PORTLAND BUSINESS
Hello My Name is: Startup
As we all know, innovation is mostly about the name. Your step-by-step guide to branding the next hot Portland tech company

Step 1 Choose a random verb and noun as your roots: Stink, Hovel
Step 2 Combine both words: Stinkel
Step 3 Drop a vowel for no real reason: Stinkl
Step 4 Consider adding the word “fish” as a suffix (optional): Stinklfish
Step 5 Add “-ify” as a suffix (not optional): Stinklify
Step 5A Figure out what the company supposedly does, then insert the words “mobile” and “cloud” into the description.
Step 6 Open large bag to hold investor money.