--- title: 'Silicon Florist links arrangement for January 8, 2026' date: '2026-01-08T11:08:40-08:00' type: post word_count: 710 char_count: 7321 tokens: 923 categories: - Portland --- # Silicon Florist links arrangement for January 8, 2026 Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today: [On the essential role of founders, now more than ever](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/essential-role-founders-now-more-than-ever-chris-devore-aulpf/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For cities, nations and cultures to have a future, they must marshal founder energy, neither conservative nor grievance-based, but truly generative and future-directed, to the shared work of building a world we all want to live in. [The Napoleon Technique: Postponing Things to Increase Productivity – Effectiviology](https://effectiviology.com/napoleon/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Napoleon technique is a productivity technique that involves postponing dealing with something if it’s likely to get resolved without your immediate input. [Oregon Gov. Kotek calls for repeal of transportation funding package she championed • Oregon Capital Chronicle](https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/07/oregon-gov-kotek-calls-for-repeal-of-transportation-funding-package-she-championed/?emci=e061245a-9eec-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=180220b7-a2ec-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=435409) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kotek is asking the state Legislature to instead redirect existing transportation funds to core programs and to come up with a new plan for 2027 [Investors don’t invest in your projections — they invest in your logic | by James Church | Medium](https://jameschurch.medium.com/investors-dont-invest-in-your-projections-they-invest-in-your-logic-c7249cf7c1cd) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Because projections aren’t really about numbers — they’re about thinking. They reveal how you understand your business, your market, and your path to scale. They show whether your logic is grounded in reality or driven by optimism. Investors aren’t investing in your spreadsheet — they’re investing in your reasoning. [Oregon wool exhibit spotlights Team USA Olympic uniforms – oregonlive.com](https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2026/01/why-ralph-lauren-is-making-the-2026-olympic-uniforms-with-wool-from-an-oregon-ghost-town.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_portland&stream=top) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When Ralph Lauren recently unveiled its Team USA’s winter Olympic uniforms for Milano Cortina 2026, sheep ranchers near the high desert town of Shaniko in north central Oregon cheered. [The Ultimate Venture Capital Interview Guide](https://www.goingvc.com/post/the-ultimate-venture-capital-interview-guide?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Best%20of%202025%20-%2020303628) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At GoingVC, we believe that the Venture Capital industry benefits with this type of diversity and transparency. Part of making that a reality comes from ensuring aspiring VCs have access to the necessary resources to begin careers within the industry. To help with that mission, we collaborated with our global network of venture capitalists, mentors, and advisors to develop this VC Interview Guide. [Will AI Replace Authors? Here’s Why I’m Not Worried](https://readtheimprint.substack.com/p/will-ai-replace-authors-heres-why?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=6822112&post_id=182820586&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1ieqz&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why am I not worried that the robots will replace all the authors? Two reasons. [Columbia Sportswear, Fort George execs among Kotek economic choices – Portland Business Journal](https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2026/01/08/gov-tina-kotek-reveals-prosperity-council.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=BN&utm_content=PO&ana=e_PO_BN&j=43443850&senddate=2026-01-08) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kotek on Thursday revealed the Prosperity Council members who’ll guide the “Prosperity Roadmap” economic plan she introduced in December. The strategy looks to retain and grow Oregon businesses, create jobs and accelerate economic growth. Lawmakers could approve aspects of the plan during the upcoming 2026 short session. [Love What You Do](https://boz.com/articles/love-what-you-do?utm_source=tldrnewsletter) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sacrificing your happiness for your company is almost always a short-term play. Eventually you burn out. Your work suffers. The company questions your judgment or your trajectory. Your options narrow. Resentment creeps in. No one wins. [DEV Monthly Social Gathering · Luma](https://luma.com/mp7nv4ln) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Join us for drinks and friendly conversation at Tap Union Freehouse in downtown Vancouver for our monthly social gathering! Meet fellow designers and engineers from the north side of the PDX metro and talk about your craft over tasty pints and good eats. [Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump – The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/business/irs-private-equity-venture-capital-audits.html) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since President Trump returned to office, nearly all the senior leaders of the operation have left the I.R.S. — taking the newly acquired partnership tax expertise with them. Audits have been abandoned, they have decreased in number and the initiative is foundering.