what's going on in the Portland tech industry? Are there any interesting startups that you are involved with?
yay, traffic!
There are tons of startups, they're just lower profile than the flashy ones everyone talks about in SV. Check out https://siliconflorist.com and all the events/people/companies mentioned there.
No, because everyone know PDX is just a shitty version of Seattle.
More hipsters and fewer engineers than Seattle