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Oregon startups find success — some find it elsewhere
Last year was terrific for some of Portland’s hottest tech companies.
Jive Software enjoyed a surge in revenue and an infusion of venture capital. Interactive TV company Ensequence landed $20 million in outside funding and partnerships with major TV networks. And online questionnaire specialist SurveyMonkey got new owners committed to bankrolling rapid growth.
Something else the three had in common: They moved their top executives out of state.
Oregon’s struggles at nurturing startups are well-known and well-documented. Entrepreneurs complain they can’t find enough talented executives here, or enough financial backing, and so they go elsewhere.
By Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian
Full Story: http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/02/oregon_startups_find_success_-.html
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