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title: 'Silicon Florist links arrangement for February 14, 2022 💐'
date: '2022-02-14T20:16:35-08:00'
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# Silicon Florist links arrangement for February 14, 2022 💐

### [Wyden and Heinrich: Newly Declassified Documents Reveal Previously Secret CIA Bulk Collection, Problems With CIA Handling of Americans’ Information](https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-and-heinrich-newly-declassified-documents-reveal-previously-secret-cia-bulk-collection-problems-with-cia-handling-of-americans-information)

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called for new transparency about bulk surveillance conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency, following the release of documents that revealed a secret bulk collection program and problems with how the agency searches and handles Americans’ information.

### [Why More VCs May Want To Back Your Bootstrapped Company](https://news.crunchbase.com/news/bootstrap-or-vc-funding-startups/)

“The benefits of bootstrapping is like being at the blackjack table where you have a lot of chips and you can cash in whenever you want,” Gazdecki said. “You don’t need board approval. You can sell for $30 million. That’s a fire sale for a venture firm.”

### [The worst email](https://davidgcohen.com/2022/02/10/the-worst-email/)

Today I received an email from a founder who was looking for investment from software/internet investors. That happens every day.

### [A Kids Book About author Orion Jean named Time Kid of the Year](https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/news/2022/02/11/a-kids-book-about-author-orion-jean-named-time-kid.html)

Jean, an 11-year-old Texan, is the youngest author for A Kids Company About, a growing Portland-based media company. Jean wrote A Kids Book About Leadership.

### [Intel plants flag in blockchain with new product group](https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2022/02/11/intel-blockchain-accelerator-planned.html)

Chipmaker Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is formally getting into the blockchain business. The company announced a custom product group within its new graphics chip business unit and its goal to have a blockchain accelerator chip shipping later this year.

### [A founder’s guide to community](https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/building-community)

To guide you on your community-building journey (and even make sure it’s worth doing), I’ve invited David Spinks (co-founder of CMX—a community of 30K+ community managers; host of the Masters of Community podcast; author of The Business of Belonging; and VP of Community at Bevy—a conference and community events platform) to share his hard-fought wisdom with us.

### [Meet Pitch Oregon’s startup winners](https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/fundings/2022/02/14/meet-the-big-winners-from-pitch-oregon.html)

A total of 13 startups pitched in four categories at the event. The group raised $350,000 for the category winners plus other angel groups and investors made separate investments for a total of $697,000 awarded.