Looking back on 2008 in the Portland Web and Open Source startup community

1. Portland Tech 2008
Looking back, looking forward

2. Who am I?

3. That which I will admit exists
but will not be my focus
(but we can talk
about as a group)

4. That on which I will focus

5. Making headlines
A view of the Forest via the Florist

10. Community
Our greatest achievement in 2008
had absolutely nothing to do with code

11. Virtual

14. Physical

15. Ad-hoc

18. Photo courtesy Amber Case

19. Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

20. Organized

22. Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

23. Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

25. Camp-ing-ish stuff
Events that fostered community

29. Side Project to Startup

34. Mainstream media
Wider recognition of what’s happening

35. Photo courtesy Scott Kveton

37. Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

39. What’s next?
Some of the things I see
for Portland tech in 2009

40. Still no funding

41. Technology

42. Mobile

43. OpenID

44. Geolocation

45. Community

46. Open Source Bridge

47. Hacklab / Geek Lodge

48. Current voices
will grow stronger

56. Some old favorites will return

58. “Outsiders” will join the
community...
and they’ll be good at it

62. Traditional business interest

63. Your turn: What’s next?
More importantly, what would you like to see?

64. Thank you