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

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