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Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jul 25, 2025 - Portland startup newsNext, on a very positive Portland, Oregon, episode of the weekly startup news, we discuss the longest running coworking space in Portland’s new home, an excuse to play tourist in Portland for Portlanders, an opportunity to show up for Portland small businesses, a positive Portland focused Bluesky feed, and more.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKSDowntown sees record sales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8IMTxE4SPAPortland Staycation https://www.portlandstaycation.com/Show up for small business https://www.eventbrite.com/e/show-up-for-small-business-tickets-1458862750759Kate’s conversation with Landon the sign painter https://katebingamanburt.subs...2025-07-2526 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jul 18, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, a startup from Nike alums, big startup pitch events, Artificial Intelligence vs Human Intelligence, and an introduction to another member of the Oregon startup community — a technical founder who is looking for a cofounder. Let’s get into it.PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY LINKS- How to connect with the Portland startup community https://siliconflorist.com/2025/07/08/how-to-connect-with-the-startup-community/- OEN Angel Oregon Tech 2025 https://oen.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/oen/event.jsp?event=170- TiE Women regional 2025 https://events.tie.org/Oregon/TiEWomenPitchCompetition2025PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY STORIES00:00 Portland startup news intro01:57 Nike alums fiveonefour raises $10.8M03...2025-07-1819 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jul 11, 2025 - Oregon startup newsNVIDIA hits a $4 trillion market cap, new Portland startups to watch, Pitch Black tickets, apply to Bend Venture Conference, attend a bunch of PDX startup events, and more in Oregon startup news, this week.OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Oregon startup folks https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- Submit your profile https://sflo.me/oregonstartups-add- Pitch Black Showcase 2025 tickets https://www.pitchblack.org/pitch-black-showcase- Apply to BVC https://bendvc.com/apply- How to connect to the startup community https://siliconflorist.com/2025/07/08/how-to-connect-with-the-startup-community/- Portland startup events https://lu.ma/PortlandStartupEvents- Portland tech events https://calagator.orgOREGON STARTUP STORIES00:00 Oregon startup news intro00:55 Oregon...2025-07-1122 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jul 4, 2025 - Portland startup newsOne PDX startup event postponed, other events to attend, Pitch Black applications due July 7, a Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub navigator moves on, and more Portland startup news.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Pitch Black Showcase https://www.pitchblack.org/pitch-black-showcase- Oregon startup folks https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- founder.coffee https://founder.coffee- Techworks on Tap https://oregontechworksassociation.webflow.io/events/techworks-on-tap-2025- TAO Party in the Pinot https://www.techoregon.org/signature-events/party-in-the-pinot PORTLAND STARTUP STORIES00:00 Portland Oregon startup news00:31 Pitch Black Showcase applications due July 7, 202502:40 Oregon startup folks database05:05 Portland startup community gathering postponed07:15 Pat Cheung moves on 08:40 First...2025-07-0413 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jun 27, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Oregon startup news, $60k+ awarded to TiE Oregon Columbia River Pitch winners, a couple of opportunities to meet startup folks throughout Oregon, a livestream watch party to get us all caught up on 2025 so far, and — of course — a secret or two if you hang until the end. OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Oregon startup folks https://sflo.me/oregonstartupfolks- Last big gathering July 8 https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307183761/- AI Biz podcast https://aibizshow.podbean.com/e/beyond-the-hype-building-human-centered-ai-startups-with-rick-turoczy/- 2025 halfway: Watch party https://youtube.com/live/Df6K0Csx6TsOREGON STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news00:30 Add your...2025-06-2713 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jun 20, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, the Act-On Software acquisition falls apart, a new aggregated Portland startup event calendar, React.tv, and a whole bunch of events.FIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- Portland startup news on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/portland-oregon-startup-news-silicon-florist/id1711294699- Portland startup news Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmLDH8wrPdNMS2qtTnhcy?si=H627wrGOTvStxxKWRlRGLQ- The Long Con on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-con/id1810923457- The Long Con on Spotify ht...2025-06-2031 min

AIBiZBeyond the Hype: Building Human-Centered AI Startups with Rick TuroczyIn this episode of AIBiz, we dive into the fast-evolving world of AI startups with Rick Turoczy — a pioneer in startup ecosystem building and founder of Silicon Florist, Pi (Portland Incubator Experiment), and Build Oregon. Rick brings over 30 years of experience mentoring founders outside traditional tech hubs. He shares honest insights into the common mistakes AI founders make, the pressures of hype-driven innovation, and how real value lies in solving human problems—not just building with flashy tech. If you're building an AI startup, this conversation is your playbook for clarity, connection, and conscious innovation. About the Gues...2025-06-1929 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jun 13, 2025 - Portland startup newsA Y Combinator alum that's rethinking recycling, a couple of late breaking funding rounds, and some big Oregon startup events happening the next two Fridays. