Private 150 slideshow: Our annual ranking of the state’s privately held companies
Overall revenue drops, although growth remains strong in select sectors.
Professional Services
Legal Eagle
In just a few weeks, Stoel Rives, Oregon’s largest law firm, will move into its new headquarters in the Park Avenue West. Managing partner Wally Walkenburg discusses the firm’s new offices, disruption in the legal profession and why Stoel Rives is still just saying no. Describe your new space All the office walls will be … Read more
Launch: Startup Tips, Where They Are Now and Books
Terroir at Home Company: Sommi Wine CellarsProduct: Custom Wine CellarsFounder: Vieng OudomLaunched: February 2015 The wine-cellar market is not exactly known for variety. Today’s oenophiles are limited either to bulky premade wine cellars from overseas or custom-made cellars that can easily run more than $150,000. “When you get into built-in wine cellars, they’re not … Read more
Launch: Startup Tips, Where They Are Now and Books
Startup Tip “Many people become entrepreneurs because they want to work for themselves or offer a new solution they themselves were seeking. Entrepreneurs create these businesses from nothing, and these businesses rely completely on the work of the founding individual or team. It is important when outlining your strategy to plan for the day when … Read more
Launch: Startup Tips, Where They Are Now, Books
Startup Tip “Startups feel so much pressure to be instantly successful. I once told the founder of a business-to-business software as a service company that if he signed up a single paying customer in the first 30 days, he would be doing very well. Sure enough, it took even longer than that to get … Read more
The Private 150: From Strength to Strength
Revenues in Oregon’s private, for profit sector maintained solid growth as the economy continued to rebound.
Man for All Seasons
A longtime technologist and entrepreneur, Dwayne Johnson, 53, is managing partner of PDXO/GlobeThree Ventures, a strategy and business consultancy in Portland.