Episode 50! This week in Portland startup news finds us with the best startup events in Portland plus WordCamp US 2024. Plus lots of Portland startup goodness. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news intro 00:48 Bend Venture Conference Growth Stage startups 05:45 Portland startup and tech events in September https://siliconflorist.com/2024/09/12/a-random-smattering-of-tech-events-just-exploded-across-the-september-calendar/ 19:55  @WordPress  WordCamp US 2024 https://us.wordcamp.org/ 22:00 4K4Community Fun Run https://www.4k4community.com/ 24:57 CoCore compute resources for #ai 29:55 Built Festival 2024 https://www.builtoregon.com/built-festival ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #entrepreneur #portland

LLM fine tuning, SXSW Pitch, and more in Portland startup news. Stay updated on the latest Portland startup news, including the LLM fine tuning and SXSW Pitch event. Don't miss out on the innovative #ai tech being showcased by local entrepreneurs. Topics include Devin Gaffney talking finetuning LLMs, SXSW Pitch applications due, Better Portland suggesting tasks for newly elected Portland officials, Evergreen Home helping homeowners, and Field Vision upping your sports betting prowess. PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY 00:00 Portland startup community news 00:47 Fine tuning LLMs 04:29  @SXSW  Pitch 2025 07:42 Better Portland 13:40 Evergreen Home 16:08 Field Vision PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Swiss Miss on the heyday of blogging https://www.threads.net/@swissmiss/post/C_YA9YZxZnD - Finetuning LLMs http://devingaffney.com/how-much-data-is-enough-data-for-finetuning-an-llm/ - Better Portland https://mailchi.mp/wearebetterportland.com/09-04-24-shaping-portlands-future-a-collective-vision-for-business-growth - SXSW Pitch 2025 https://cart.sxsw.com/products/acceleratorapp - Evergreen Home https://apps.apple.com/us/app/evergreen-home/id6523435940 - Field Vision https://www.fieldvisionsports.com/ ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland #startup #entrepreneur

This week in Portland Oregon startup and tech news, a successful exit, pickleball with a funding platform, an extension on a startup accelerator application, and a conversation in Vancouver.

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week in Portland startup news, Bend Venture Conference ( @BendVC  ) applications are open, The Actual Portland, salary transparency, Enduring Planet featured in  @GeekWire  and more.

SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, there's a new leader for Latino Founders, TAO hands out awards to some well deserving recipients, AI Portland is the best event going in the Portland startup community, Oregon Techworks Association could help your company, and Demolicious announces a big year end event. Let's get into it. ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #oregon

This week in Portland startup news, there's a new pitch competition in the region, TiE Women applications are currently open, Kevin Cavenaugh and Stephen Green put out positive Portland podcasts, Demolicious is on Thursday, SaaS VC funding is way way down, and more.

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #oregon

This week in startup news for the Portland metro area,  @TiEOregon  Columbia River Pitch competition winners, an acquisition for EasyHome, Cascadia Cleantech Accelerator reveals new cohort, Blend promises inspiration, and Vancouver events like Startup Conversations in the Couve and Portland Podcasters in Vancouver beckon. - TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch https://youtube.com/live/CeO1Poa-Y5I - Blend https://blendpdx.com/ - Startup Conversations in the Couve https://www.meetup.com/northbankinno/ - Portland Podcasters https://www.meetup.com/portland-podcast-cooperative/PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland and Vancouver startup news00:50 TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch winners02:56 EasyHome acquired04:16 Cascadia Cleantech Accelerator 2024 cohort05:43 Blend (June 7-9)06:28 Vancouver Washington startup events ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #oregon #washington #startup

This week, add $30M to the $70M from last week to get $100 million in venture capital raised by Portland startups in less than a week, @TiEOregon announces the finalists for the Columbia River Pitch competition, Demolicious needs demos, Dave Hersh heads to Portland to promote his Reignition book, @builtoregon mentorship program applications are due, Portland Startups Slack hits 1M messages shared, First Friday, Founder Coffee, and more. LINKS - Columbia River Pitch https://events.tie.org/Oregon/Columbi... - Demolicious https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-po... - Dave Hersh in Portland https://partiful.com/e/9cpMNWN5ULlbb6... - Reignition https://amzn.to/3wXchyH - Built Accelerator https://www.builtoregon.com/accelerator - Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com - Founder Coffee https://www.meetup.com/founder-coffee/ ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98m...). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com#startup

