What Recode cofounder spoke at TechfestNW
TechfestNW TechfestNW (TFNW) is a tech conference in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2012, the event involves speakers, networking, workshops, start-up pitches and parties and attracts founders, entrepreneurs and investors. Among the speakers that have presented at TFNW include Genevieve Bell, Alan Webber, Joe Stump, David Plouffe, Kara Swisher, Tad McGeer, Andrew McLaughlin, Mike Dubin, Ward Cunningham, Dave Allen, Evan Doll, Ron Wyden, John Markoff, Chip Conley, Lucas Foster, Zoë Quinn, Jesse Schell, Anthony Batt. In 2012, "Fortune" magazine called it the next South by Southwest (SXSW). TFNW is the sister festival to MusicfestNW.
Startup Weekend Startup Weekend is a 54-hour weekend event, during which groups of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more pitch ideas for new startup companies, form teams around those ideas, and work to develop a working prototype, demo, or presentation by Sunday evening. Startup Weekend has grown into an organization with a global presence. As of December 2016, Startup Weekend has reached 135 countries, involving over 210,000 entrepreneurs. Startup Weekend is one of the Techstars Startup Programs, alongside Startup Week and Startup Digest.