You know what’s fun about blogging about the same community for nearly two decades? You’ve got receipts. A lot of them. Like more than 6,000 posts worth of receipts. So I’ve started doing something with all of those receipts. Every day — or at least most days — I’m posting a “On this Day in Portland Startup History” on the Portland Startups Slack.
It’s exactly what it sounds like. I dig through the Silicon Florist archive every single day. I find something interesting that happened on a specific date. And share it with the community. FOR NOSTALGIA.
Maybe it’s a funding round from 2012. Maybe it’s a company launch from 2009 that — knowing what we know now — hits different. Maybe it’s a new startup that just launched last year. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s just a consistent reminder that — despite all of the AI stuff you cool kids are doing these days — Portland has been doing this startup thing for a long time.
With varying degrees of success. But still.
If you’re not already on Portland Startups Slack, it’s free. Come hang out with me and nearly 8000 of your soon to be closest startup friends.
