BendTECH Blog
Tribe Pilot: BendTECH’s Outdoor-Focused App Startup is the Cure for COVID Cabin Fever
When outdoor trip-planning startup Tribe Pilot – the only trip-building app that lets tripmates create, store, edit and share all the details of a group adventure in a single online location – was awarded an office in the BendTECH coworking space as part of BendTECH’s Startup Accelerator Program in mid-February of 2020, nobody predicted that,…
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Updated 9/10/2021 We’re living in unprecedented times. Please be respectful of one another while in the space and help us protect our community against COVID-19. Below are the precautions we’re taking and request your cooperation to minimize our collective risks. These policies will evolve as the public health policies evolve. So please be patient with…
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Remote Worker Meetup at BendTECH creates a feeling of community
Andrew Young had made his decision. He was going to move away from Seattle and make a new home in a smaller, quieter, less-busy town, even if he had to quit his job to do it. “I walked into my boss’ office and told him I was planning to leave Seattle,” recalls Young, a marine…
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New Year, new BendTECH coworking space in Northwest Crossing neighborhood!
Opening January 6, BendTECH’s new coworking office space is opening at 2738 NW Potts Court in beautiful Bend, Oregon! Our new space features: 34 dedicated desks available for $285 a month Ten flex desks—available on a daily first-come, first-served basis—for $150 a month One drop-in “conversation room” Four reservable conferences rooms: two small, one medium…
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BendTECH puts the “un” in “unconference” for ten+ years running.
BendTECH Presents the 11th Annual unConference BendTECH is proud to host the annual unConference, a fun, casual, friendly pitchfest that kicks off the Bend Venture Conference week of startup events. The event started as a grassroots effort to share business ideas. More than a decade later, it’s evolved into an awesome resource for early-stage founders, and…
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BendTECH up for Growth Accelerator Fund grant
As one of the fastest-growing small cities in America, it’s a good bet that lots of people see moving to Bend, Oregon as an opportunity to live a successful, fulfilling life. The burgeoning population has also given rise to numerous successful new businesses, proving the town also provides an opportunity to start or grow a…
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Vector Remote Care, a company that grew too big for BendTECH
When Kevin Hoffman was 13 years old, his mother suddenly and unexpectedly suffered a cardiac arrest while on a family ski trip. She survived and largely recovered, and to prevent further cardiac events, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was surgically inserted into her chest to regulate her heartbeat. But a minor car accident caused unseen…
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A Coworking Space with a Coffee Shop—Could You Ask for More?
Before the days of cooperative working, shared offices and the “24-hour coworking space”, as they’re now widely known, there was one place—or collection of places—where a budding entrepreneur, self-employed freelancer or remote worker could find relative peace and quiet, reliable internet access and unlimited cups of coffee: the neighborhood coffee shop. We’ve all had our…
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Summit HS Robotics Team to Unveil International Competition Robot at BendTECH on February 27
The Summit High School Robotics Team, Chaos Theory, will be unveiling their 2019 competition robot at the BendTECH Coworking space on February 27 from 4-6pm. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend. “I always compare it to basketball,” says Kei Dallas, a Senior at Bend’s Summit High School. “But the rules change every year.”…
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WeWork, But We Also Play
About a week ago, The New York Times ran a piece titled “Why Are Young People Pretending to Love Work?” The piece not only dives into what the Times refers to as “exploitative burnout culture” — a culture “obsessed with striving, relentlessly positive, devoid of humor, and — once you notice it — impossible to…
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