Silicon Florist 🌹 Oregon's next decade of innovation, Portland startups recognized 🏆
Issue 579
State of Oregon releases 10 year innovation plan
Oregon now has a strategy for guiding the future of innovation in the state. The nearly 100 page document, created by TEConomy Partners from Ohio based on the insights from a number of interviews from around the state and months of guidance from the Oregon Innovation Council Futures Commission, provides strategic direction on recommended activities that will enable Oregon to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment over the next 10 years… More
Talking business and investment with Stephen Green
“It’s simple… but it’s not easy.” That’s how Portland’s Stephen Green describes running a business. So how do you make it easier? Stephen shares some tips for running and investing in any business — with a particular focus on Black businesses — as a guest on the Let’s Talk Marketing podcast with Nathan Webster… More
Portland founders and startups recognized
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Jobs 💼
Senior Backend Engineer at Brave Care
QA & Support Specialist at Brave Care
Full Stack Engineer at Brave Care
Sales Development Representative at SnowShoe
Sales Executive at SnowShoe
Full Stack Software Developer at Marmoset
Sr. Product Operations Specialist at BeFunky
Principal Product Manager at Playful Software
Backend Engineer - Data Systems at Ride Report
Sales Account Executive at Caravel
Machine Learning Engineer at Caravel
Software Engineer at Caravel
Strategic Account Executive at Episerver
Senior Mid Market Account Executive at Episerver
Senior Account Executive at Episerver
Sales Enablement and Onboarding Manager at Episerver
Mid Market Account Executive at Episerver
Enterprise Account Executive at Episerver
Digital Account Executive at Episerver
Developer Advocate at Edify
Senior Software Engineer at Edify
Relationship Specialist at Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
UI/UX Design Lead at Mapbox
Senior Mobile Engineer (iOS and/or Android) at Straightaway
Full Time Assistant or Associate Professor in Animated Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art
Chair of the MFA in Collaborative Design / MA in Design Systems at Pacific Northwest College of Art
Hiring? Every single day a bunch of super talented and interesting people check the Silicon Florist job board in hopes of finding the best companies for which to work, either in Portland or remotely. So if you’re looking for incredibly intelligent and charming folks to join your company, you probably should be posting your job openings there.
Events 🗓️
Realizing you’re overly busy… here’s a curated selection of interesting events.
Wednesday (9:00AM) Email marketing basics
Wednesday (4:00PM) A Black founder’s guide to raising $2 million
Thursday (5:00PM) BIPOC in Tech: PDX Transplants & Supportive Networks
How was that for you? Please let me know what you like, what you hate, and what I could be doing differently. Feedback, as always, is welcomed. Begrudgingly or otherwise.
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