This week, Hydrolix and Boulder Care both announce $35 million financing rounds on the same day, Marcelino Alvarez proposes we rethink the Portland waterfront, Flat wins Demolicious, and Portland seeks a leader for its Metro Innovation Hub. Let's get into it. ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. [https://siliconflorist.com](https://siliconflorist.com/) #startup #portland #oregon

This week in Oregon startup news, we talk about 48 hours of frenzied activity in the AI (Artificial Intelligence) space, Built Oregon opens their applications for mentorship and support for Oregon consumer products (CPG) companies, the Oregon UAS (drone) Accelerator announces their inaugural class, and Demolicious title holder FanWagn looks to defend the belt. Let's get into it… ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com

With so many events out there, why does it seem impossible to find something worthwhile to attend? And what events are you supposed to attend to find a job or a cofounder — technical co-founder or otherwise…? I share some different ways and perspectives to look at each and every tech or startup event — or any event for that matter — to determine how and why it might be valuable to you in meeting the people you want to meet. Including identifying events that may introduce you to that elusive startup cofounder you've been seeking. I need you to quit thinking about events with this kind of haphazard assessment. With a slight change of perspective, not only will you find more events that are interesting, you’ll get far more value out of each event you choose to attend. Obviously, the easiest way to pick an event is to go to an event features content that’s of interest to you. I’m not trying to dissuade you from attending events that interest you. But let’s also keep in mind that not every event appears interesting on the surface. Because events that are simply interesting to you may not be the events you need to attend. Are you looking for a cofounder? Are you looking for a new job? Are you trying to find your peer group? Are you looking to improve your skills? Every single event has a variety of facets: topic, format, speakers, location… And it’s only by considering these various facets that we can truly find the events will be most valuable to you. Let’s take a look at some of these less obvious facets to help you think a little more creatively about how you pick the best events to make the most of your limited time. ANALYZING EVENTS 00:00 Let's find the best events for you 01:24 Consider the Topic 02:13 Analyze the Format 03:03 Think about the Speaker 03:26 Understand the Company or Companies 03:56 Pay attention to the Host 04:35 Using events to find a cofounder 05:31 Bonus hack ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #startup #event

This week, Rogue Women has $13 million to invest, Bend Oregon's Revyse raises $1 million, founder.coffee and Rose City Techie meetups, AI in the City of Portland, and more. Let's get into it. ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #oregon

This week in Portland startup news, an electrifying $7 million grant,  @depotdev  $4.1M Seed, Pitch Latino Portland 2024, new  @kickstarter  campaign, startup question and answer, and more. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS CHAPTERS 00:00  @ycombinator  Alum raises $4.1 million Seed 05:05 Photon Marine helps land $7 million grant 08:20 Pitch Latino Portland 2024 11:20 PitchBlack alum secures Kickstarter funding 15:33  @wholefoods  adds two Portland companies to its accelerator 19:35 Do you have startup questions…? We probably have answers PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS - Depot Seed Round https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/depot-raises-4-1m-to-help-developers-speed-up-software-builds-by-40x-or-more/ - Photon Marine grant https://www.portfridayharbor.org/press-release-port-electrification-grant-award/ - Pitch Latino Portland 2024 https://latinofounder.com - Pacmodo Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pacmodo/pacmodo-the-backpack-reimagined/ - Whole Foods Accelerator https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/whole-foods-market-announces-participants-of-2024-local-and-emerging-accelerator-programs-early-growth-cohort/ - Startup questions (completely anonymous) https://sflo.me/q-and-a ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland #entrepreneur

This week, we talk about the inagural 503 Day, Dust Moto's EV dirt bike, WordCamp US call for speakers, NedSpace offers space for events, a new Executive Director for Oregon Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Accelerator, Equitable Networking, and Mayday! Deep Space. Let's get into it. ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #oregon

This week, we talk about Portland Seed Fund's new fund, new team member, and new investments; highlight the Alexis Ohanian investment in The Sports Bra; talk about former Magic Leap-ers and their new startup; take a few minutes to highlight Dave Hersh's new book Reignition (https://amzn.to/49Q4Y9n); and congratulate the new Demolicious winner. Let's get into it. ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #podcast

This week, Reperio Health raises $14M, the Technology Association of Oregon has an AI community, Demolicious is next week, applying to TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch, robot dogs on Mt Hood, Barrett Brooks kicks of his new podcast with James Clear.

Let's get into it.

