The first Substance Rolling Coffee took place on Friday, June 6th. It was kind of cold, kind of rainy, but many people braved the weather for some awesome eastside Voodoo Doughnut action. Well, four people actually biked (David, S…
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21 May 2008
What are you afraid of?
“I’m afraid of asking questions. I’m afraid of making mistakes. I’m afraid of sharing my ideas. I’m afraid of what people might think. I’m afraid of what people might do. I’m afraid of the endless possibilities.&…
7 May 2008
bambu in the house.
from left: Mike (bambu), Stephen, Jeff (bambu), Todd, Rachel (bambu) and David Last Thursday, our friends from bambu traveled all the way to Portland, Oregon from Shanghai, China just to visit us. Okay, maybe not the only reason&#…
8 April 2008
Deed brands.
Continuing the idea of the future of communications and the talking less/listening more approach, here’s a great post on the Era of Deeds by Mark Barden, one of the partners of Eat Big Fish. The Spitzer Effect and the Era of…
13 March 2008
Substance Year One Cavalcade of Awesomeness Recap
Sorry to be a bit late on the recap, but we wanted to sincerely thank everyone who made it out to the Substance Cavalcade of Awesomeness Celebration. And despite having multiple cameras at the event, we took about 9 photos, four o…
28 January 2008
Substance Year One Outing
If you were eagerly waiting for photos from our Year One Outing to Mt. Hood… well, wait no longer. The lift ride up to the top… beautiful day. The sky was this incredible, vibrant blue. Looking back over the mountains…
16 December 2007
School at Substance
We recently had the pleasure of hosting the current class from WK12 (the “experiment disguised as an advertising school within Wieden+Kennedy“) for an afternoon of digital discussion. Over the 90 minute conversation, w…
Substantial Coffee Leftovers
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the first Substantial Coffee morning on December 14th. We met some interesting new people and caught up with some old friends, enjoyed some Stumptown coffee, ate bagels from Kettleman’s, …
12 December 2007
Reminder: Substantial Coffee Morning - 14 Dec 2007
We have a few seats left for the Substantial Coffee Morning… if you’d like to attend, please RSVP by 3pm on Thursday, December 13th. Thanks! Substantial Coffee Morning Friday, December 14th, 2007 / 9 am 2505 SE 11th Av…
16 October 2007
bambu Believes in Substance
Substance is pleased to announce our partnership with bambu, an innovative and design-driven company committed to renewable materials and sustainable ideas. Based in Shanghai, China, bambu designs, creates and sells premium contem…
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