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…

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…

Assessing our community: PDX Women in Tech report on the state of the Portland technology community

For all of the fanfare and hype, the Portland startup community — and tech community at large — is still full of problems and faults. A lot of them. And those…

Downright neighborly: TechCrunch Disrupt SF offers a discount to Oregon startups

Over the years, any number of Portland startups have taken the stage for TechCrunch Disrupts. CPUsage, Glider, and Vault, among others. (And oddly enough, two of those three got acquired.) So…

I’ve been mucking with Patreon for a year. Here’s the current status. And, obviously, a passive aggressive plea for you to join in.

A year ago — a decade into writing Silicon Florist — it seemed like an interesting experiment (you know me…

Portland startup Sensu hosts user event, August 22–23

Portland has always been a good town for user groups, where folks gather on a monthly basis to discuss languages and frameworks that are of interest to them. But for all of those amazing gatherings, it’s always nice to see larger user…

Friends with benefits: Omni’s new Portland GM has a Lightning McQueen replica he’s looking to put to good use