Reflecting on why the Cozy and Radar exits are important for the Portland startup community

Startup exits — or “liquidity events” as they call them in the biz — are great. And when the exits are multiples of the amount of capital a company has raised, they’re great…

It goes to 11: Silicon Florist is officially a tween

I’m tired, Portland. For any number of reasons. But mostly because — after more than a decade of writing this blog on a weekly basis — this community still feels like it needs a ton of work. You must be tired, too. Because you have all…

A nostalgic Beer and Blog: It’s like a high school reunion but for Portland startup and open source types

Six new startups join Leap Venture Studio, a Portland based startup accelerator for pet focused products

It’s always a joy to see new startup accelerator programs starting in the Portland startup community. One might say that, with this one, my tail is…