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, we'll talk about the smallest website for the smallest park, Radious goes nationwide, Read Write Web founder Richard MacManus takes us back to the days of Web 2.0, VC is down in Portland, free coworking, and more. ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, we AI Portland's upcoming AI Literacy for All event, TiE Oregon Westside Pitch 2024 winners, what a chief product officer (CPO) does at a startup, getting help understanding the upcoming Portland elections, and all kinds of maps. Let's get into it. ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, the Right to Repair Act is now Oregon law, WordCamp US 2024 tickets are now on sale, Oregon UAS (drone) Accelerator applications are due, AI Portland has a new AI podcast, First Friday at UpStart Collective Westside, and Westside Pitch Competition.

Let's get into it.

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, we talk about Jama Software's $1.2B exit and Oregon Venture Fund sees a 60x return, a new venture capital firm in Seattle started by Techstars alums, Demolicious winner, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek admits having a healthy bit of skepticism about Artificial Intelligence (AI), and TiE Oregon announces finalist for Westside Pitch 2024.

Please keep up the good work. ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, Artificial Intelligence — you know, the AI — it's a thing. We'll talk about the new Oregon Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, the AI Portland meetup, the Weekly AI Chat, and — of course — Rosie, our helpful AI concierge for the Portland startup community. I also cover BuzzCutt, RAIN Catalysts, and Pitch Latino Seattle. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, I've got a secret to share with you, Agility Robotics names Peggy Johnson CEO, XOXO is back for one more year, Demolicious March has a full slate of startups, and the list of with all 58 Black businesses shared by Stephen Green and Built Oregon during Black History Month is complete. Let's get into it.PORTLAND STARTUP AND TECH NEWS00:00 Portland, Oregon, startup and tech news00:56 58 companies for Black History Month 202402:09 Demolicious March at UpStart Collective westside03:14 Agility Robotics names Peggy Johnson CEO04:56 XOXO is back for one more festival07:08 Portland Startups Slack #social_beer gathering08:40 Podcast exclusive secret reveal ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, we're still digging through all of the conversations about Techstars Seattle being shuttered, creating a list of AI startups, AI companies, and artificial intelligence projects in Oregon, Bend has a new resource for entrepreneurs, and more. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland Oregon startup news for March 1, 202400:42 First Friday at UpStart Collective Westside01:47 Techstars Seattle shutdown conversation continues https://omny.fm/shows/geekwire-podcast/bonus-seattle-after-techstars-with-chris-devore03:51 AI (artificial intelligence) startups in Oregon https://siliconflorist.com/2024/02/28/bakers-ai-dozen-13-local-artificial-intelligence-startups-to-watch/05:47 Rosie, Portland startups AI concierge https://sflo.me/rosie07:16 Composing the 2024 Black History Month list10:05 Bend Entrepreneur Lab launches ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, five big Portland startup news stories to cover: an acquisition, a new innovation hub leader, a new venture capital fund, a new app to help you control your social media use, and a new milestone for the Portland Startups Slack. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup acquired by Dropbox 05:55 New leadership for the Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub 11:24 A new venture capital fund in Portland 16:12 An antidote to doomscrolling 19:20 A milestone for the Portland Startups Slack PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Dropbox acquires Reclaim.ai https://reclaim.ai/blog/dropbox-acquires-reclaim - Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub https://www.linkedin.com/company/portland-metro-region-innovation-hub/posts/?feedView=all - New VC fund https://medium.com/@josh_carter/founders-first-fund-lots-of-false-starts-9827339d6d3a - Dayo in the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dayo-co/id6475719573 - Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland #entrepreneur

This week — in a special Pacific Northwest startup news version — we cover the history of Techstars Seattle as it closes its doors, hard cider entrepreneur Reverend Nat West runs for Portland City Council District 2, Dtocs takes the Demolicious belt from Kickplan, and the next First Friday is at the new westside location of UpStart Collective. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Pacific Northwest startup news00:30 Techstars Seattle is no more01:08 A brief and probably incorrect history of Techstars and Y Combinator04:35 DTOCS wins Demolicious06:40 Reverend Nat West runs for Portland City Council09:10 First westside First Friday ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, I test drive a new format and WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK, Jive cofounder Bill Lynch has a new AI startup, the Wings Conference promises to be a destination event for climate and climate tech, Demolicious title defense, and Panic fulfills all of the Playdate pre-orders. Let's get into it.

