Top stories published by Silicon Florist in June of 2018

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Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

Jun 26, 2018

Unpacking Jama Software’s $200 million round

Yes. $200 million. For a Portland startup. It’s really really easy to blanche at that number. I get it. It’s a big number. Especially for a homegrown Portland company in the software world. And were this earlier in the life of Silicon Florist, I could…

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Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

Jun 4, 2018

Getting painfully honest about the life of a startup founder with Rand Fishkin

We all know the myths. Scrappy founders creating something out of thin air, raising millions of dollars, becoming an overnight success, and exiting with wealth beyond their wildest dreams. And if…

Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

May 31, 2018

Coffee, cofounders, cold brew, and PIE

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: It’s lonely being a founder — or even the cofounder — of a startup. That’s why I’m always happy to see events and programs that bring founders together. So just imagine how psyched I am when a founder focused…

Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

Jun 7, 2018

Portland startup Reflect acquired by Portland mainstay Puppet

One of my concerns about the Portland startup community is that it often takes a significant amount of time for companies to find their way to an exit. And for venture funded companies, it’s all about the exit. So it was a…

Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

Jun 12, 2018

Interested in meeting folks from Portland Startups Slack face to face? That’s why there’s Sip and Slack

In what now seems like ancient history, the Portland startup community used to have a gathering called Beer and Blog. Back when the community was smaller…

Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

May 31, 2018

Bend startup Droplr is the third fastest growing Slack app in 2018

Screenshots used to be a fairly convenient way of sharing visual information with support folks and the like. Droplr made taking, marking up, and sharing those screenshots faster and easier. But it wasn’t really…

Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

Jun 29, 2018

Putting that money to work: Rigado opens up a bunch of Portland job opportunities

There have been any number of fundraising announcements in the past two weeks. And as compelling as that news is, it’s even more exciting to see the companies putting that money to work…

Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

Jun 19, 2018

Could the Internet of Things be the next viable market for Portland startups? The Rigado IoT Edge-as-a-Service platform hints at potential

Every once in a while, you get to be present to witness the establishment of a widespread…

Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

Jun 15, 2018

It’s just like a PBS pledge drive. But for a YouTube kids’ science show.

It doesn’t matter what you’re doing or how awesome it is. Funding is difficult. That’s why I’m always intrigued by folks finding different ways to raise capital to bring their dreams to life. So I was…

Rick Turoczy in Silicon Florist

Jun 2, 2018

A couple of amazing Portland photos

Hope you’re having a good weekend. Caught a couple of awesome photos on the Portland sub Reddit…

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