Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist

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 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 09:52 Please subscribe https://youtube.com/@turoczy_?sub_confirmation=1 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

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/ Please subscribe https://youtube.com/@turoczy_?sub_confirmation=1 #portland #startup

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. https://siliconflorist.com 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 Please like and subscribe. #portland #startup #sxsw