I’ve been trying to do a better job of tracking the companies around here. I mean, I always love to write up all of the awesome things people are building. But I’m equally enamoured of …

It's Friday evening. You're wiped. But you're still in the mood for something entertaining. Well, unfortunately, this ain't it. But it is an opportunity to…

Nondilutive funding doesn’t get talked about nearly as much as it should. Especially given that it’s far more attainable and friendly than Venture Capital. That’s why I was happy …

Anyone who has spent any time in our community has encountered the “too much good stuff” issue of having to decide among multiple events that often conflict. There are only so many days…

Last week, we gained two valuable insights into the platforms for Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan, the two candidates for governor of Oregon. And a rematch of the Oregon governor’s race the l…

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Portland Business Journal hosted Oregon gubernatorial candidates Governor Tina Kotek and state Senator Christine Drazan for what has been billed as the one and only discussion the two will have pri…

It's Friday evening. You're wiped. But you're still in the mood for something entertaining. Well, unfortunately, this ain't it. But it is an opportunity to…

It’s no secret that Oregon State University has long been the premier engineering school for our state. And recent investments from OSU alum and NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang have done a great …

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Way back when. Like two decades ago. When I started this blog. The last thing I had on my mind was covering politics. But a lot has changed since those seemingly simpler — albeit overly naive — tim…

When I started in startups — you know, last century — there was a constant refrain: “Collect the data. Just keep collecting data and eventually we’ll figure out a way to derive value fr…

If you were anywhere near the Portland open source community at the turn of the century, you had heard of Selena Deckelmann. Back then, she was an active participant and contributor to the PostgreS…

Sure. It’s easy to complain about capital. Or lack thereof. I do it all of the time. In fact, I’m actively working on a post or three about that very topic. And yet, it’s a lot be…

I write a lot of high level fluff and hype about Oregon and SW Washington startups. By design. On purpose. Most of my effort is designed to keep my bounce rate around here as high as possible. Tell…

Good news. We have those. And we have a lot of them. Which may make choosing more difficult. But it’s better than the alternative. So if you’re looking for the opportunity to get out an…

I’m glad you asked. Because folks are coming back to the Silicon Florist job board to share open positions. Honestly, this is a complete breath of fresh air. And maybe, just maybe, a positive…

Portland has always been better at showing than telling. At making excellent things rather than at bragging about them. At exploring the edges and gaps instead of going with the crowd. Zigging wher…

You know about the Newberry Volcano right…? It’s a unique geothermal asset in the Central Oregon that has been the focus of utilizing the incredibly warm volcanic activity to generate energy.…

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If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: Portland’s sweet spot for tech is “engineers building tools for other engineers.” Tektronix, Intel, Airship, AppFog…

One of my biggest pet peeves in the whole “startups being part of popular culture” thing is that the mythology always seems to value raising over revenue — VC rounds over positive EBITD…

If you’ve been around the Portland startup community for any amount of time, Pitch Latino probably needs no introduction. It has become the region’s biggest celebrations of Latine entre…

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I absolutely love it when I get the opportunity to collaborate with folks who can bring helpful advice to Portland startups. It’s pretty much why I do what I do. So I’m super happy that…

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I’m glad you asked. Because I can actually answer that question. You see, Bend Venture Conference just announced the early stage candidates for BVC 2026. But don’t get to celebrating ju…

Given that these departed board members were those who voted to put Mullenweg on a paid leave of absence to begin with, it makes sense that a board shakeup has taken place.

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