Silicon Florist 🌹 Koan continuation, Startup communities, BIPOC founders 📺
Issue 617
Exploring the challenges of sustainable startup community building
While I greatly miss having Joe Maruschak as an example of how and why to work on startup communities — like he had in Eugene, Oregon, for so long, I’m incredibly happy to see him gaining the perspective and distance to be able to analyze and inform other community stewards who are still struggling to do the work and realize the opportunities… More
I’m not dead yet! I’m feeling better: Koan finds a new home
Earlier in the week, we got news that Koan, the startup founded by former Jive Software cofounder Matt Tucker, was preparing to wind down. But in the world of startups, apparently it ain’t over til it’s over. Because we just learned today that the Koan product has a new lease on life. Thanks to Gtmhub… 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
Backend PHP/Symfony Engineer at Vacatia
Senior Full Stack WordPress Developer at Flickerbox, Inc.
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Strive Digital
Junior Security Analyst at DeepSurface Security
Full Stack Software Developer at Marmoset
Engineering Manager at ThreeFlow
Software Engineer at Reperio Health
Platform Architect (Portland, OR or Remote) at Next Reason
Visiting Assistant Professor, Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership at Lewis & Clark College
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.
Monday (4:00PM) Meet the Candidate - Jessica Gomez for Oregon Governor
Tuesday (Noon) PDXWIT Happy Hour
Wednesday (5:30PM) Pitch Club
Thursday (5:00PM) Native Americans in Tech
Have an event you’d like to promote? Make sure to add it to Calagator.
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