This week was a rollercoaster of highest highs and lowest lows. PDXWIT, the nonprofit focused on making the Portland Oregon tech community more inclusive was forced to shut its doors, PitchBlack handed out more than $80,000 in prizes, two time Y Combinator alum Darius Monsef has a new AI startup, and more. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP + TECH NEWS 00:00 This week in Portland Oregon startup and tech news 00:29 PDXWIT is no more https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2024/02/06/pdxwit-shut-down-funding-dei.html 05:48 PitchBlack 2024 names winners 10:45 2x Y Combinator alum has a new startup 14:11 Portland Winter Light Festival ends this weekend 14:21 Super Bowl Sunday ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, we talk celebrating Black founders throughout Black History Month, GeekWire and TAO Oregon Tech Awards nominations, westside expansion for UpStart Collective, startup accelerators from VertueLab and RAIN Catalysts, and the Portland Winter Light Festival. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS (FEB 2, 2024)

00:00 Portland Oregon startup and tech news

00:52 Black History Month "One founder each day"

02:10 PitchBlack 2024

02:44 First Friday at UpStart Collective

03:30 2024 GeekWire Awards nominations open

04:31 2024 TAO Oregon Tech Awards nominations open

05:50 UpStart Collective confirms westside expansion plans

07:42 Portland Winter Light Festival (PWLF) begins

08:43 RAIN Catalysts launches virtual startup accelerator

09:10 VertueLab launches 45 Camp Jumpstart accelerator

10:31 Oregon Trail, ChatGPT edition

11:35 Senator Ron Wyden calls out NSA purchasing data on citizens ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, Digs raises $7 million from Oregon Venture Fund, Portland Seed Fund, and others; the Portland Mercado food carts are back online; Demolicious returns; and the Silicon Forest Tech Summit is in the books, successfully. PORTLAND TECH AND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup and tech news 01:04 Portland Mercado food carts are back 01:47 Successful Silicon Forest Tech Summit 03:08 Digs raises $7M with Oregon Venture Fund and Portland Seed Fund 04:30 Demolicious is back 05:59 First Friday and Portland Winter Light Festival 07:18 OVF PDX AI showcase 08:13 Westside Pitch 2024 09:23 Rosie, Portland startup AI helper ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, we lost a member of the startup community, PitchBlack sells out, Lewis & Clark Winterim 2024 winners, the Silicon Forest Tech Summit, and AI startup WiseOx powers a new AI Portland startup community concierge named Rosie 🌹 PORTLAND STARTUP AND TECH NEWS 2024-01-19 00:00 Portland, Oregon, startup and tech news 00:26 RIP John Skelly https://gofund.me/5e05c02e 01:10 Portland winter weather impacts events 01:30 PitchBlack 2024 is sold out — but there's a waitlist https://pitchblackpdx.com 02:32 Inaugural Silicon Forest Tech Summit https://www.steamcircuit.com/ 03:53 Winners from Lewis & Clark Bates Center Winterim 06:13 An AI concierge answers Portland startup questions https://sflo.me/rosie ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week in Portland startup news, Rukaiyah Adams speaks at the Portland Business Journal Power Breakfast, Lewis & Clark College hosts their Winterim startup sprint, an Apple iPhone falls from an Alaska Air flight and lives to tell about, and a whole bunch of Portland tech events for the upcoming week. PORTLAND STARTUP AND TECH NEWS 2024-01-12 00:00 Portland tech and startup news 00:47 Lewis & Clark Winterim 02:49 Rukaiyah Adams at Portland Business Journal Power Breakfast 04:14 Next week, a new AI experiment 04:24 Apple iPhone survives fall from Alaska Air flight 05:45 Upcoming Portland tech and startup events 07:31 Calagator ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

Tragic news to start 2024, Portland Mercado — a hub of Latine food entrepreneurship — suffered a devastating fire that has completely shuttered the location. In other news, PitchBlack has selected companies for the 2024 event; Scott Hanselman now publishes his podcast on YouTube Podcasts; a ton of events happening in the next week; and predictions from VCs for 2024. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 00:42 Fire destroys the Portland Mercado 01:45 Help Portland Mercado recover from this tragic event https://www.portlandmercado.org/firerelief 03:05 Scott Hanselman Hanselminutes podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0M0zPgJ3HSf55bZCgrRfsYTApHzBhzMi 04:04 PitchBlack 2024 companies selected https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2024/01/03/pitchblack-2024-finalists.html 05:23 Portland tech and startup events for next week https://calagator.org 06:51 Portland AI inaugural meetup 08:14 VC predictions for 2024 ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week, we talk about the Portland startup community year that was and the Portland startup community year that will be. We hear from Ian Williams of Deadstock Coffee as he shares thought on community and connection on the @ItsAboutToGoDownShow . And a reminder that First Friday is next Friday.

