Silicon Florist 🌹 How many years have I been doing this…?!!? 🎂

Issue 760

Aug 10, 2024

Wondering when the whole “wiser” part happens: Silicon Florist is 17

It may seem like an odd number to fixate on, but the 17th anniversary of starting this blog is especially meaningful to me. I mean, I’m still as confused as ever as to how I’ve managed to keep doing this consistently for 17 years. Poorly… but consistently. (“Demented and sad… but social.”) Post after post after post. (5,170 posts over the course of 6,209 days — so far.) Shouting into the ether. Typing things into the Internet. But perhaps even more confusing than my consistently and unceremoniously indulging in this bad habit, day after day, is the simple fact that you continue to show up on a regular basis to consume this drivel. Like some glutton for punishment… More

An innovative assessment of the Oregon Innovation Index 2024

Remember that Oregon Innovation Index 2024 report I shared last week…? Well a few folks have taken a bit of innovation to the Innovation Index by running it through some analysis by AI. And so I thought it would be nice to share that. In case you didn’t want to read the whole thing. Or in case you were curious what intuitive leaps might be inspired by the content of the document… More

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Elevate Capital offers insights on improving Oregon investor ecosystem

Lots of good analysis and insights popping up. Just last week we had the 2024 Oregon Innovation Index and the subsequent AI analysis of the findings and opportunities. And now local investor Elevate Capital has released their insights on the Oregon investor ecosystem and startup economy — and ways to improve it… More

Need help with marketing…? AI may have the BLUPRNT you need

Personally, I’ve had experience with any number of incredibly creative and talented people who couldn’t market their way out of a wet paper sack. And I totally get it. When you’re using all of your talent to build things, other things fall by the wayside. That’s why I’m glad to see folks trying to solve that problem for promising entrepreneurs — and everyone else. Meet BLUPRNT… More