Month: August 2008
Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 29
Zapproved’s web app makes decisions easier » VentureBeat
Avoiding the Two Most Common Startup Marketing Pitfalls
Why and How Embargoes Work in Tech Blogging
Labor Day Weekend :: Nearby Photo Challenge :: Platial.com
Inverge & Cre8Con | Nate Angell
The Substance Substantial Internship Program – Substance
Vidoop Labs launches Identity in the Browser IDIB) dream project
Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 28
Portland Livepitch Event
Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 27
Venture capital is blowing through the Columbia Gorge
Tech talent
Zumeo: Cool place for hot jobs
Gnomedex 2008! Tapping into the Tech Conversation
Django 1.0 beta 2 released!
Silicon Forest Forum revs up the geek cred with Tesla founder, social media slot
Now in its seventh year, the Silicon Forest Forum has been one of the premiere local gatherings for venture capitalists and technology entrepreneurs to discuss the technologies that are driving development and businesses in the Silicon Forest.
And while the event has always had a “technology” bent, its focus on traditional high-tech pursuits left its perceived “geek cred” a bit lacking, at best.
But this year, they’re clearly working to erase that deficit.
First, they’re bringing in the CTO and Co-founder of Tesla Motors, Marc Tarpenning, to keynote the event. And I would have a hard time arguing that any other automotive company carries as much geek and green credibility as Tesla. (No word as to whether the Tesla Roadster will be making an appearance.)
Second, they’ve put social media on the docket with a panel entitled “Bloggers, Digital Media…..and the Business of Creating Content.” The panel features Harry McCracken, the former editor of PC World who now runs Technologizer, a blog that gives McCracken the freedom to exercise his journalistic muscle on technology topics of his choosing; Leander Kaheny, the news editor at Wired.com; and maybe—just maybe—some local flavor.
The Silicon Forest Forum will be held at the Intel Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro on Friday, September 12. General registration is $125. Members of the SAO can register for $95. For more information, visit the Silicon Forest Forum or RSVP on Upcoming.
(Hat tip Sean Sullivan)
How do you get From Side Project to Startup?
So just how do you take a passion project and make it your full-time startup gig? It’s a common question. And a question any number of us have struggled to answer at some point.
And on September 12 and 13 at CubeSpace, a bunch of us are going to get together to try and figure it out with From Side Project to Startup.
The event will be a continuation of the discussion we started earlier this year at BarCamp Portland.
The seeds for ‘From Side Project to Startup’ were sown at a session of early May’s Bar Camp Portland. The conference generated a good amount of buzz, and brought up more questions than the time could answer.
And besides, I’d love to have you there as part of the discussion. So join us, won’t you?
You’ll notice the schedule includes a lot of ‘schmooze,’ snack, break and party time. With this as well as the unconference time to meet and discuss with people, it’s a goal of ‘From Side Project to Startup’ that a network of interested startups will form to provide each other with peer support and accountability. You can do it, keep going!
For more information, visit From Side Project to Startup. Or, if you’re already as excited about this as I am, go ahead and RSVP on Upcoming.
Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 26
40+ Eye-Opening OpenID Sites and Services
Coda 1.5 now available
Twitter / AdamD: I nominate @turoczy to create…
Choke, gasp… Is that the death rattle of the corporate blog?
From Telephone to Tweetup | An Inverge Presentation
gary vaynerchuk » You can have both….Jobs. – my 2 minute take on life
Silicon Florist podcast: Gnomedex, Sarah Lacy, and more on Friends of the Florist
Thanks for all the feedback on the first Silicon Florist podcast. I’m working to incorporate the feedback, but please, by all means, keep the critiques coming! I really, really appreciate it.
Now, let’s get on with the latest show. Some important links:
- Gnomedex 8.0 and my write-up for CenterNetworks
- MarsRoverDriver on Twitter
- Beth Kanter’s challenge to Gnomedex attendees
- Sarah Lacy
- Legion of Tech Happy Hour Meetup
- Portland Pie-off
- Toonlet at Portland Web Innovators
- Join Friends of the Florist
Think this podcast sucks? Well, why not try listening to some people who are much, much better than I at this whole podcasting thing: Strange Love Live with Shizzow.
Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for August 25
Hazelnut Tech Talk Episode 8 | An Interview with Sarah Lacy in Portland, Oregon | Hazelnut Tech Talk
WordCamp Portland: How Has WordPress Changed Your Life? « Lorelle on WordPress
Interview with JanRain on OpenID
Portland Happy Hours on Your Google Homepage
Young Millionaires – Entrepreneur.com
Strange Love: strange love episode: shizzow!
Sarah Lacy swings by Portland
After a long weekend at Gnomedex and a—no doubt—“conversation crammed” late-night ride to Portland on the Iterasi Magic Bus, Sarah Lacy took time out of her travels to spend some time chatting with Portland folks at the Green Dragon, last night.
A number of folks got into some pretty in-depth conversations with Sarah. And from what I could hear, those chats made the trip well-worth Sarah’s time.
The Portland stop on her junket was part of her User Generated Book Tour to promote Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good. And I’m proud to say that Portland was one of 13 cities that made the cut. Thanks, in no small part, to folks writing in and asking Sarah to stop by.
So thank you to all of the folks who wrote in and to all of you who took time out of your weekend to swing by and meet Sarah.
As I always say, I think it’s incredibly important for folks from outside of Portland and the Silicon Forest to meet the people who are doing cool things here. To get an understanding of what’s happening in our area. And to get them as excited about what we’re doing as we are.
I think we succeeded in doing that last night. And, I know Sarah really appreciated your being there, too.
But what if you couldn’t make it?
Buck up, little camper. Don’t be sad.
We’re already working—lobbying heavily, in fact—to get Sarah back to town soon.
And Sarah’s assistant, Olivia (who is from Portland), will be here in town for a few more days. So we’ll work on getting her out at some more of the Portland events.
Plus, Amber Case and Bram Pitoyo sat down to record a Hazelnut Tech Talk with Sarah, so you’ve got that going for you, too.
What’s that? Oh, the book?
Well, see here’s the thing. Sarah and Olivia had a few books and a couple of t-shirts and some stickers and stuff left. And they were going to have to check bags. And I knew that you would really like the book.
So, here’s what I did: I kinda bought them out.
And I was thinking of selling them on eBay—I mean, they’re signed and everything—but I like you more than eBay.
So I got this idea.
Join Friends of the Florist
You’ve been working hard and being good and whatnot. You deserve a little reward.
And then there’s me. I don’t really do anything and yet, every once in a while, I kind of stumble into some cool stuff. Like multiple copies of Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good, for example.
Seems like there’s some kind of disconnect here, doesn’t it?
I agree.
It struck me that, for all the nice things you do for me—like creating cool stuff for me to write about and showing up at cool events and being interesting—I’m not really pulling my weight.
So, I’ve started Friends of the Florist.
By joining Friends of the Florist, you’ll get the opportunity to receive random physical mailings from me from time to time. No spam. No ads. Just cool stuff—or at least stuff I think is cool—from people like you who are busting their proverbial humps to make cool things.
Well, and you’ll probably get some Silicon Florist stuff every once in a while, too.
You might get flowers. You might get a pony. Who knows?
First mailing? Four lucky winners will receive a signed copy of Sarah Lacy’s book, Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good.
Your obligation? I just need a physical address to which I can send the stuff. Well, and your trust that I’m not going to do anything nefarious with that information. (Which I won’t, Seeger.)
If the idea of getting some little rewards and nice things from Silicon Florist from time to time sounds like a good thing to you, simply sign up to be a Friend of the Florist.