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title: 'Oregon startup news for the week ending Dec 5, 2025'
date: '2025-12-05T22:24:17-08:00'
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  - Portland
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# Oregon startup news for the week ending Dec 5, 2025

This week, I share the most consistently underrated, undercapitalized, and under-resourced startups that could save the Oregon economy, the Oregon governor reveals the Oregon Prosperity plan, Demolicious Champion of Champions is almost here, Seattle hates AI, build the thing because you want to, and a few secrets. Let’s get into it…

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1) Portland startup news
- [00:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=43s) My Peoples Market Holiday Market
- [01:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=110s) Jason Lengstorf
- [02:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=160s) Oregon AI Accelerator
- [03:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=230s) Oregon Prosperity Plan
- [06:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=382s) An open invitation to Governor Kotek
- [10:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=600s) My rant
- [11:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=705s) Why food and beverage startups?
- [14:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=863s) Demolicious Champion of Champions 2025
- [15:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=945s) Meet me at Demolicious
- [17:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=1030s) Some interesting posts
- [22:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG1Z7KHTr5U&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd6m7AABeIWYP8G-df2-_0-Y&index=1&t=1327s) Be the life of your holiday parties

**Oregon startup links**

- My People’s Market [https://www.mypeoplesmarket.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3ZyTUItRjBGSlJQcjZuY1RkWk9pbDZ0T3hvQXxBQ3Jtc0trMXpNd1FZZUk3bjg3MDlGbEJ6WTc0WlJCZWlBZVBQcGVPcU5XUkNDeDZsRmJNRUMzU2NHZGlaemtuTGhucFZhRmdwaXFEa2ZVN0NOTFpVaDRSVXdhRWVQaUszdTUxUVI2d1JjME5LVVVHRDR5anQ5dw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mypeoplesmarket.com%2F&v=PG1Z7KHTr5U)
- Jason Lengstorf [https://www.addevent.com/event/fszfvj…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWNvZkptSm9CR0tnSWEycTFhM1luT28yTDRSZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttaXB4NzdlUjFzZV9BUlBSYnpyRTBJSW15Sk0wSnE5dGJMTFg4SURoR1VDeHJTenN4cVQtSG5uOTFuZVpaX1JrYzlEbnFGMUhFdjA2Q0x6dUFNTnZGUlZPS3AxSVFZeGRGT0JsWjh2ZnNnSlZDamhlMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.addevent.com%2Fevent%2Ffszfvjryt0qg&v=PG1Z7KHTr5U)
- Oregon AI Accelerator [https://oregonaiaccelerator.com](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjBYbTRESEhSOHhaY09yOTQ2QkQ4OHk1SEZVZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttV2dIeVFYbk5HbXhta3BWRVFDX3FaYnoxQ3BpeTA0TFZaYUdaX2ZvaTFna242cUh1RTBWaFh2NVdDWWRnekZTckpZRjNQVW5ud0pwcjBKbFg3Wk85SjZsdG5NWEdtV3A3cnFPUzFYOHNxN2h2Mm10WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Foregonaiaccelerator.com%2F&v=PG1Z7KHTr5U)
- PBJ on Oregon Prosperity plan [https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbktQMkhzY05FQkt4SU9JbjFaREhoME5Nc25Wd3xBQ3Jtc0tsZ1IxV2FqOVVhbjZaemgtMmtZSmRnR3FBRnJ6STgtUW5PaW9mZHotVDIxQjJ5OFJMUzRCZmx6ZGN3NUF0MGF6X0hqMFVUaWRsNzNiZGEzeEliMDA1dFotUGRhOXFVWDQxck9jalhNSHpNcHlmeVpvbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fportland%2Fnews%2F2025%2F12%2F03%2Fprosperity-roadmap-kotek-business-leaders.html&v=PG1Z7KHTr5U)
- Demolicious [https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3294115…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjdkR0NnUE5FWGxVMmo5Z1dqZlRqak5BczVLQXxBQ3Jtc0tuVzZLT2ZtOEtoS1hSaXVyRjRVbGNSdEpudEJzZkZqTVNGM1NTVkg2SjVWN3Y1R0FMM2FSRklKS0Y3bnprVkJpNUV4YWRrdE5UMkVTY2FwaTh0X3RYMjZRbUVzalVYaG9RRGRaYlhpTW5pUTh4YTI3VQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etix.com%2Fticket%2Fp%2F32941153%2Fdemoliciouschampion-of-champions-portland-mcmenamins-mission-theater&v=PG1Z7KHTr5U)
- Seattle hates AI [https://jonready.com/blog/posts/every…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDYycGM3VFAxZ1VzVTlwS1V6OGxoYTVqbkRiUXxBQ3Jtc0tsWGcwQVkxcmx4eEhqSEkwblZJTDZXaUZhRHZhQUI3MkpUcnBxMkU4QXhUNDBZQ0lIcmg0ejlZVjFmTExFdEVMT3ZhSzNBZnhiYVRQUXdTT1dKMWx3Nl9xSmROLXdCTDlYYWRFcXdfLVB6S2hSMUd2TQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fjonready.com%2Fblog%2Fposts%2Feveryone-in-seattle-hates-ai.html&v=PG1Z7KHTr5U)
- Brittany Ellich [https://brittanyellich.com/build-the-…](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkVpV3hySGN6UVI0WUZ4dElBQ2tFLUR3alk3UXxBQ3Jtc0ttczlFNmxJNDNLT2ZvTDdKTmdneHpMUGRmaW04M3V1U1hFTEI5MVNFQXVlQjFQTjZLbGw3Y0RLSVItT1kyVGJuLXJfRjFJdGhnelpKN2pyMF8zUy1VTkF3TzUzV0hteHFBSzNwOHJFV2pEVzBBZHNGNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbrittanyellich.com%2Fbuild-the-thing%2F&v=PG1Z7KHTr5U)
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- Silicon Florist job board [https://jobs.siliconflorist.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGRnNnFYWm9ROWlrQjlhd2Y3OXNKNHRLTDQtQXxBQ3Jtc0tsN0l2TmNTRzB5RGJFdVR6OVdIRXFZTURxUXFmMjFITmhYdzF5MDBXRjdYdVRocUt3YlRlbE1iLVpzeFVrdVZ3LUs1TGhEUTlERkpOdzNnREx5ZFdlQVNwVlAtSVJZVldoVGlCQ3VwTktqTGRiTG5RUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fjobs.siliconflorist.com%2F&v=PG1Z7KHTr5U)