The Portland startup community is starting 2025 with a bunch of great startup events that you won't want to miss. Well, I mean, some startup events have already happened. So you missed those. But some startup events are happening soon. So if you're in the Portland startup community and you want to get connected, then you're going to be happy. Plus I've got news about Graze & Bluesky and @IntelCapital
Get started 👉 https://youtu.be/8E5DgHS8Ajs
PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS
- Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/
- Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 https://www.steamcircuit.com/event-details/tech-summit
- UpStart Collective coworking day https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-coworking-upstart-collectives-new-westside-tickets-1141259109719
- Demolicious https://www.meetup.com/demolicious-portland/events/304564050/
- Propel PSU Open House https://lu.ma/lo8cqno9
- Graze progress https://www.graze.social/blog/field-notes-from-the-first-large-scale-sponsored-content-campaign-on-bluesky
PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS
00:00 Portland startup news intro
00:35 2025 Kickoff for the Portland startup community
01:28 Save the date
02:45 Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025
05:30 Propel PSU startup space opens
11:10 Graze continues to iterate on Bluesky tooling
19:00 Intel is spinning out Intel Capital
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ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ----------
For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet.
ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ----------
Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0).
All because of a blog. Weird.
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