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$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/channel/UCr3kn9tUJ4uPnLfsudMlX4w/community?lb=UgkxEjhw3hKTzAT6eBuz_ES133uHWAyKVAxwPORTLAND STARTUP NEWS00:00 Portland startup news intro00:26 Portland Business Journal covers startup founders2:04 Upcoming events4:50 Oregon UAS counter drone challenge 9:45 Perceived boundaries in Portland cultural12:00 Intel spin out raises capital14:00 Shotsy raises capital18:35 Beneficial Ownership Information is due March 21, 202521:12 I could use your inputFIND ME ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social- https://siliconflorist.substack.com/ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, 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#pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

This 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 are they now…? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVpgzXGpKGI- April 8 Portland startup gathering https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/- Ducan Miller of Rose City Robotics on bootstrapping vs VC https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/vc-dilemma-why-bootstrapping-works-founders-investors-duncan-miller-jwipc/- Mike Ulin of Paxton on building a startup in Oregon https://pioneeringthoughts.substack.com/p/why-you-should-start-your-company- CIty Cast Portland on Oregon brands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka5KcYxY7voPORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS00:00 Happy Birthday, Oregon00:56 New OEN hire is a former founder03:44 Oregon startup founders: Where are they now…?08:17 Women startup founders: Where are they now…?11:27 Next Portland startup community gathering13:13 My (Rick Turoczy) brief blogging history14:16 New blog posts from startup founders18:59 City Cast Portland highlights lesser known Oregon productsFIND ME ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social- https://siliconflorist.substack.com/ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, 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#pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

This 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 hires a new navigator03:50 More on the February 11 event08:33 Portland startup acquired12:10 Insights from Mat Ellis15:00 WiseOx Mascots19:57 Chatting with the Portland Business JournalFIND ME ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- https://siliconflorist.substack.com/- https://patreon.com/turoczyABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, 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#pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

This 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 efforts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HgKUlB2wmE PORTLAND STARTUP COMMUNITY 00:00 Portland startup community intro 00:40 Feb 11 "Where are they now…?" event 03:09 Paxton raises $22M 04:30 Eclypsium raises $45M with investment from Andreessen Horowitz 05:53 Demolicious January winner 07:46 Oregon entrepreneur support organizations 11:15 Metro Region Innovation Hub 12:06 Save the date: April 8 13:49 Portland Startups Slack 15:10 Techstars new efforts may include Portland FIND ME ON THE INTERNET AT… - https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social - https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy - https://siliconflorist.substack.com/ - https://patreon.com/turoczy ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, 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 #pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

You 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 ads on Bluesky06:15 Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 is sold out09:45 $53 million startup acquisition12:23 Lead a local startup support organization FIND ME ON THE INTERNET AT… - https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social - https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy - https://siliconflorist.substack.com/ - https://patreon.com/turoczy ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, 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 #pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

The 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-summit - UpStart Collective coworking day https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-coworking-upstart-collectives-new-westside-tickets-1141259109719 - Demolicious https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-portland/events/304564050/ - Propel PSU Open House https://lu.ma/lo8cqno9 - Graze progress https://www.graze.social/blog/field-notes-from-the-first-large-scale-sponsored-content-campaign-on-bluesky PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news intro 00:35 2025 Kickoff for the Portland startup community 01:28 Save the date 02:45 Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 05:30 Propel PSU startup space opens 11:10 Graze continues to iterate on Bluesky tooling 19:00 Intel is spinning out Intel Capital FIND ME ON THE INTERNET AT… - https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social - https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy - https://siliconflorist.substack.com/ - https://patreon.com/turoczy ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, 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 #pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

Big 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 and stuff00:45 Save the date01:02 Portland startup Lytics is acquired 03:38 Graze officially launches05:48 Who bought the very first ad on Bluesky?09:03 Latino Founders Accelerator Manager11:15 Pitch Black Food13:30 Founders as entertainment15:45 2025 Kickoff Portland startup community19:12 Hello Sponsors21:50 Community calendar for Portland tech FIND ME ON THE INTERNET AT… - https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social - https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy - https://siliconflorist.substack.com/ - https://patreon.com/turoczy ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, 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 #pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

2025 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/ - Seattle VCs on 2025 https://www.geekwire.com/2025/investor-predictions-2025-seattle-vcs-sound-off-on-ai-remote-work-and-citys-tech-ecosystem/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup 2025 momentum 01:00 Portland startup community 101 03:25 Oregon UAS Accelerator applications are due 04:15 Startup Conversations in the Couve 06:45 Kickoff 2025: Portland startup community 10:40 Rebooting  @piepdx  11:50 What Seattle VCs think about 2025 14:00 What are you working on…? FIND ME ON THE INTERNET AT… - https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social - https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy - https://patreon.com/turoczy ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, 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 #pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

The 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-popular-portland-startup-stories-on-silicon-florist-in-2024/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 01:10 Oregon UAS Accelerator  @OregonUASAccelerator  applications due 01:44 BOIR is mandatory again 03:19 Portland startup community 2025 kickoff 04:35 Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 06:13 Entrepreneur support org reverse pitch 07:20 Best of 2024 08:45 Top Silicon Florist blog stories 15:00 Top YouTube videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KHkhsvDJOo&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd7Y2Pz_eGWCdtm219gmUmje&pp=gAQB 17:00 Top podcast episodes and newsletter issues ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, 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 #oregon #startup #entrepreneur

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