PORTLAND NEWS ON STARTUPS

00:00 Portland startup community news

01:10 Portland startup community primer https://www.youtube.com/live/UHYZO6ReDiA

01:29 Portland Startups Slack https://youtu.be/ziVH0BfJ1lM

02:23 2023 Top 10 Portland startup stories https://siliconflorist.com/2023/12/27/silicon-florist-2023-top-10-posts-and-the-worst-performing-post-of-the-year/

06:25 Least popular Portland startup story https://youtu.be/UYVT_iwWJDo

07:06 Ian Williams on community https://youtu.be/SRCCscQvvuo

08:09 First Friday @ Upstart Collective

09:01 See you in 2024 🥂

ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------

For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.

ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------

Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).

All because of a blog. Weird.

https://siliconflorist.com

#portland

This week, we talk about Shelpful, the AI solution from Amazon, Microsoft, and Y Combinator alums, Demolicious https://youtu.be/zoF6_a6zu_8, Startup Santa https://youtu.be/UYVT_iwWJDo, and the Portland startup community AMA https://www.youtube.com/live/UHYZO6ReDiA. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS

00:00 Portland startup news

00:28 Shelpful raises $3 million from Sam Altman

01:12 Demolicious is back

02:27 Startup Santa's 2023 gift list

03:34 Portland startup community AMA

04:54 Happy Holidays to you and yours ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

This week in Portland startup news, the new Portland airport (PDX) is open to the public and features a bunch of local vendors, the Portland Metro Regional Innovation Hub promises news next week, what was Portland Independent Chamber of Commerce and then Business for a Better Portland is now just Better Portland, Oregon Startup Center solicits applications for the Beaverton Startup Challenge, and AI Portland is host a science fair for artificial intelligence. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS - New Portland airport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5hPs1wt5Tc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q14tGViZcJI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvF6CYJ35zg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od2yFHGROR8 - Travel Portland Near Me Now https://www.travelportland.com/plan/near-me-now-app/ - Better Portland https://wearebetterportland.com - Beaverton Startup Challenge https://oregonstartupcenter.org/startup-challenge-2025 - AI Portland Science Fair https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMsz1ddICMEwg_XsjbEMZpQc50bHkhl1XUPGVCcspyIpE3HA/viewform?pli=1 PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 PDX new Portland airport 01:45 Travel Portland app helps you find awesome Portland stuff 03:33 TEASER: Portland Metro Regional Innovation hub 05:19 Better Portland 10:55 Oregon Startup Center Beaverton Startup Challenge 11:55 AI Portland science fair ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #startup #entrepreneur

This week in Portland Oregon tech and startup news, I'll cover PitchBlack 2024, WordCamp US 2024, AI Portland, a list of Portland and Oregon startups to watch, Oregon Venture Fund, and more. PORTLAND TECH AND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland Oregon startup and tech news for the week ending Dec 15 2023 00:30 PitchBlack 2024 https://pitchblackpdx.com 01:43 AI Portland - Artificial Intelligence meetup https://www.meetup.com/ai-portland/ 02:43 WordCamp US 2024 Portland Oregon https://www.instagram.com/p/C0t--MjrlNL/ 04:34 Portland Business Journal 2024 startups to watch https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/awards/2023/12/13/startups-portland-venture-capital-2024.html 05:33 Oregon Venture Fund origin story https://oregonventurefund.com/perspectives/2023/12/6/origin-story 06:44 Portland startup Radious sees substantial Bay Area growth https://hello.radious.pro/blog/radious-grows-bay-area 07:53 Pew Research on 2023 teen social media habits https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/12/11/teens-social-media-and-technology-2023/ 08:56 Get some rest ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/the-headlines Photo courtesy PitchBlack. Used with permission.

