builders

Mar 31

Book: The Book of Elon, Company Building

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The Book of Elon: Company Building What does it take to build a company that can do hard things well? In The Book of Elon, Eric Jorgenson captures a philosophy of company building rooted in truth, engineering, intensity, and useful work. This post highlights ideas on frontline leadership,...

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Dec 20 2025

Batch of builder profiles for the holidays!

Doug

From the Oregon Journal, July 10, 1910 Our research into Portland’s early homebuilders continues, with three more profiles which illustrate the range and type of people and companies who built our homes in the early years of the 20th century. These three join more than 40 other builder profiles...

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Oct 16 2025

Meet The Builders: Update

Doug

In our continuing quest to learn more about the people who designed and built Portland’s neighborhoods and homes, we’re adding nine more builder biographies bringing our total number of homebuilder and architect profiles to 41. You can find these profiles under The Builder’s tab here on the AH...

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