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Portland startup community fireside chats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL-PkVS-40o- Portland startup community gathering https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307183761/- Oregon Startup Conference https://oregonstartupconference.com/- Invent Oregon 2025 https://www.inventoregon.org/- Watch party: 2025 halfway https://lu.ma/j3zim4syPORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news intro00:17 Rapta and Conveyer raise capital01:51 Birch Biosciences rethinking recycling05:00 Portland startup community chats - Pr...2025-06-1315 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jun 6, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, the Oregon UAS Accelerator graduates one class and brings in another, a Portland startup wins a Washington pitch competition, and Seattle worries about its unicorn population. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Unicorns in Seattle https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattle-doesnt-have-many-unicorns-does-it-matter/- Oregon UAS Accelerator https://oregonuas.org/- FanWagn https://fanwagn.com/- Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307820658/- PDX AI Demo Night https://lu.ma/zkxpywwp- Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com- Demolicious https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-portland/events/307788059/- Startup Cafe at The Hub https://www...2025-06-0618 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 30, 2025 - Oregon startup newsGorge PitchFest 2025 event winners, another hackathon, Built Oregon news, Portland Office of Small Business, and more. Let's get into it…OREGON STARTUP LINKS- Wild Wild Country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBLS_OM6Puk- Portland Office of Small Business talks with Oregon Business magazine https://oregonbusiness.com/tactics-mitch-daugherty-opens-the-door/- Portland Office of Small Business https://pdxofficeofsmallbusiness.com/- Karmen Olson takes Built Oregon board chair role https://medium.com/built-oregon/built-oregon-announces-new-board-chair-813342dcf588- Where are they now? Pride edition https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307820658/- The Long Con with Stephen Green https://youtu.be/ALRCxWDQx8c- Health AI...2025-05-3016 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 23, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis time, we're making and reliving Portland startup history. From an inaugural vote to an inaugural not-hackthon. Seeing old ideas reimagined and retooled. And an old concept coming back with new energy. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Otio https://otio.world/app- Emoome https://siliconflorist.com/2012/05/01/emoome-emotional/- dbias https://dbias.me- Seaport back in the day https://oregonbusiness.com/6395-angel-fund-boosts-fortunes-economy/- Mitch Daugherty on KOIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKgaRl_yJz8PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland City Council budget amendment affects entrepreneurs01:55 Reperio Health raises $14 million03:20 Otio helps you track your emotional state05:52 Portland Startup We...2025-05-2316 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 16, 2025 - Portland startup newsOrca Security just acquired Opus, Portland Startup Week 2025 draws to a close, Columbia River Pitch applications are due, and Demolicious heads north. All this and more in Portland startup news. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- NedSpace in the Portland Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/inno-insights/2025/05/14/inside-portlands-reimagined-nedspace.html- Mike Ulin leaves Paxton https://pioneeringthoughts.substack.com/p/turning-the-page-reflecting-on-paxton- Columbia River Pitch applications are due May 20 (I said May 19) https://www.tieoregon.org/pitch-oregon/columbia-river-pitch- Demolicious Seattle https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-portland/events/307831573/- Chatting with Juan Barraza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIW_DF...2025-05-1615 min

School for Startups RadioMay 14, 2025 – Contract Entrepreneur Praful Saklani and Portland Crazy Rick TuroczyPraful Saklani – Founder and CEO of Pramata Praful Saklani has deep expertise in the artificial intelligence technologies core to Pramata, and experience in delivering enterprise process solutions. Prior to co-founding Pramata, he founded and served as CEO of Yatra Corporation, which leveraged artificial intelligence and Internet technologies to optimize travel management processes. Previously, he was co-founder and managing partner of consulting firm, Invotech Systems, and a key executive of Waterhealth International, a social start up focused on bringing affordable drinking water purification solutions to developing countries. He graduated from Swarthmore College, where he received High Honors in eco...2025-05-1453 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 9, 2025 - Portland startup newsPortland Startup Week, Oregon Tech Awards, AI and VC training, two new Seattle VCs, and more in PDX startup news, this week. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Portland Startup Week 2025 https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek- Startup founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307287191/- Rogue Women VC fellowship https://airtable.com/appy6R9QwGbOp9DQd/shrkrIALeYcqkRw6o- Incisive Ventures thesis https://incisive.vc/2020/09/18/incisive-ventures-meta-themes/- AI Launchpad NW https://www.ailaunchpadnw.com/- Oregon AI Bootcamp https://www.oen.org/oregon-ai-bootcamp/ PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland Startup Week 202501:45 Startup founders: Where are they now…? AAPI e...2025-05-0914 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 2, 2025 - Portland startup newsAI vs VC. Time to move on Portland. A Portland startup wins an Oregon literary award. Upcoming events. And a new podcast. All of this and more in Portland startup news, this week. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- How AI is disrupting VC https://www.fastcompany.com/91324189/how-ai-is-disrupting-the-vc-and-startup-ecosystem-ai-and-startups- VCs is safe from AI https://gizmodo.com/marc-andreessen-says-one-job-is-mostly-safe-from-ai-venture-capitalist-2000596506- Time to move on https://www.republicahospitality.com/post/time-to-move-on- Where are they now? