resource for technology connection, advocacy, education, and innovation.

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.

Would your Business benefit from more referrals??? This is our bi-weekly meeting to meet new contacts, share information about ourselves and get to know one another better. No-host lunch. Address : SW Portland @ Joe's Burgers and Bar. 4439 SW Beaverton Hillsdale hwy Portland,OR. 97221 Time: 12 noon Dates: February 25th; March 11th and 25th; April 8th and 22nd; May 6th and 20th and.............................................

The PixelGigs Network focuses on bringing together local leaders and networkers. Our group shares ideas, tools and resources that empower business professionals everywhere.

All things startup and entrepreneurship related. Hear directly from founders of startups and engage in interactive question and answer sessions from people who know how to start and grow successful startup businesses.

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 PDX' group that can get together to talk DIY biology, develop projects, possibly build/hack lab equipment, and educate each other in an open, facilitative environment. Young or old, your imagination matters. With enough momentum, …

Without continuous innovation, your business will die. As a founder, CEO, or innovator, you're always trying to find and execute on the strategies, principles, and processes that can give you an edge over the competition. The goal of this group is to give some structure and accountability to that education. Every month, we pick a new online course/book/text book/video/lecture, learn the materials, systematically test them within our own businesses, and share the results. We'll cover topics in bo …

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 hosted at LaunchSide, a local web development company helping established and startup companies launch new web-based products and services. The focus of this group is networking and knowledge sharing around the topics of: Building Software-as-a-Service based products (both web and mobile) Acquiring customers through direct response and online marketing Adding web-based business models to your established offline business Funding strategies for your start up Building that mobile ap …

Are you a founder of an early-stage company based in or around Portland, Oregon? This group is all about peer mentoring for founders and we're running our fifth annual Launch Pad event - completely free, full weekend of education and networking with other startup founders. Check out www.pdxlaunchpad.com for more information.