This week in Portland Oregon startup and tech news, I'll cover articles from Portland Monthly on Portland's past and reimagining Portland's future; Senator Ron Wyden on Apple, Google, and push notifications; a new roof for PDX; a new food & beverage consultancy; and podcasts from Stephen Green, Scott Hanselman, The Shades of Entrepreneurship, and more. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP AND TECH NEWS

00:00 Portland Oregon startup and tech news

00:18 Portland past and future - https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2023/12/portland-lost-its-vibe-essay-william-deresiewicz - https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2023/12/reinvent-reimagine-portland-comeback

01:31 Portland airport (PDX) gets a new wooden roof

02:25 Senator Ron Wyden on Apple, Google, and push notifications https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-seeks-answers-from-justice-department-on-alleged-surveillance-of-apple-and-google-mobile-push-notifications

03:41 Industry veteran launches food & beverage consultancy https://www.xoxo-ko.com/

04:43 Society of Automation Software Engineers (SASE) https://sase.space/

05:29 founder.coffee https://www.meetup.com/founder-coffee/

06:07 Podcaster Meetup https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portland-podcasters-meetup-tickets-741106789357

06:48 Promising Portland podcasts - https://siliconflorist.com/2023/12/05/stephen-green-launches-podcast/ - https://www.theshadesofe.com/ - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/upstartcollectivepdx - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pdx-executive-podcast/id1247188542 - https://hanselminutes.com/

08:33 Happy holidays and stuff ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland

Portland, Oregon, startup news this week has a great mix of Oregon consumer product startup news and Portland tech startup news. So many company mentions. And some national recognition in the pages of Inc. magazine. Trying to keep this all under 10 minutes was more challenging than I could handle. So I'm 90 seconds over.

As always, I'll chunk the Portland startup news below so that you can jump to the stories that are most important to you.

PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS - CONSUMER PRODUCTS & TECH

00:00 Portland Oregon startup news

00:39 PitchBlack 2024 is the biggest story for the second week in a row https://pitchblackpdx.com

01:38 Meredith Malnick is more popular than the founder of Nvidia https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/29/hello-portland-startup-community-im-meredith-malnick/

02:33 Oregon State alum Jensen Huang, founder of Nvidia, featured in The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/04/how-jensen-huangs-nvidia-is-powering-the-ai-revolution

03:06 Built Oregon reveals board of directors for 2024 https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/30/built-oregon-reveals-new-board-members-roles/

03:57 My Peoples Market takes place this weekend https://www.mypeoplesmarket.com/

04:46 Upstart Collective hosts First Friday https://www.meetup.com/startup-your-startup/events/297442719

05:45 Portland Startups Slack meetup https://www.meetup.com/social_beer/events/297677637/

06:31 adidas announces accelerator cohort https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/29/adidas-announces-accepted-accelerator-applicants/

07:38 Inc magazine names Portland startups to watch in 2024 https://www.inc.com/inc-masters/portland-startups-to-watch-in-2024.html

09:14 Portland startup community momentum

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For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.

ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------

Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).

All because of a blog. Weird.

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#portland

It's Black Friday. The end of a quiet Thanksgiving week in the Portland, Oregon, tech and startup news world. And yet… there's still news. Including some breaking news around PitchBlack, PodInbox changing its name, First Friday coming up, Bootstrap Founders, and more.

• Remembering Turkey Tracker https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/21/remembering-turkey-tracker/
• First Friday at Upstart Collective
• Bootstrap Founders https://www.meetup.com/bootstrap-startup/events/297292151/
• What would you like to see here? https://podinbox.com/turoczy
• PodInbox changing its name https://blog.fanlist.com/podinbox-rebrands-as-fanlist/
• Hello, Portland startup community!
• BREAKING NEWS: PitchBlack 2024 https://www.pitchblackpdx.com/

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Ride Report got acquired. Built Oregon shares a list of gift boxes for your holiday giving. Oregon Entrepreneurs Network held their annual awards ceremony, and other Portland startup news. https://siliconflorist.com PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS

• Ride Report acquired https://inrix.com/press-releases/inrix-acquires-ride-report/
• Portland Business Journal startups to watch in 2024 https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/14/portland-business-journal-seeks-startup-suggestions/
• Hello, Portland startup community: Tracy Chao https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/14/hello-portland-startup-community-im-tracy-chao/
• Built Oregon holiday gift box list https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/14/searching-for-a-locally-sourced-gift-box-this-holiday-season/
• Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Awards https://www.oen.org/2023/11/16/2023-oregon-entrepreneurship-awards-winners-announced/

Get your SXSW Pitch application done! Than, we'll chat about Oregon Venture Fund seeking new Angel investors to participate in their venture capital fund, an AI cofounder for your company, Caroline Cummings stepping down from RAIN, and other Portland startup news.