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307287191/- Portland Startup Week 2025 https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek- Help OSU Open Source Lab https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/- Ne...2025-05-0218 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Apr 25, 2025 - Portland startup newsPortland Startup Week 2025 (06:55) is only 2 weeks away. Get the latest news on PDX Startup Week and all of the events, Portland startup raises $11.2M, some interesting guests in town, and a couple of startup applications that are due. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Photon Marine https://photonmarine.com/- Newlab https://www.newlab.com/- Pitch Black Podcast https://www.pitchblack.org/podcast/clarence-bethea- Show up for small business (Ankeny Alley) https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307221148/- Portland Startup Week 2025 https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek- Araceli Biosciences - https://www.aracelibio.com/ - https://www.youtube.com/wa...2025-04-2521 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Apr 18, 2025 - Portland startup newsIs there more VC flowing into Portland? A new president for TiE Oregon, $1M in funding for a Bluesky effort, and Portland startup events galore. Let's get into Portland, Oregon, startup news for this week…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- TiE Oregon https://oregon.tie.org- Bluesky raises $1M https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/custom-feed-builder-graze-is-building-a-business-on-bluesky-and-investors-are-paying-attention/- Uptick in Portland Venture Capital in 2025 Q1 https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/inno-insights/2025/04/15/venture-monitor-q1-oregon-metro.html - Portland Digital Corps https://siliconflorist.com/2025/04/17/portland-digital-corps-ramps-up/ - Portland AI Engineers https://www.meetup.com/portland-ai-engineers/- PIE + Portland startup community events https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/- Po...2025-04-1821 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Apr 11, 2025 - Portland startup newsIt's not often we see a new social app launch. A drone accelerator program deadline approaches. Tons of events from AI gatherings to small business support to Portland Startup Week 2025. All that and more in Portland Oregon startup news this week. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/307183761/- Dayo https://dayo.co - Launch Party https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dayo-launch-party-90s-dance-jam-tickets-1295003964719 - Dayo on Product Hunt https://www.producthunt.com/products/dayo-2 - GeekWire on Dayo https://www.geekwire.com/2025/get-paid-to-limit-social-media-time-portland-startups-app-monitors-usage-and-gives-rewards/- Oregon UAS Accelerator application https://www.einpresswire.com/article/801430762/oregon-uas-accelerator-opens-applications-for-summer-2025...2025-04-1116 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Apr 4, 2025 - Portland startup newsThree VC funding rounds announced this week and whole bunch of Portland startup events to cover from AI in Bend to incubators in Vancouver Washington and everything in between. Let's get into it.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Travel Oregon ads - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doVV1a7XgyQ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIC-XmyEfhI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4fGPPPmGA- Speaker Skills https://speakerskillsacademy.com/creative-lab- AI in the West https://aiwestconf.com/- Portland Startup Week 2025 https://lu.ma/pdxstartupweek- Dayo launch party https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dayo-launch-party-90s-dance-jam-tickets-1295003964719- Beeminder...2025-04-0429 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Mar 28, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news… why does $300M in funding for Mercury matter to Portland, an event fail and recovery, a whole new Portland startup pitch event with a twist, and more events and startup news. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Mercury raises $300M https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-nasdaq-sp500-03-26-2025/card/exclusive-fintech-banking-startup-mercury-raises-300-million-at-a-3-5-billion-valuation-vXq9qru1qLFSwNB1yyMw- Portland startup community gathering April 8 https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/- A rant on pitch competitions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9AwxrAYZhc&t=1270s- I Hope You Get Rich https://www.asianamericantown.com...2025-03-2829 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Mar 21, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, Ampere eyes a big exit, GeekWire considers an award for Jama's big exit, and the shuttering of 18F creates a positive tech movement in Portland. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Ampere acquired by SoftBank https://amperecomputing.com/press/softbank-group-to-acquire-ampere-computing- Vote for Portland's Jama in the GeekWire Awards https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025AwardsVoting- TiE Oregon Westside Pitch https://www.tieoregon.org/pitch-oregon/westside-pitch- 18F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18F- Portland Digital Corps https://digitalcorpspdx.org/- Vancouver Washington startup incubator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5R4PY7lRWU- Go...2025-03-2123 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Mar 14, 2025 - Portland startup newsHappy Pi Day! This week in Portland startup news, I might have gone on a rant about pitch competitions. But I also cover Oregon Venture Fund's AI demo night, Disputed raising money, our Women's History Month event, and more. