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title: 'Silicon Florist links arrangement for May 3, 2022 💐'
date: '2022-05-03T20:48:02-07:00'
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  - aobio
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  - wile
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# Silicon Florist links arrangement for May 3, 2022 💐

### [Angel Oregon Life & Bioscience Finale: Get Your Tickets!](https://www.oen.org/calendar-events/aobio_finale/)

Join us for the Angel Oregon Life & Bioscience (AOBIO) Grand Finale & Innovation Showcase, to be held in person on May 26th, 2022, 3-7pm at Amaterra Winery in Portland.

### [How Startups Are Competing For Talent In A Tight Labor Market](https://news.crunchbase.com/news/startup-tech-perks-benefits-fertility-remote)

That means the stereotypical startup perks—ping pong tables, daily catered lunches in the office—aren’t cutting it anymore for companies that want to attract the best workers.

### [Understanding the Difference Between Angels and Venture Capitalists](https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/understanding-the-difference-between-angels-and-venture-capitalists-524d0e43208a)

As an angel investor for over ten years and now a venture capitalist putting together a hardtech sustainability fund, I’ve seen thousands of pitches by early-stage startups. The ones that succeed do their homework, know who they’re pitching to, and understand what each investor is looking for.

### [Portland health startup lands backing from Serena Williams’ new fund](https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/inno/stories/fundings/2022/05/03/wile-serena-williams-ventures-investment.html)

Wile was founded in 2020 by entrepreneurs Gwen Floyd, Corey Scholibo and Julie Kucinski and actress Judy Greer. The company makes a line of supplements, tinctures and drinks based on herbal and plant formulas designed to address perimenopause and other midlife hormonal shifts in women over 40.