Silicon Florist🌹 August 2019 recap
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Silicon Florist: August 2019 round up
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Big stories for August 2019
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A LITTLE HELP FOR A PORTLAND STARTUP FAMILY?
You probably haven’t met Kat and Asa Miller. They’re very private folks. So it wouldn’t surprise me if their names don’t ring any bells. I was lucky enough to meet Asa early in the days of mobile in Portland. Back when PIE was still a coworking space and community event space. He was unassuming. And ridiculously talented. Like many Portland folks.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/08/30/a-little-help-for-a-portland-startup-family-all-it-takes-is-a-swab/
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LOOKING BACK ON PITCHBLACK 5
It’s been more than a week. I’m still processing. To be honest. It was the biggest PitchBlack I’d had the opportunity to attend. It had the most people pitching. It was sold out. And for all of the energy and love I’d felt at previous PitchBlacks, this one just seemed to be something special. I’m really really glad I got the chance to attend. But it’s taken me a while to take it all in.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/08/22/a-quick-and-admittedly-tardy-look-back-on-pitchblack-5/
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SILICON FLORIST IS 12 YEARS OLD
This is just weird. And every year it just gets more so. There’s no other way to put it. I literally had no idea that the night I scrambled out of bed and to my computer — inspired to register a new domain name, discovering that name was taken, and then tongue-firmly-in-cheek registering one that was available — would result in this. How could I? And yet, here we are. Twelve years later. And this side project just keeps going. And going. Yep, it’s still here. It’s still Silicon Florist.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/08/07/a-dozen-long-stemmed-rose-city-years-silicon-florist-is-a-12-years-old/
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OREGON ENTERPRISE BLOCKCHAIN VENTURE STUDIO REVEALS FIRST CLASS
There’s a new class of startups in a new accelerator. The Oregon Enterprise Blockchain Venture Studio housed at R/GA in Portland has announced their first class of companies.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/08/07/adding-to-the-local-startup-accelerator-ledger-oregon-enterprise-blockchain-venture-studio-announces-inaugural-class/
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WANT TO INVEST IN A PDX STARTUP? HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
Now, you likely know I’m not the biggest fan of pitch competitions. But every once in a while, an opportunity comes along for a Portland startup founder that involves a pitch competition. And it just makes sense. Like AllGo getting the opportunity to pitch at Lesbians Who Tech. There’s only one problem: It’s in New York. And that’s across the country.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/08/28/want-to-invest-in-a-portland-startup-heres-your-chance-and-every-little-bit-helps/
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WHY DOESN'T STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY REFLECT REAL PEOPLE?
We’ve all made fun of it. But we’ve likely all been forced to use it at some point in our career. It’s stock photography. That sometimes platitudinal, often banal, and almost always homogenous photography that graces many a pitch deck, blog post, and online ad. But now, it’s not quite as homogenous as it once was. Thanks to AllGo.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/08/14/why-doesnt-stock-photography-represent-a-broader-spectrum-of-people-thanks-to-allgo-it-does/
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A FEW TOPICS THE MAYOR OF PORTLAND COVERED AT WEWORK LABS
The Portland startup community got the chance to hear from Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, this morning. Thanks to WeWork Labs Portland and its Manager Josh Carter — who also is the founder and lead organizer of Coffee w/ Co-Founders.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/08/23/coffee-with-cofounders-and-the-mayor-a-few-of-the-topics-portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-covered-at-wework-labs-portland/
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LOOKING FOR A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON PNW TECH?
As you’ve likely seen, I’ve been covering this Portland technology and startup community beat for a dozen years. GeekWire has been covering the Pacific Northwest technology scene for equally long. Malia Spencer has been focused on the broader Portland startup community for more than five years. So it’s great to get a new voice on the scene. Meet Daniel Li, who writes The DL.
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/08/13/looking-for-a-new-perspective-on-pacific-northwest-tech-get-the-dl/
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INTERESTED IN CHANGING AMERICAN CORPORATIONS?
Last week, business media and social were abuzz with conversation about the declaration from the Business Roundtable that corporations, rather than continuing to champion increasing shareholder value above all else, should perhaps consider creating “an economy that serves all Americans.”
https://siliconflorist.com/2019/08/28/if-youre-really-interested-in-changing-the-focus-of-the-american-corporation-some-startup-founders-have-some-advice/
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Jobs
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FEATURED EMPLOYERS
Brave Care
https://jobs.siliconflorist.com/employers/280181-brave-care
ConvertKit
https://jobs.siliconflorist.com/employers/287457-convertkit
Koan
https://jobs.siliconflorist.com/employers/84126-koan-inc
Krowdsourced
https://jobs.siliconflorist.com/jobs/15860104-full-stack-developer-at-krowdsourced-inc
MilkRun
https://jobs.siliconflorist.com/jobs/15665413-software-engineer-at-milkrun
Portland State University
https://jobs.siliconflorist.com/employers/140073-portland-state-university
Workboard
https://jobs.siliconflorist.com/employers/267355-workboard-inc
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Must attend event
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If you have time to attend only one event this month…
PDXWIT September Happy Hour (September 17, 2019)
http://calagator.org/events/1250475919
More events on http://calagator.org
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That's it. Have a good month!
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