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Women's History Month event https://youtu.be/u36R4987hLo- April 8 Portland startup gathering https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/- Disputed.ai raises $1.1M https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/fundings/2025/03/13/seatgeek-alums-ai-startup-chargebacks.html- Pitch Black podcast with Ian Williams https://www.pitchblack.org/podcast/ian-williamsPORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Happy Pi Day!01:30 Women's Hi...2025-03-1434 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Mar 7, 2025 - Portland startup newsBuilt Oregon is new. (And I may be all up in my feels about it 🥹) Pitch Black is new. A new event is new. New stuff is new. New new new. That's kind of the thing in Portland startup news — or "new is" — this week. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Roundup of Built Oregon news https://mailchi.mp/builtoregon/new-executive-director- Pitch Black https://pitchblack.org- Startup founders: Where are they now? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/306123862/- BOI reporting https://fincen.gov/boi- I could use your feedback https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr3kn9tUJ4uPnLfsudM...2025-03-0734 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Feb 28, 2025 - Portland startup newsThe big focus this week was Pitch Black Food, an event that sold out in less than a workday and created a new paradigm — Can I say "paradigm" on here? — for Portland culinary events. But there's a bunch of other news, as well. From @OregonUASAccelerator companies to a new @Expensify offering, there's plenty of other stuff to cover. Let's get into it…PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Black History Month 2025 recap https://siliconflorist.com/2025/02/28/black-history-month-2025-recap-28-amazing-black-led-consumer-product-companies/- BHM Startup Founders: Where are they now…? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOS9vfvPblc- WHM Startup Founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com...2025-03-0118 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Feb 21, 2025 - Portland startup news$24M VC raised by two startups, $100k prize for a new Oregon UAS "counter drone" competition, Portland Business Journal coverage, a bunch of free events coming up, and more. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Portland Business Journal: Where are they now…? https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2025/02/20/pitch-black-where-are-they-now.html- March: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/306123862/- April community event https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events- @OregonUASAccelerator $100k competition https://oregonuas.org/pages/proven-in-pendleton-cuas-challenge- Shotsy https://shotsyapp.com/- Beneficial Ownership Information https://fincen.gov/boi- Please vote https://www.youtube.com/ch...2025-02-2126 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Feb 14, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, the theme — as always — is founders. The new OEN hire is a founder, sold out events with founders, and founders with blogs. Plus a whole bunch of other trivial facts about Oregon from its birthday to lesser known products created in the state.Hat courtesy of the new Portland Office of Small BusinessPORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Oregon startup founders: Where are they now…? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOS9vfvPblc- Instrument https://instrument.com- March 11 Women startup founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/306123862/- (Livestream) Women startup founders: Where ar...2025-02-1422 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Feb 7, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week is full of startup surprises. Another Portland startup acquired, the Hub hires a new navigator, WiseOx Mascots help assisted living folks, Mat Ellis chats with startup folks about what it takes to be a founder, and more.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Graze in TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/custom-feed-builder-graze-is-building-a-business-on-bluesky-and-investors-are-paying-attention/- Feb 11 event https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305793571/- Apr 8 event https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/- WiseOx Mascot Rosie https://wiseox.ai/mascot/65834cac4829430027d336b0- Chatting with PBJ https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2025/02/04/portland-rick-turoczy-pie-silicon-florist.htmlPORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Intro00:40 Metro Region Innovation Hub...2025-02-0725 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jan 31, 2025 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, a16z invests in a Portland startup, Techstars may be returning to Portland, OEN and the Metro Regional Innovation Hub gather entrepreneurial support organizations, and more. (But no DeepSeek.) PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY LINKS - Startup founders: Where are they now…? https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305793571/ - Zing Drone Solutions https://zingdrones.com/ - OEN Reverse Pitch https://www.oen.org/calendar-events/entrepreneur-reverse-pitch/ - Portland Metro Region Innovation Hub https://www.portlandmetrohub.org/ - Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/ - Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com/ - Techstars new ef...2025-01-3120 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jan 24, 2025 - Portland startup newsYou can't go buying ads on Bluesky… or can you? Graze is your answer. Plus a $53 million startup exit, a sold out Silicon Forest Tech Summit, and Oregon Startup Center hiring a new executive director. It's short week in the US, but it's still chock full of Portland startup news.PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS- Graze for Bluesky https://graze.social- Become a Graze launch partner https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bSnp0YX7qSM1s-sOtdpdx-PsgYihPF7RIKR3BY0gAtI/edit- April 8 Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Intro00:57 Biggest story of the week03:11 Buying ad...2025-01-2415 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jan 17, 2025 - Portland startup newsThe Portland startup community is starting 2025 with a bunch of great startup events that you won't want to miss. Well, I mean, some startup events have already happened. So you missed those. But some startup events are happening soon. So if you're in the Portland startup community and you want to get connected, then you're going to be happy. Plus I've got news about Graze & Bluesky and @IntelCapital Get started 👉 https://youtu.be/8E5DgHS8Ajs PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/ - Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 https://www.steamcircuit.com/event-details/tech...2025-01-1725 min

