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TechFest NW Returns to Portland in April, This Time With the Creator of Siri

TechfestNW 2020 announces dates and first round of speakers.

Rick Turoczy Says the Myth of the Unflappable Entrepreneur Is “All Bullshit”

The godfather of Portland startups talks about what’s special in Rose City tech—and what it must improve.

Is Oregon Home to the Next Billion-Dollar Company?

This spring, Oregon almost saw its first unicorn. A “unicorn” is a company that sells for $1 billion. In May, an Oregon company almost did just that: Cura Cannabis was acquired by a Canadian company for $949 million in stock.

Watch: Women Founders Talk About Building Inclusive Companies

There is a lot of work to be done to make workplaces equitable.

Watch: Robot Overlord Takeover Isn’t Inevitable

G. Pascal Zachary, former WW and current Wall Street Journal reporter, says everyone needs to calm down: Robots aren’t going to take over the world.

Watch: Former U.S. Olympian Says Technology Is Changing the Way We Root For Sports

Technology is changing sports fans. Angela Ruggiero, a former U.S. Olympic hockey player and co-founder of the Sports Innovation Lab, said during a talk at TechfestNW in April that we are entering a new age of sports viewing.

Watch: Ralph Greene Says Tech Is Making Us All Better Athletes

Ralph Greene says data is revolutionizing sports.

Watch: Urban Mobility CEO Nat Parker Says Rich People Need to Start Investing in Public Transit

Transportation is the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions. Nat Parker, CEO of Moovel, the Portland-based urban mobility company behind TriMet’s ticketing app, says we need to invest in public transportation in order to halt the impending climate crisis.

Watch: Twitter’s Gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter Says Goop Capitalizes on Vaginal Shame to Sell Products

Gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter is widely known for her no holds barred takedowns of vagina pseudoscience on Twitter.

Sustainable Toothbrush Startup Goodwell Co. Wins PitchfestNW 2019

It aims to empower people to “make a sustainable choice in their daily oral care routines.”

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