Club Quarters In Boston

Wieden+Kennedy launches incubator to develop Portland tech startups

Portland's startup community, long starved for big names and deep experience, gets a hefty dose of each today.

The Wieden+Kennedy advertising firm is launching a technology-oriented business incubator at its Pearl District offices, joining some of its most prominent clients and some of the city's best-known technologists.

The venture, the Portland Incubator Experiment, began informally two years ago in vacant space in W+K's offices. It helped spawn a handful of tech startups.

Now, it's getting an official launch and some brand identity.

Backers include Coca-Cola Co., Nike and Target, all Wieden+Kennedy clients. By collaborating with Portland technologists, they hope to nurture the city's small but culturally vibrant tech community and develop expertise applicable to the household names among the ad firm's clients.

"Obviously there's interest in trying to help solve problems or take advantage of opportunities that the brands are seeing," said Rick Turoczy, a veteran Oregon technology consultant who writes the popular Silicon Florist tech blog. Turoczy, one of PIE's founders, will serve as the incubator's general manager.

PIE will begin taking applications immediately for its three-month program, offering a small stipend, quarters and mentorship. It's set an Aug. 1 application deadline for a class of eight to 10 companies to join the incubator Sept. 1.

"We feel that there's a lot that we as an agency can learn from startups," said Nick Barham, director of the agency's W+K Tomorrow initiative. "By putting startups and our brands together we think we can create some great experiences."

Wieden+Kennedy is Nike's longtime ad agency, credited with the slogan "Just Do It."

In the past year, the firm has experienced a renaissance of sorts, earning industry recognition and awards for its Old Spice " The Man Your Man Could Smell Like " campaign," which combined a clever television commercial and an extensive social media component.

In Portland, Barham said, the agency wants to build on the existing tech talent. It hopes entrepreneurs in other regions will be inspired to start their company here.

"Portland's a great city," he said, "and what we're offering at PIE is quite unique."

Initially, PIE seeks startups looking to contribute to the hottest consumer technologies.

Club Quarters, opposite Rockefeller Center

Location. Club Quarters, opposite Rockefeller Center is located in the Broadway Times Square neighborhood of New York, close to Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square. Nearby points of interest also include Grand Central Terminal and Chrysler Building. Hotel Features.Dining options at Club Quarters, opposite Rockefeller Center include 2 restaurants and a bar/lounge. Room service is available during limited hours. Recreational amenities include a health club and a fitness facility. This 3.5 star property has a business center and offers small meeting rooms and business services. Complimentary wireless and wired high speed Internet access is available in public areas. This New York property has event space consisting of banquet facilities and conference/meeting rooms. Concierge services and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. Additional property amenities include express check in. Guestrooms. Beds come with premium bedding. Furnishings include desks and ergonomic chairs. Bathrooms feature makeup/shaving mirrors and hair dryers. In addition to complimentary high speed (wired) Internet access, guestrooms offer cordless phones. LCD televisions have cable channels. Rooms also include iPod docking stations, coffee/tea makers, and clock radios. Guests may request irons/ironing boards and wake up calls. Notifications and Fees:The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out. Self parking: US$ 35 per day The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Monthly bulletin

The present quarters of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers have been outgrown , ... and there will also be direct connection with the club quarters. ...

The Wheelman

The hours flew on apace " until we were recalled by Bugler Dyer, and again under command, we wheeled by a roundabout route to club-quarters, in Boston, ...

Bulletin

In the first place entire and in every way undamaged specimens are, if possible, selected. These are taken to the Club quarters at Cambridge, ...

Outing; sport, adventure, travel, fiction

The advantage of such a head-quarters is manifest to all yachtsmen, affording a rendezvous for ... The Boston Yacht Club is in a flourishing condition. ...

Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies

The Committee on Club Quarters made a report without recommendation. It was moved and seconded, and the motion carried, that the Executive Committee arrange ...