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SUMMARY:Break - It! : Founder App Testing & Feedback Session
DESCRIPTION:New-to-Portland Tech Meetup\nBuilt an app that needs real user
  feedback? Tired of testing in isolation?\n\n**Break - It!** brings Portla
 nd founders together to stress-test each other's applications and get hone
 st feedback before launch.\n\nThis edition will be **led by Beth Fuller**\
 , a professional software product manager who specializes in helping teams
  refine their products before release.\n\n**Sponsored by Vasker Tech**. We
  help businesses and funded founders by building the software that carries
  companies past the MVP stage.\n\nTo kick things off\, we’ll be **starti
 ng with one brave volunteer: TBD** — a local startup ready to be *really
 * broken. It’ll set the tone for how deep and constructive we’ll go wi
 th feedback throughout the session.\n\nPlease let us know if you have an a
 pp to test out! We will create QR codes to make testing easier! https://do
 cs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelCKmiFh7Ds_eLRQ3oIVz3w8YRpz6o1jlHBaQAJwsc
 b2QyDA/viewform\n\n**App Creators** \\- Whether you've been hand\\-coding\
 \\, AI\\-coding\\\, or no\\-coding your way to success\\\, get your app in
  front of fresh eyes who understand the founder journey\\.\n\n**Everyone E
 lse** \\- Here's your chance to break something for good\\! Channel your i
 nner chaos agent\\\, find those sneaky bugs\\\, and give feedback so insig
 htful it makes founders weep tears of gratitude\\.\n\n***\n\n### What You'
 ll Do\n\n* **Demo your app** (5 minutes) - Show what you've built\n* **Tes
 t others' apps** (rotating 15-minute sessions)\n* **Give & receive real-ti
 me feedback** from fellow builders\n* **Discover bugs** before your users 
 do\n* **Connect** with Portland's founder community\n\n***\n\n### Perfect 
 If You Have\n\n* Apps in development or beta testing\n* Prototypes needing
  concept validation\n* Launched apps wanting UX optimization\n* Side proje
 cts that need a sanity check\n\n**All platforms welcome:** Web apps\, mobi
 le apps\, browser extensions\, PWAs\n**All dev approaches welcome:** Hand-
 coded\, AI-assisted\, no-code\, hybrid\n\n***\n\n### What to Bring\n\n* Yo
 ur app (any stage\, any platform)\n* 2-3 specific feedback questions\n* La
 ptop/device for testing others' apps\n* Open mind for constructive input\n
 \n***\n\n### Event Flow\n\n**11:30 AM-12:00 PM:** Arrival & casual network
 ing\n**12:00-12:30 PM:** Quick app intros (2-3 minutes each)\n**12:30-1:30
  PM:** Testing rounds (4 sessions\, 25 minutes each)\n**Work from the spac
 e all day!** Come early or stay late to enjoy our downtown workspace.\n\n*
 **\n\n### Ground Rules\n\n* **Constructive feedback only** \\- We're here 
 to help each other win\n* **Respect IP** \\- No screenshots or sharing wit
 hout permission\n* **Meet apps where they are** \\- Rough prototypes to po
 lished products all welcome\n* **Come to give AND receive** \\- Your fresh
  perspective helps everyone\n\n***\n\n**Ready to break some apps (construc
 tively) and build some connections?**\nJoin fellow Portland founders for a
 n evening of collaborative testing\, honest feedback\, and community build
 ing.
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