Silicon Florist 🌹 Zippy acquisition, Need PIE? 🥧

Issue 631

Feb 19, 2022

Well that was — dare I say — zippy: Zipcan has been acquired

It seems like less than a pandemic ago that I was just getting to know a brand new startup from a local serial founder. It was called Zipcan. And it was the latest pursuit for Fritz Brumder, cofounder of Portland’s BrandLive. Just over a year ago I wrote my first post on Zipcan. Now, the company has announced that it’s been acquired… More

Interested in joining a startup accelerator? PIE applications are now open

It’s that time of year. Time for the PIE startup accelerator to open its annual application period. And time for you, founder of a product-based startup, to decide if a startup accelerator could be beneficial for your company at this juncture… More

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February 14, 2022: The worst email, bootstrapping, and community
February 15, 2022: Nike invests $1M, RFP M&A, reasons startups fail
February 16, 2022: PENSOLE $2M, Lytics, and Reclaim.ai
February 17, 2022: 100 Black leaders, Startup equity law
February 18, 2022: M&A, salaries, and Intel

Rick Turoczy @turoczy

Portland Startup to Mine Artisanal Bitcoin Using Only Slide Rules and Graph Paper #pdx

theneedling.comPortland Startup to Mine Artisanal Bitcoin Using Only Slide Rules and Graph PaperA pair of Portland entrepreneurs say they’re bringing authenticity back to Bitcoin mining by eschewing purpose-built AntMiner S19 Pros in favor of hand-crafted hash made using only graph paper and …

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I'm planning to do *WAY* more listening and learning at the upcoming #Web31 event. If you're in the same boat with #web3 and local startup communities, it would be great to have you join me. Register using my discount code "TUROCZY"