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PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS

• Portland startup news, this week
• Oregon Venture Fund seeks investors https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/06/thinking-about-investing-in-startups-oregon-venture-fund-would-love-to-help/
• Hello, Portland startup community https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/07/hello-portland-startup-community-im-andrew-hedges/ & https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/09/hello-portland-startup-community-im-nik-kotov/
• Caroline Cummings stepping down from RAIN https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/07/caroline-cummings-to-transfer-leadership-of-rain-in-march-2024/
• Joel Mulkey launches CompanyCraft https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/09/bigleaf-networks-founder-launches-companycraft-your-ai-cofounder/
• SXSW Pitch applications due https://sxsw.com/pitch
• #social_beer scheduled for next week https://www.meetup.com/social_beer/
• Magnet networking https://www.eventbrite.com/e/magnet-a-different-kind-of-networking-tickets-748206304197

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Portland startup news this week includes the Portland teachers strike and its impact on Portland startup founders, ideas for getting connected to the Portland startup community, venture capital office hours in Portland, and more. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS - NOVEMBER 3, 2023 00:00 Portland startup news - November 3, 2023 00:31 Portland teachers strike and a CENTRL Office offer https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/01/impacted-by-the-portland-teachers-strike-centrl-office-offers-bring-your-kids-to-cowork-option/ 02:18 Two Portland happy hours https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/31/two-friday-happy-hours-from-which-to-choose/ 03:58 Portland startup slow social networking - https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/30/hello-portland-startup-community-im-ben-parzybok/ - https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/31/hello-portland-startup-community-im-zhou-fang/ - https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/01/hello-portland-startup-community-im-nate-angell/ 04:50 How to Portland startup community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tTd95IxIg 05:15 Portland Startups Slack at 6500+ users https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/02/portland-startups-slack-has-more-than-6500-users-but-theyre-mostly-lurkers-or-inactive/ 06:11 Current state of seed stage venture capital https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/01/a-vc-perspective-on-the-current-state-of-early-stage-venture-capital/ 06:55 VC office hours https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/02/an-opportunity-for-founders-to-get-time-with-vcs-rethink-impact-rogue-women-and-or-wellington-access-ventures/ 08:23 Y Combinator alum Streamdal on Product Hunt https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/31/local-y-combinator-alum-streamdal-trending-on-product-hunt/ 08:53 New Techlandia podcast from TAO https://siliconflorist.com/2023/11/02/tao-launches-techlandia-podcast/ 10:03 I would love your questions, comments, and feedback

Portland news about startups. Reading is hard. Fundamental. But hard. Even if it's interesting stuff about the Portland startup community. So what if I took the opportunity to read you all of the headlines and gave you a brief overview of what's happening in the community, week to week…? Giving this a test drive. It might work. It might not. It might put you to sleep. Whatever the case, please let me know what you think. https://siliconflorist.com/ PORTLAND NEWS STARTUP HEADLINES Trying a new experiment for the Portland startup community VertueLab denied funding https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/04... Upstart Collective happy hour https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/04... First Row Partners Ensemble Fund https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/03... The Provenance Chain Network deal https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/03... Buzzcutt for Sober October https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/04... Pitch Latino tickets https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/02... Bend Venture Conference https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/06... Built Festival 2023 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/built-fe... What did you think? I would love your feedback

Rick Turoczy brings you the latest Portland, Oregon, startup news for the week ending October 13, 2023. Long story short, pretty busy week in the Portland startup community. An acquisition, an expansion to the Bay Area, a write up in a major tech blog… Everything is linked below for your convenience. Portland startup news - Oct 13, 2023

• Discogs https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/09/discogs/
• Bright.md acquisition by Cigna https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/12/bright-future-cigna-acquires-bright-md/
• Portland, Oregon, videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr9gWRSfZqd5P12vFOBTEcNhHwM9ZpXEX
• Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com
• Radious expands to the Bay Area https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/11/now-you-can-rent-funky-workspaces-in-the-bay-area-thanks-to-portland-startup-radious/
• Portland Retro Gaming Expo and Rose City Games https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/10/rose-city-games-hosts-portland-retro-gaming-expo-after-party/
• 4K4Community Fun Run https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/09/reminder-4k4community-fun-run-takes-place-october-10-2023/
• Upstart Collective podcasting panel https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/11/thinking-about-getting-into-podcasting/
• #social_beer Meetup group https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/10/feeling-social-social_beer-might-be-for-you/
• Bend Venture Conference and Built Festival 2023 https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/06/bend-venture-conference-announces-early-stage-finalists-for-2023/

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So much winning Portland, Oregon, startup news this week. Bend Venture Conference. Pitch Latino. Latino Founder. Sixty AI. Fridie Outdoors. Federal tech hub grants. Buzzcutt. Sober October. Win win win win. Winning startups. Winning founders. All kinds of startup wins.

