Silicon Florist 🌹 Wyden calls out NSA, UpStart growing, VertueLab accelerates 🚀
Issue 733
Senator Wyden exposes NSA purchases of personal data
Oregon’s senior US Senator, Ron Wyden, tends to be extra vigilant on the Internet and privacy fronts. But there’s been a noted uptick in activity from his office lately. Recently, he helped illuminate the potential risks around push notification data. And now, he’s sharing that the NSA has been buying data on individuals from data brokers… More
As goes Intel, so goes the Silicon Forest
For the longest time, Portland was a one (swooshy) shoe town. Which largely tied the ups and downs of that one company to the performance of the local economy. But with an increasing number of footwear and apparel companies now dotting the ecosystem, those fluctuations — while still felt — are not as singularly focused as they once were. Unfortunately, that diversity of businesses has never really been achieved in the Portland tech sector. Intel is the bellwether of the region, like it or not… More
UpStart Collective provides additional details on expansion plans
A few days ago, I shared some snippets from the UpStart Collective podcast that hinted at the potential for an upcoming expansion and “fund” — although details were limited. Now, more details have emerged, so I wanted to make sure that you had the latest and greatest… More
VertueLab organizes startup-weekend-esque gathering
There’s nothing quite like a good startup sprint. Back in the day, this used to occur on a regular basis under the guise of “Startup Weekend” and a number of other hackathon-like events that helped wouldbe entrepreneurs gather with their peers to try building a concept over a weekend. Part challenge, part networking, the events provided a great way of engaging with the Portland startup community. Now, VertueLab is organizing a similar event to kick off a longer accelerator program for cleantech ideas. Meet 45 Camp Jumpstart… More
🗓️ Events
Be sure to check Calagator for the latest list of events — or to share your event with the community. It’s absolutely free.
Fri (Feb 2)
Groundhog Day
Sat (Feb 3) Byte & Beyond: Tech Resume Workshop Challenge
Wed (Feb 7)
Thu (Feb 8)
Mon (Feb 12) Dorkbot
Tue (Feb 13)
Wed (Feb 14)
Valentines Day
Tue (Feb 20) Game Night! A Tech and Startup Event
Wed (Feb 21)
Thu (Feb 22) How Neighborhoods Become Marvelous
Tue (Feb 27) RainSec - PDX Information Security Meetup