DARE3.1 Rick Turoczy, PIE / Built OregonRick Turoczy is the Co-Founder of Built Oregon and creator of the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE). Now, for our first episode of the new year, with our new partners the Oregon Entrepreneur's Network, we are happy to welcome Rick back to the DARE show! In this special episode, on the day of his new PIE event, we talk about how the startup scene in Portland has changed and how the next generation of startup leaders will make an impact in the Pacific Northwest, and -- perhaps -- what's next for PIE and Rick! ---- 2025-01-1424 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jan 10, 2025 - Portland startup newsBig week to start the year. Portland startup Lytics got acquired. Multiple sold out events on the calendar. Graze goes public with Bluesky tools. New leadership at Latino Founders. A new flavor of Pitch Black. And a new community calendar for Portland startup and tech folks.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/- Lytics exit https://www.geekwire.com/2025/contentstack-acquires-lytics-a-customer-data-platform-startup-based-in-portland/- Graze https://graze.social- Pitch Black Food https://pitchblack.org- Community calendar for Portland tech https://www.pdxtech.io/- Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Happy New Year...2025-01-1028 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jan 3, 2025 - Portland startup news2025 starts right now for Portland startups. (Fun fact: It actually started a couple of days ago.) Given the cyclical nature of startup communities, Portland startups can look to 2025 as a positive continuation of the momentum built in 2024. It's less of a prediction. And more of a "I've been through this cycle before. Several times." PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Portland startup community 101 https://siliconflorist.com/2024/12/31/how-to-portland-startup-community-2025-edition/ - Oregon UAS Accelerator https://oregonuas.org/pages/apply-to-the-oregon-uas-accelerator - Startup Conversations in the Couve https://www.meetup.com/northbankinno/events/305271320/ - Kickoff 2025: Portland startup community https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/304781723/ ...2025-01-0315 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Dec 27, 2024 - Portland startup newsThe best of 2024 features the most popular Portland startup news stories — Portland, Oregon — from the past year including YouTube, the blog, the podcast, and the newsletter. But first, January 2025 deadlines and events. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Oregon UAS Accelerator (Jan 6) https://oregonuas.org/ - Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (Jan 13) https://boiefiling.fincen.gov/fileboir - Portland startup community 2024 kickoff (Jan 14) https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/304781723/ - Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 (Jan 25) https://www.steamcircuit.com/ - Metro Region Innovation Hub and OEN reverse pitch (Jan 30) https://www.oen.org/calendar-events/entrepreneur-reverse-pitch/ - Silicon Florist 2024 recap https://siliconflorist.com/2024/12/26/most...2024-12-2719 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Dec 20, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, the drone accelerator deadline is coming up, Genie sunsets kid AI companion, and a whole list of partners for the Portland startup community 2025 kickoff. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS - Oregon UAS Accelerator https://oregonuas.org/ - Genie https://genie.gg - Leet Heat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POzGAQ7XyZg - Portland startup community kickoff 2025 https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/304781723/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 00:55 Deadline for Oregon UAS Accelerator 03:00 Genie sunsets AI companion 07:00 Leet Heat, a developer gameshow from @learnwithjason 10:20 Portland startup community kickoff 2025 22:00 Pitch Black 2025 teaser 25:00 Happy Holidays 🎅 Ho ho...2024-12-2025 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Dec 13, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, a stealth startup comes out of stealth, Demolicious Champion of Champions, Sightglass secures $3M, a resource for all of your gift giving needs, an open source satellite project survive 10,000 Gs, and more. Last week in Portland startup news https://youtu.be/8baxGl0ZHck PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Oregon Makers gift list https://www.findthebizpath.com/gift-guide-2024 - Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/304781723/ - UpStart Collective https://upstartcollective.org/ - PSU cubesat https://www.oresat.org/ - 25 hard questions https://review.firstround.com/25-hard-questions-every-founder-should-ask-themselves/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 00:10...2024-12-1325 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Dec 6, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week, the episode devolves into a short rant on Portland's RSVP culture, plus Portland startup news like Instrument and Vanport Studio collaborate to help three Portland startup product companies, two "save the date" reminders for January 2025, an Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) training assistant, your last reminder for the 2024 Demolicious Champion of Champions event, and more. Last week in Portland startup news: https://youtu.be/ubP1T1V8iFo PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Save the date for a Portland startup community gathering https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/304781723/ - Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 https://www.steamcircuit.com/ ...2024-12-0623 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Nov 29, 2024 - Portland startup newsStarting off with a heads up about some important US startup and small business paperwork (BOIR) that's due by the end of the year to the US Federal Government. Other Portland startup news includes an upcoming Portland startup community gathering, a game show casting call from @learnwithjason , Demolicious Champion of Champions competition, and more… PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Beneficial Ownership Information https://www.fincen.gov/boi - Save the Date: Portland startup community gathering https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/304781723/ - Leet Heat casting call https://learnwithjason.notion.site/Web-Dev-Game-Show-Casting-Call-14622b3cab02803f9590ec00287fc50f ...2024-11-2925 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Nov 22, 2024 - Portland startup newsIt's difficult to deny that Bluesky is having a moment, but there's still plenty of Portland startup news to cover beyond Bluesky's meteoric rise. (Also, I've never understood the phrase "meteoric rise.") From pitch competitions to accelerator programs, there's plenty of Portland startup news this week.Miss Portland startup news last week…? I gotchu https://youtu.be/QK_GhDY_E2M PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Bluesky Starter Packs https://blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs/all - Portland starter packs - PDX Tech https://go.bsky.app/LYrfH44 - PIG (Portland Indie Game) Squad https://go.bsky.app/R9kkPYt - Portland ht...2024-11-2217 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Nov 15, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, @AgilityRobotics lands a new customer and investor, the winners of the 2024 OEN Entrepreneurship Awards, Radious offers Worksgiving, two hardware meetups, and more. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Agility Robotics https://agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-announces-strategic-investment-and-agreement-with-motiontechnology-company-schaeffler-group - 2024 OEN Awards winners https://www.oen.org/2024/11/06/2024-oregon-entrepreneurship-awards-winners-announced/ - Radious Worksgiving https://hello.radious.pro/worksgiving - Portland Hardware Meetup https://www.meetup.com/portland-hardware-meetup/ - Hardware Happy Hour Portland https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-portland/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news intro 00:20 Agility Robotics 02:50 2024 OEN Entrepreneurship Awards winners 06:05 Radious Worksgiving opportunities 10:34 Two hardware focused meetups ABOUT SILICON FLORIST...2024-11-1513 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Nov 8, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week… if you're a VC then Oregon could be your LP, Rogue Women reaffirms thesis, Oregon Venture Fund holds another pitch event, and Senator Ron Wyden sits down with AI Portland. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Oregon seeks VC funds https://biznews.oregon.gov/acton/rif/14786/s-07ba-2410/-/l-0007:277e/l-0007/showPreparedMessage?sid=TV2:4g8sKYGlr - Caroline Lewis on Rogue Women https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7259972505296125952/ - Oregon Startup Center Nonprofit Incubator https://npi-b.org/ - Senator Ron Wyden at AI Portland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2v6sNQO_NI - Si...2024-11-0813 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Nov 1, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, Agility Robotics ( @AgilityRobotics ) flirts with unicorn status and makes the cover of TIME, Trunknode causes some buzz, Oregon State University lands grant funding, SXSW ( @SXSW ) Pitch applications are due, and more. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Agility Robotics https://agilityrobotics.com - TIME features Agility Robotics https://time.com/7099118/how-we-picked-best-inventions-2024/ - OSU lands NSF grant https://advantage.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/oregon-state-university-one-eight-universities-receive-nsf-i-corps-hub-grant - Trunknode https://trunknode.com/ - Salal https://salal.cognitivesurpl.us/ - Portland startup community docs https://github.com/portland-startups/docs/blob/master/index.rst - PIE Cookbook https://github.com/piepdx/pie-cookbook/ - Ti...2024-11-0123 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Oct 25, 2024 - Portland startup newsWhat Venture Capital (VC) funds call Oregon home or invest in Portland startups? Platformr raises $2.5M, SXSW Pitch 2024, and the State of Oregon Joint Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Venture Capital in Portland https://siliconflorist.com/2024/10/24/venture-capital-in-portland/ - Platformr https://platformr.cloud/platformr-secures-seed-round/ - SXSW Pitch https://sxsw.com/pitch - State of Oregon Joint Task Force on Artificial Intelligence https://apps.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023I1/Committees/JTFAI/Overview Not sponsored: Hat and caffeine by https://www.gayawakeningcoffee.com/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 02:30 Local Venture Capital funds that invest in Portland 18:10 Platformr raises $2.5...2024-10-2527 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Oct 18, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, Bend Venture Conference and High Desert Innovation Week, Show Her the Money, Roux Portland, Portland Startups Slack social_beer, Demolicious, and more. PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS LINKS - Show Her the Money https://showherthemoneymovie.com/ - Roux Portland Map https://www.rouxportland.com/map - Portland Startups Slack https://pdxslack.com - Social Beer https://meetup.com/social_beer - Demolicious https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-portland/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Quiet week in the Portland startup community 00:18 Bend Venture Conference 01:12 Show Her the Money documentary on women and vc 3:03 Roux Portland map of women led...2024-10-1811 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristBONUS: