- Monday (Oct 13)
- Tuesday (Oct 14) Cultivate Live
- Wednesday (Oct 15) Bend Outdoor Worx BreakOut
- Thursday (Oct 16)
- Friday (Oct 17) PDX Neurodivergent Tech Workers Online Meetup!
- Saturday (Oct 18) Code & Coffee
Oregon startup events for this week
What the hell is going on in Portland, Oregon, a Bluesky thread
Oregon startup news for the week ending Oct 10, 2025
Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 10, 2025
Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
The Cofounder Relationship: Your Startup’s Most Important Asset
Your cofounder relationship determines your startup’s success more than product-market fit. Most founders focus on operations while ignoring the psychological dynamics of partnerships. Build operational and personal trust, create explicit agreements about expectations, address emotional debt, and recognize that your partnership dynamics set your company’s culture. The most impactful work isn’t in your codebase—it’s in your cofounder relationship.
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Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
dispatches from hell… sorry, I mean, Portland… 01 – CamiKaos
And the Portlanders? The real ones? They’re out there in inflatable dinosaur costumes, dancing. They’re sitting on the sidewalk in pajamas, eating pastries and sipping coffee. Just being there. Bearing witness. Reminding everyone that fascism, hate, and violence don’t belong here.
Read MoreHave thoughts about the state of technology in the Silicon Forest…?
Have I got a survey for you. And it takes about 5 minutes to complete if you don’t have to think about the answers. It’s the annual Silicon Forest Tech Trends Survey for 2026 from ProFocus.
Read MoreSilicon Florist links arrangement for October 8, 2025
Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Tech Sparks with Rose City Techies, Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup
Join us for an exciting evening of rapid-fire inspiration with Rose City Techies at the most beautiful co-working space in all of Portland, Kiln. At Tech Sparks, local innovators, developers, designers, founders, and creators will each have 10–15 minutes to share their tech-related stories, ideas, experiments, and insights. No slides required (But, you can if you’d like) — just short, powerful talks designed to spark conversation and connection.
Read MoreI hate to keep droning on about this but… Oregon UAS Accelerator applications are open again
If you’re a startup working on drones or drone adjacent concepts, there’s no better place in the world to get mentorship and support for your pursuit than the Oregon UAS Accelerator in Pendleton, Oregon. And now, you have the opportunity to take part.
Read MoreIs Portland, Oregon, burning…?
Is Portland, Oregon, burning…? No. And I was kind of waiting for someone to build this homage to the timeless classic Is it snowing in Portland, Oregon? (IYKYK)
Silicon Florist links arrangement for October 7, 2025
Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Oath Surgical raises $24M for surgical AI ecosystem
“We started Oath Surgical with the mission of reinventing surgical infrastructure at scale and with value at its core. The need is clear,” Keown wrote. “We’re at the outset of a transformational shift in how, where, and by whom surgery is delivered… And, Oath Surgical is at the forefront.”
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