Silicon Florist 🌹 Portland is over, a TiE Oregon first, Books for Amazon 📚
Issue 577
Apparently, Portland is so over
I had a dream the other night about volcanoes, so this one hit a little close to home. Both figuratively and literally. Apparently, Portland, Oregon, is not long for this world, according a recent opinion piece published by Forbes… More
TiE Oregon appoints first Black board member, first in US
TiE Oregon, one of the critical support organizations for the Oregon startup community in terms of both funding and mentorship, has announced the appointment of Lateef Jackson to its Board of Directors. Lateef is the first Black board member of any of the 22 TiE chapters throughout North America… More
Your startup story should be “Books for Amazon”
If you have spent any time with me talking through the story you’re telling when you’re pitching your startup, I’ve no doubt shared my “Books for Amazon” advice. What do I mean by that? Well, let’s let Jeff Bezos give you some context, circa 1997… More
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Jobs 💼
Climate Impact Fund Fellow at VertueLab
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
Technical Architect at ThinkShout
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Vacasa
Partner Marketing Manager at CartHook
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
Demand Generation Manager at AskNicely
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.
Monday (11:00AM) How to approach PR and media as a startup founder
Monday (Noon) PDXWIT Presents: Humanizing Tech LIVE Podcast Recording
Wednesday (3:00PM) Discussion on community management tools
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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