Have a hard time visualizing the Silicon Forest? Maybe the Silicon Forest Universe can help.
The Silicon Forest Universe tracks the massive celestial bodies in the Portland-area—like Tektronix and Intel—and the startups that have launched because of them—which slide into an orbit around the originating company.
Brings “spin off” to a whole new level, doesn’t it?
Well, now that you know what it is, what’s in it for you?
I’m glad you asked.
Apparently, universal shifts are underway. And those cataclysmic events are your gain. You’re invited to launch your own planet.
Heike Mayer was a PSU student in 2002 when she helped create the original. Now a Virginia Tech professor, Mayer is working with PSU’s Sheila Martin (from the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies) and a host of regional technology associations to update it.
That’s right. It’s like our own local version of the International Star Registry. Or maybe Virgin Galactic.
Either way, if you’d like to get your startup into orbit, head on over to another Portland-based startup, Survey Monkey, to fill out the Silicon Forest Universe survey.
I’m looking forward to seeing you among the stars.
(Hat tip to the Silicon Forest blog)
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@Jeff Sorry for the confusion. Edits completed.
interesting.
You need to fix your hat-tip link and maybe put a link directly to the survey (the survey monkey link took me to the homepage).