Week ending Jan 5, 2024 - Portland startup news

Portland, Oregon, startup news - Silicon Florist

Tragic news to start 2024, Portland Mercado — a hub of Latine food entrepreneurship — suffered a devastating fire that has completely shuttered the location. In other news, PitchBlack has selected companies for the 2024 event; Scott Hanselman now publishes his podcast on YouTube Podcasts; a ton of events happening in the next week; and predictions from VCs for 2024. PORTLAND OREGON STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 00:42 Fire destroys the Portland Mercado 01:45 Help Portland Mercado recover from this tragic event https://www.portlandmercado.org/firerelief 03:05 Scott Hanselman Hanselminutes podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0M0zPgJ3HSf55bZCgrRfsYTApHzBhzMi 04:04 PitchBlack 2024 companies selected https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2024/01/03/pitchblack-2024-finalists.html 05:23 Portland tech and startup events for next week https://calagator.org 06:51 Portland AI inaugural meetup 08:14 VC predictions for 2024 ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog and podcast that covers 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. https://siliconflorist.com #portland