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Tracking and Building the Technology Eco-System in Bend, Oregon

BendTech’s Impressive Gene Pool

Musings with Fred Boos, co-founder of RocketBux into what it takes to work, live and play in the BendTech community, by Michael Curry.  Bottom line: “It's almost an entrepreneurial effort just to move here,” Fred remarked.  “People come here without a plan and just figure it out as it comes.” Obviously, some are more successful than others, and those that do make it? Fred and I are both in ...

Guy Kawasaki’s keynote presentation (part 1) at this year’s Bend Venture Conference (BVC)

Check out part 1 of Guy Kawasaki's keynote presentation from this years Bend Venture Conference (BVC). Part 1 is roughly 32 minutes long. This is a great presentation for this years BVC so check this out and come back shortly for part 2 of Guy's presentation. A big thanks to the folks at BVC for bringing Guy Kawasaki to town! Stay tuned for additional videos from ...

Guy Kawasaki’s keynote presentation (part 2) at this year’s Bend Venture Conference (BVC)

Check out part 2 of Guy Kawasaki's keynote presentation from this years Bend Venture Conference (BVC). Part 2 is roughly 34 minutes long. This is a great presentation for this years BVC so be sure to check this out. A big thanks to the folks at BVC for bringing Guy Kawasaki to town! Stay tuned for additional videos from this year's BVC, including presentations by the ...

BendTech Overview Presentation

Check out the overview presentation of where we're headed. And, be sure to remember that this is a volunteer effort at this point with folks who have their day jobs. So, in short, please be patient as we roll things out. Thanks!

Poll

Vote now on what you would like to see on BendTech. We would like to make sure we create an online technical community that is worthwhile and beneficial to all of us here in Central Oregon. We'll be polling you often to see if we're moving in the right direction. And, as always, please feel free to leave comments or get in touch with us ...

Buzz…

Wow - the reaction to BendTech, WoTech, and tech in general in Bend has certainly gotten going in the last couple of weeks. In the last two weeks there have been stories covering Women in Tech (WoTech), The Software Association of Oregon (SAO), and others...all mentioning and discussing BendTech. Certainly all of us are hungry for the online infrastructure and social network to allow us to ...

“Primordial Goo”

Every journey begins with that first step and this one is just starting. I live here in Bend, Oregon where we are fortunate to have an amazing environment in which to play, live, and simply experience the great outdoors. In recent years, the area has become a boom-town of sorts. This January, Bend actually made the Economist with an article that was titled "Booming Bend". However, it's ...

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