New Portland Office of Small Business makes first hirePortland recently stood up a new Office of Small Business through Prosper Portland, but they didn't have anyone to run it. Until now. The inaugural leader of the Portland Office of Small Business has now been revealed. So I recorded a bonus episode to cover the news. It's Mitch Daugherty, cofounder of Built Oregon. PORTLAND OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS LINKS - Mitch Daugherty https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchdaugherty/ - Mitch's post announcing the role https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mitchdaugherty_built-oregon-founder-tapped-to-lead-portland-activity-7248109181902200832-lTZz - Portland Business Journal on the new leader of the Portland Office of Small Business https...2024-10-0509 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Sep 27, 2024 - Portland startup newsPortland startup news for this week includes a Portland startup apparently raising $70 million, Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Rose City Techies, Latino Founders Pitch Latino Bend 2024, The Oregon Beer Trail, and Built Festival 2024. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Portland Retro Gaming Expo https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/ - Rose City Techies https://www.meetup.com/rose-city-techies/ - Lumiro https://lumiro.app - Mebot https://mebot.ai - My Fit Check https://myfitcheck.ai - Pitch Latino Bend 2024 https://latinofounder.com - The Oregon Beer Trail https://www.theoregonbeertrail.com/ - Bult Festival 2024 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/built-festival-2024-tickets-1009971801847 PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00...2024-09-2722 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Sep 13, 2024 - Portland startup newsEpisode 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, en...2024-09-1333 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Sep 6, 2024 - Portland startup newsLLM 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 he...2024-09-0618 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Aug 30, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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 Kickstarte...2024-08-3024 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Aug 23, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-08-2323 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Aug 16, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-08-1613 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Aug 9, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-08-0918 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jul 26, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-07-2620 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jul 19, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news… a new startup studio provides services for Portland startups, Prosper Portland opens an Office of Small Business, VC Diane Fraiman sits down with TAO, Oregon Venture Fund explains their process, and ways to get connected in the Portland startup community. Last week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA-Myn8KBh0&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd5MCHp_nvvcsxXKRdqVtexz&index=1&pp=gAQBiAQB LINKS - Vanport Studio https://vanportstudio.com - TAO: Diane Fraiman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpGC7R5AfJc - Oregon Venture Fund https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUPL3W8owFA - Connect wi...2024-07-1918 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jul 12, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis week in Portland startup news, Demolicious has introduced 40 startups in 2024, owning the Portland, Oregon, narrative, AI Tinkerers, founder.coffee, and 3 potential opportunities for your startup. 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...2024-07-1217 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jul 5, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-07-0509 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jun 28, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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 star...2024-06-2811 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jun 21, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-06-2112 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jun 14, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-06-1412 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jun 7, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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 Ca...2024-06-0707 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 31, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-05-3116 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 24, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-05-2418 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 17, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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 en...2024-05-1711 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristBONUS: Choosing the best events to attendWith 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 ev...2024-05-1606 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 10, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-05-1010 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending May 3, 2024 - Oregon startup newsThis 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...2024-05-0309 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Apr 26, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-04-2612 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Apr 19, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-04-1913 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Apr 12, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-04-1212 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Apr 5, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-04-0510 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Mar 29, 2024 - Portland tech and startup newsThis 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...2024-03-2907 