Silicon Florist 🌹 PDX investor with $50k to invest, Mozilla layoffs, 31 startups
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August 14, 2020 / Issue 552
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SUDDENLY ONE PORTLANDER HAS A $50,000 INVESTMENT TO MAKE
Now, it’s no secret that I’m a fan of Indie.vc. The way they’re rethinking traditional venture capital is right in line with the way companies are built around here. And their focus on generating revenue and founders retaining control has an appeal as well. So just imagine how much more of a fan I became when I heard that someone from Portland and someone who used to live in Portland were selected to help invest some Indie.vc capital.
https://siliconflorist.com/2020/08/10/suddenly-one-portlander-and-one-former-portlander-have-a-potential-50k-startup-investment-burning-a-hole-in-their-pockets/
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THINK LAUNCHING ONE STARTUP IS HARD? TRY 31
Yeah. Some people shudder at the concept of launching a single startup. Some folks, like me, launch a few companies and are like yeah no. It’s hard to build a single company. Even when that’s your singular focus. But this whole crazy pandemic deal is causing folks to try some random stuff. So what would happen when a serial entrepreneur decided to launch a new company? Oh wait. I mean, every single day. For a whole month. Well that’s the concept that Portland’s Mark Grimes is chasing with 31 startups, this month.
https://siliconflorist.com/2020/08/11/think-launching-one-startup-is-hard-try-launching-one-a-day/
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MOZILLA LAYS OFF 25% OF ITS WORKFORCE
I don’t have much detail beyond the Mozilla blog post announcing the layoffs, but given that Mozilla has a substantial Portland footprint — they only mention closing an operation in Taipei, Taiwan, specifically — I’m concerned this will affect the office here and the Portland startup community. So I wanted to give you a heads up.
https://siliconflorist.com/2020/08/11/not-sure-how-this-affects-the-portland-office-yet-but-mozilla-is-laying-off-250-employees/
https://siliconflorist.com/2020/08/12/were-you-affected-by-the-mozilla-layoffs-heres-your-mozillalifeboat/
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