A lot can happen in a year. Which is why I always like taking the opportunity to look back, review the stories of the year, and see which of those stories — if any — seem to resonate with folks. I’ve usually just done that with the blog. But this year, I’m also going to take a gander at what was popular on the YouTube channel, the podcast, and the newsletter. Let’s get into it…
Top 10 Silicon Florist posts in 2024
- What I often referred to as “the best professional organization in town,” PDXWIT is forced to shutdown due to lack of ongoing sponsor support
- Portland is one of the top 50 cities in the world for VC… barely
- Jama Software acquired for $1.2 billion
- Want to make sure Portland is more connected and collaborative? Portland Metro Innovation Hub seeks Executive Director and Navigator
- Another prompt for Portland to return to making ridiculous decisions
- Portland startup Hydrolix raises $35M in Series B from Oregon Venture Fund and others
- Venture Capital in Portland
- With $10.1 million and hard earned industry expertise, Fairly looks to rethink vacation rental management again
- Introducing Vanport Studio, a new offering to support local startups
- Baker’s AI dozen: 13+ local Artificial Intelligence startups to watch
In memoriam
Top videos for 2024
- How “founder mode” became a startup meme
- Portland’s best startup exit ever…?
- Portland startups: Why bother…?
- Portland startup raises $70M…?
- 17 years of blogging, Bend Venture Conference
Top podcast episodes for 2024
Top email newsletters for 2024
- Drone demo day, Beer and Blog reunion (Issue 766)
- Business Oregon seeks VCs, OVF PDX AI Demo Night (Issue 773)
- Bend Venture Conference and a bunch of other startup events (Issue 765)
- Clackamas County Pitch, Chat with your Github repo (Issue 772)
- Beaverton Startup Challenge, Bluesky (Issue 775)
See you in 2025!