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Mar 22, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-03-2211 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Mar 15, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-03-1511 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Mar 8, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-03-0811 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Mar 1, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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 ---------- ...2024-03-0112 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Feb 23, 2024 - Pacific Northwest startup newsThis 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...2024-02-2310 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Feb 9, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-02-0916 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Feb 2, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-02-0213 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jan 26, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-01-2610 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jan 19, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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/ro...2024-01-1909 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jan 12, 2024 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2024-01-1209 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Jan 5, 2024 - Portland startup newsTragic 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 sele...2024-01-0509 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Dec 29, 2023 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2023-12-2909 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Dec 22, 2023 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2023-12-2205 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Dec 15, 2023 - Portland startup newsThis 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...2023-12-1509 min

DARE14: Dare - Rick Turoczy, PIE / Built OregonDare talks with Rick Turoczy, founder of the Portland Incubator Experiment (P.I.E.), co-founder of consumer products incubator Built Oregon, the founder and editor of SiliconFlorist.com, and general connector of dots for the Oregon startup scene. Rick dares to dream of creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem that everyone can access! What do you dare to dream? Brought to you by ⁠⁠Darwoft.com 2023-12-1226 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Dec 8, 2023 - Portland startup newsThis 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 2023-12-0809 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Dec 1, 2023 - Portland startup newsPortland, 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 2023-12-0111 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Nov 24, 2023 - Portland startup newsIt'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/ Please subscribe https://youtube.co...2023-11-2408 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Oct 13, 2023 - Portland startup newsRick 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/ Po...2023-11-0309 min

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon FloristWeek ending Oct 27, 2023 - Portland startup newsSo 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...2023-11-0313 min

Mildly Interesting PeopleMildly Interesting People - 003 - Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy sans guest critique their first interviewThis week on the Mildly Interesting People podcast, Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy take a moment to review their first actual podcast with a guest. What went right? What went wrong? Will they even keep doing this thing? Tune in to find out. Have comments, compliments, or critiques of your own? Please feel free to send us a message on Instagram at https://instagram.com/mildlyinterestingpeople. Please. Pretty please? We'll read each and every one of them. Want to comment publicly? Compliments should tag @camikaos. Critiques should tag @turoczy. Because it's probably his fault anyway. W...2023-02-1719 min

Mildly Interesting PeopleMildly Interesting People - 001 - Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy on the mildly interesting inspiration for Mildly Interesting PeopleMildly interesting people Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy — absent a mildly interesting guest for the podcast — share some additional insights on the inspiration behind the Mildly Interesting People podcast. While it's mildly interesting to record a podcast in this day and age, both Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy recognize that they're privileged to have access to some very interesting guests for the podcast. And for the folks who choose to subscribe, Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy have already started to create swag — in this case Mildly Interesting People podcast stickers — for folks who feel like Mildly Interesting People stickers would make t...2023-02-0406 min

Ecosystems For ChangeE 4.8 - Succession Planning: Transferring Social Capital To The Next Generation with Rick TuroczyFor our last interview of the season, we’re headed to Portland, Oregon, to chat with Rick Turoczy.As Silicon Florist and co-founder and general manager of the Portland Incubator Experiment, or PIE, Rick has been supporting founders in the Portland startup community for fifteen years. We talked about how you might plan for succession as a keystone in your community, how you transfer social capital, and how you might leverage your social capital to put the next generation of ecosystem builders in place.Eve...2022-11-2956 min

Spark PlugRick Turoczy, Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE)Rick Turoczy is the co-founder and general manager of the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE), a well-known startup accelerator, as well as the editor and creator of Silicon Florist, Portland's original tech blog. Rick has contributed heavily to the tech scene in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, and joins Spark Plug to talk about startup formation, diversity in startups, startup heartaches, startup triumphs, and startup successes. 2021-09-2335 min