That's right folks, it's already that time of year - Fall. No, but seriously. It's already time for another Bend Venture Conference. This, of course, means that we can expect there to be a few days of tech nerds, VCs and business owners eager to win the big prize wandering downtown Bend. So let's take advantage. There will be a tweetup on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Blacksmith Restaurant. (Location) You can ...

A newly released GigaOm whitepaper by Muaayyad Al-Chalabi talks about an issue near and dear to our hearts here in Central Oregon - the trend by ISPs toward bandwidth-based pricing.  Bend Broadband recently switched to just such a plan.  As one of their customers and as a participant in the lively discussion  that preceeded the new plan taking effect, it was with more than a little interest that ...

Despite the overwhelming drop-off in the economic stability of our nation, our little burg of Bend, Oregon has seen our tech industry grow exponentially this year. We've seen more companies appear, and many who have been here for some time explode in size. See below for a breakdown from Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO). Altrec/GreatOutdoors.com, Redmond Mike Morford, CEO This fast growing company is a national e-tailer and distributor of ...

I got a chance to meet Robert Kieffer, one of the four co-founders of Zenbe.com and a local Bend tech vet. Having worked for many start-ups along with a few fairly well known Internet companies as well (a little company you might've heard of called Google...). Kieffer knows his stuff. And he's had some success in some of those previous companies. Initially working with one of the four co-founders, ...

Andrew Moore over at The Bend Bulletin covered a recent COISUG meeting over at McMenamin's. It seems there are many tech minds here in town - take a look at Andrew's article: Tech talent Bend high-tech sector has ‘momentum to move forward’ Get a bunch of information technology workers together, feed them soda and pizza, and engage them with a software demonstration and you have a snapshot of the Central Oregon Information ...

After a short (ok, several month) layoff, BendTech is back. So. Good Morning. Check back often for interviews with local tech luminaries, updates on all the BendTech news that's fit to print. And much, much more.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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!