Silicon Florist 🌹 Chaos Town, Built Festival in Bend, Pitch Latino 2023 🎤
Issue 718
A new take on Portland, Oregon, news
Built to Bend: Built Festival 2023
Mitch Daugherty, the cofounder and director of Built Oregon, chooses his words very carefully. He didn’t name his organization “build.” He named it “built” to signify both the history and ethos of how things are made here. And when he talks about the “Silicon Valley of consumer products,” that’s Oregon. Not Portland. Oregon. So it only stands to reason that an organization designed to celebrate the amazing consumer product folks in the state would venture out to other parts of the state. And that’s exactly with Built Oregon did for Built Festival 2023, through a collaboration with Cultivate Bend… More
Pitch Latino 2023 reveals presenting companies
October can be a busy month for events. So I wanted to make sure to give you a quick reminder that tickets are still available for Pitch Latino, the largest Hispanic/Latine pitch competition in the Pacific Northwest. And now, we’ve also got details on who’s pitching… More
🗓️ Events
Be sure to check Calagator for the latest list of events — or to share your event with the community. It’s absolutely free.
Saturday (Oct 21) ^H Weekly Work Party 2023!
Tuesday (Oct 24) Pitch Latino 2023
Wednesday (Oct 25) Brewing Success: Food & Beverage
Wednesday (Oct 25) Silicon Forest Tech Connect
Wednesday (Oct 25) Code for PDX demo night
Thursday (Oct 26) Becoming an Industry Thought Leader with Podcasting
Tuesday (Oct 31) Halloween 🎃👻
💼 Jobs
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