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OEN's Angel Oregon is the nation’s premier angel investment prize conference. It is the chance entrepreneurs are looking for to get in front of accredited angel investors. This must-attend event gives presenting companies excellent visibility and a chance to win a substantial prize by bringing together Oregon and SW Washington’s brightest entrepreneurial talent with real-world, accredited angel investors.

Launch Stage Finalists:

• ActiveTrak Inc.
• Coherence Resources Inc.

Great collection of videos and podcasts on a variety of topics relevant to the entrepreneur's experience.

RISE CONFERENCE

The RISE conference is hands-on and creative, just like our participants. Anyone can organize and host a RISE session on the topic of his/her choice. Sessions are limited to 25 attendees to promote a highly

By Spencer Trowbridge

If you play in a band or are involved in creating or performing music, an understanding of certain legal principles will (a) help you protect the rights you have, (b) help you stay out of trouble (by not infringing others’ rights), and (c) make you aware of steps you can take today that may prevent certain problems from arising in the future (or that may at least put you in a much better position to deal with those problems, should they arise).

See full article at http://www.smhllaw.com/2009/09/01/music-groups-legal-considerations/

By Spencer Trowbridge, Swider Medeiros Haver LLP
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted summary judgment in favor of Verizon on the question of whether Verizon was liable for public performance fees for ringtones. [1] ASCAP, one of the primary performing rights organizations in the United States, had opposed Verizon on the issue.

Read Full Post at http://www.smhllaw.com/2009/11/17/do-i-have-to-pay-for-%E2%80%9Cpublicly...

Y Combinator is a new kind of venture firm specializing in funding early stage startups. We help startups through what is for many the hardest step, from idea to company.

We invest mostly in software and web services. And because we are ourselves technology people, we prefer groups with a lot of technical depth. We care more about how smart you are than how old you are, and more about the quality of your ideas than whether you have a formal business plan.

OEN’s Venture Northwest (formerly Venture Oregon) is an annual conference that draws institutional investors and investment bankers from across the Western U.S. who are interested in emerging Northwest businesses and the region’s growth segments. It’s a great way for investors to connect with the area’s hottest emerging Northwest businesses.

Presenting Companies

• Advanced Inquiry Systems
• Calidora Skin Systems

The Oregon Angel Fund (OAF) is a highly structured, professionally managed, investor-driven angel fund. The fund provides accredited investors privileged access to the most promising startups and early-stage growth companies in Oregon and SW Washington. Investors in OAF receive memberships in either the Portland Angel Network (PAN) or the Womens Investment Network (WIN), both run by the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN).

The Northwest's first venture capital firm enabling the sustainable economy through a disciplined, early stage investment approach that recognizes exceptional value today and tomorrow.

This Week in Startups is a weekly blog/podcast by Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo. Jason takes questions from and interviews entrepreneurs as they plot the course of their startups.

TiE is a global, not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. TiE provides a platform for mentoring, networking, and educating, to both entrepreneurs and professionals.