Silicon Florist 🌹 Cloudability founder now FasterBetter 🏃‍♂️

Issue 689

Apr 01, 2023

Cloudability founder Mat Ellis at work on something FasterBetter

One of the most well-known startup stories of the past generation of Portland tech startups was Cloudability, a company founded and grown in Portland that was successfully acquired in 2019. Now, the founder of Cloudability, Mat Ellis, is working on something new called FasterBetter… More

Oregon Tech Awards announces its 2023 finalists

The finalists for the 2023 Oregon Tech Awards are out, and 22 companies are in the running across eight different size categories… More

Rick Turoczy @turoczy

I've been lucky enough to have a number of conversations this week that give me hope and optimism for the next generation of the Portland startup community. The next wave of community builders is coming. And they can't get here soon enough. #pdx

🗓️ 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 (Apr 1) Mentorship Saturdays
Tuesday (Apr 4) North Bank Founders Open Coffee
Wednesday (Apr 5) Out in Tech
Thursday (Apr 6) Accelerate Biotech + Digital Health Happy Hour
Tuesday (Apr 11) Startups & ChatGPT

Rick Turoczy @turoczy

Admittedly, I worry about annoying the 3 people who actually read my tweets with similar messages, time and time again, but at the same time, I’m ridiculously proud of the minor progress @camikaos and I have made with this podcast, this year. So yeah.

youtube.comMildly Interesting PeopleMildly Interesting People know some wildly interesting folks. Join Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy — two admittedly mildly interesting people — every week as they talk to far more interesting people. About the things that make them more than mildly interesting. It’s a podcast. Available in the usual po…

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