Silicon Florist 🌹 Field Day, Startups to watch, PDXWIT is 10 🎂
Issue 622
Looking to do more for nonprofits? Maybe you need a Field Day
I like to think of Portland as a philanthropic town. Lots of nonprofits. Lots of looking out for one another. And a few high net worth individuals and family offices giving back to causes they cherish. But what if you’re not ridiculously wealthy? What if you’re just an average company looking to do more for those around you…? For you, there’s Field Day… More
What a difference a decade makes: PDXWIT is turning 10
Arguably my favorite professional organization in town and the one organization I can name that has managed to sustain consistently exemplary programming throughout the ups and downs of the pandemic, PDXWIT — which started as a nonprofit organization to support Portland women in the technology industry — is turning ten years old… More
Ready for takeoff: Meet 13 Portland-area startups with big promise
Selecting a baker’s dozen from among the young companies we’ve featured in 2021 was no easy task. Our selection is by no means exhaustive. The collection of companies here, though, offers a window into the highlights that marked the startup year in Portland… More
🌟 Community kudos
Has someone in the Portland startup community been helpful and deserving of recognition? Please take a few moments to share some kind words about them and let them know they’re valued as community members. Give them the kudos they deserve.
💼 Jobs
iOS Developer at Kiva.org
Senior Backend Engineer, Protocol at Kiva.org
Senior Backend Internal Tools Engineer at Kiva.org
Backend PHP/Symfony Engineer at Vacatia
Senior Full Stack WordPress Developer at Flickerbox, Inc.
Full Stack Software Developer at Marmoset
Hiring? Every single day a whole bunch of super talented and interesting people check the Silicon Florist job board in hopes of finding amazing companies like yours. So if you’re looking for incredibly intelligent, informed, and charming folks to join your company, you should be clicking the “Post a job” button. And since you’re a newsletter reader, please feel free to take 15% off your next long-term job post. Just use the discount code “iamawesome.”
🗓️ Events
I know that you’re busy. Here are events that are worthy of your consideration, this week.
Take a break during the holiday slowdown
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