• Bend Venture Conference 2023 winners https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/24/winner-winner-bend-venture-conference-sorry-that-doesnt-rhyme/
• Pitch Latino 2023 winners https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/25/the-icing-on-the-cake-barro-mexican-bakery-wins-pitch-latino-2023/
• Sixty AI wins on Product Hunt https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/24/portland-ai-startup-sixty-launches-on-product-hunt/
• Not winning: VC funding for Black founders is ABYSMAL https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/23/abysmal-vc-investment-in-black-founded-companies-continues/
• Fridie Outdoors wins a spot in Black entrepreneur program https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/25/fridie-outdoors-among-companies-selected-for-black-united-fund-of-oregon-emerging-entrepreneur-program/
• Oregon State University and Portland State University win federal Tech Hub grants https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/23/federal-government-reveals-oregon-tech-hubs-in-mass-timber-and-microfluidics-with-plans-for-smart-energy/
• Buzzcutt is winning Sober October https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/25/a-pub-crawl-with-a-twist-no-alcohol/
• Expensify is now B2B and B2C https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/26/expensify-makes-it-personal/
• Flex Axion AI wins my attention https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/24/ai-enabled-portfolio-management-flex-axion/
• Who won the 4K4Community race? https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/26/4k4community-raises-12500-4-err-for-poic-rosemary-anderson-high-school/
• Please introduce yourself to the Portland startup community https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/25/hello-portland-startup-community-im-rick-turoczy/

This week in Portland startup news, Silicon Florist turns 17 years old, an innovative look at the Oregon Innovation Index 2024, BLUPRNT wants to help you with your marketing using AI, and Bend Venture Conference tickets are available. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Silicon Florist is 17 https://siliconflorist.com/2024/08/07/wondering-when-the-whole-wiser-part-happens-silicon-florist-is-17-years-old/ - Oregon Innovation Index 2024 AI chatbot https://wiseox.ai/mascot/66ac14301d1c420027106b2b - Donella Meadows systems intervention framework https://donellameadows.org/archives/leverage-points-places-to-intervene-in-a-system/ - BLUPRNT https://visionandstory.com/ - Bend Venture Conference https://www.bendvc.com/ ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #entrepreneur #blogger

For Bend and other Oregon startups, it's High Desert Innovation Week in Bend, Oregon, with Bend Venture Conference (BVC) and more. But that's not the only thing in Oregon startup news, this week. There's stuff in Portland startup news, as well.

• Portland startup news, this week https://siliconflorist.com
• Bend Oregon High Desert Innovation Week https://www.hdinnovationweek.com/
• Built Oregon + Cultivate Bend = Built Festival 2023 https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/19/built-to-bend-collaboration-with-cultivate-bend-culminates-in-successful-built-festival-2023/
• Bend Outdoor Worx (BOW) Venture Out https://www.bendoutdoorworx.com/
• Bend Venture Conference (BVC) https://www.bendvc.com/
• Chaos Town https://www.youtube.com/@chaostown
• Hello Portland startup community https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/18/hello-portland-startup-community-im-erik-blanchard/
• Pitch Latino 2023 https://www.latinofounder.com/
• KGW features Finnegan the Dragon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs8xbACrjq4
• TiE XL Boot Camp https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/18/need-the-basics-for-building-a-startup-or-maybe-just-a-refresher-course-tie-xl-boot-camp-may-be-the-answer/
• Portland Business Journal on venture capital in Oregon 2023 https://siliconflorist.com/2023/10/18/portland-business-journal-on-portlands-lackluster-q3-funding/
• Climate Curious https://www.climatecurious.co/
• a16z Techno Optimist Manifesto https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto

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This week in Portland startup news, Built Oregon announces the new cohort of consumer products companies in its accelerator program, Business Oregon releases the annual Innovation Index report, Victor Hwang and Right to Start visit Portland, Grovemade‬ now makes an amazing desk, and more.

This week, in Portland startup news, some breaking news throws me off of my game, Pitch Latino heads to Central Oregon, three of the biggest VC funding rounds in the Pacific Northwest are Portland companies, Startup School is starting up, and more. LINKS - Pitch Latino Bend https://www.latinofounder.com/ - Startup School https://www.meetup.com/bootstrap-startup/events/302177921 PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 01:10 Portland VC funding rounds are among the largest for Q2 2024 03:50 Pitch Latino Bend 07:57 Startup School 10:48 First Friday 12:45 Breaking news: Latino Founders Accelerator ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland