Silicon Florist 🌹 Care to comment?, Built Accelerator, Startup grants 💰
Issue 694
Should I re-enable comments on Silicon Florist…?
There was a time when comments were a robust form of discussion Silicon Florist. Where people would show up, read some posts, and share their opinions. Or maybe highlight what they were working on. Or ask questions that led to other posts which led to other comments which led to… well you get it… More
Built Accelerator opens applications
Built’s existing accelerator — called the Built Accelerator — is open to founders across the state. Applications for the four-month program open this week. Forty companies have participated in the accelerator. Past participants include include snack maker Pan’s Mushroom Jerky, beverage maker Altitude Functional Beverage, apparel company Trew and baby shoe maker Woolybubs… More
The startup grants you can apply for right now
While startup cash is becoming harder and harder to come by and VC deals continue to plummet, entrepreneurs do have several options for grant funding and other equity-free forms of startup capital to help grow their businesses. Here's a list of annual grant programs founders can apply for today, or bookmark to catch the next open application cycle… More
🗓️ Events
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Saturday (May 6) Mentorship Saturdays
Monday (May 8) NewTech PDX
Thursday (May 11) LLM App-Building Adventure
💼 Jobs
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Data Analytics and Reporting Engineer at ZeroTier, Inc
News discovery app lead developer at Headline
Engineering Manager at Hustle Hunters
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