Rick Turoczy
@turoczy.co
More than mildly obsessed with connecting dots in Portland, Oregon… and often elsewhere #pdx #portland #startups https://youtube.com/@turoczy_
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Rick Turoczy
@turoczy.co
· Jan 10
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Just your weekly invitation to join the community for the premiere of the latest episode of the startup news recap. And this week, we've got an added bonus. I'll be giving a lucky attendee or three a copy of Anika Horn's new book, It Takes a Valley. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/02/r...
October 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Just your weekly invitation to join the community for the premiere of the latest episode of the startup news recap. And this week, we've got an added bonus. I'll be giving a lucky attendee or three a copy of Anika Horn's new book, It Takes a Valley. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/02/r...
What were folks reading in Q3 2026…? I'm glad I asked myself that question. Because it resulted in a post that may benefit you, too. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/02/t...
Top 10 Silicon Florist posts for Q3 2026 – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
I never assume you have the time to keep up with every single thing I post around here. I barely do. So consider this your Q3 2026 cheat sheet. These are the most read Silicon Florist stories from …
siliconflorist.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
What were folks reading in Q3 2026…? I'm glad I asked myself that question. Because it resulted in a post that may benefit you, too. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/02/t...
I feel seen
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This Swedish travel agency caters specifically to introverts
The new agency is focused on helping travelers book experiences that are suited to their need for quiet, personal space and where socializing is entirely optional.
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October 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I feel seen
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The debate between the Oregon governor candidates didn't really reveal anything new. Especially from a startup perspective. But I went ahead and did a breakdown for you anyway. Because I like you.
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My recap of the latest Oregon gubernatorial debate from a startup perspective – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Last night, Oregon gubernatorial candidates Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan participated in a debate at the University of Oregon. Sixty seconds an answer. Thirty for a rebuttal. Nothing shared in a…
siliconflorist.com
October 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The debate between the Oregon governor candidates didn't really reveal anything new. Especially from a startup perspective. But I went ahead and did a breakdown for you anyway. Because I like you.
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Always wild when these global (or country wide) indexes don't include affordability.
October 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Always wild when these global (or country wide) indexes don't include affordability.
PSA: Just remembered there's another Oregon gubernatorial candidate debate tonight at 6PM Pacific Time www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNCf...
WATCH LIVE: Election 2026: The Oregon Governor's Debate
YouTube video by KVAL News
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October 2, 2026 at 12:08 AM
PSA: Just remembered there's another Oregon gubernatorial candidate debate tonight at 6PM Pacific Time www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNCf...
Love it when folks capture insights from their peers. To make them more accessible to everyone. It Takes a Valley by Anika Horn is the latest example to grace my bookshelf. And it has a ton of compelling content for anyone looking to help community and/or startups. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/i...
Interested in building more resilient startup ecosystems…? It Takes a Valley – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Most of what ecosystem builders know never gets written down anywhere. It gets discussed over coffee. Or in a hallway at a conference. Or in a Slack channel at 11:00PM when somebody three states ov…
siliconflorist.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Love it when folks capture insights from their peers. To make them more accessible to everyone. It Takes a Valley by Anika Horn is the latest example to grace my bookshelf. And it has a ton of compelling content for anyone looking to help community and/or startups. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/i...
If I'm reading this new Andreessen Horowitz report correctly — and I'd like to believe that I am — the Silicon Forest renaissance is about to kick into a whole new gear. Here's why…
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Could the AI era mean a reboot of more traditional Silicon Forest activity…? – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Silicon Forest is an admittedly odd moniker. (Says the guy with an even more oddly named blog.) But it’s also fitting. And it’s a reminder that fabs and wafers and lithography and embed…
siliconflorist.com
October 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
If I'm reading this new Andreessen Horowitz report correctly — and I'd like to believe that I am — the Silicon Forest renaissance is about to kick into a whole new gear. Here's why…
siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/c...
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Portland was in the top 50 — barely — last year. This year, we've dropped to #53. Seattle, for reference, is #4. (Includes a link to Joseph Cortright's in depth analysis of US metros in this year's report.)
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Portland ranks 53rd in the 2026 rankings of top global cities. But unfortunately, that’s three spots shy of garnering a dedicated report. – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and comm...
Oxford Economics ranks the world’s 1,000 largest cities every year. And Portland often tends to land somewhere in the respectable part of that list. The new Global Cities Index 2026 keeps tha…
siliconflorist.com
October 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Portland was in the top 50 — barely — last year. This year, we've dropped to #53. Seattle, for reference, is #4. (Includes a link to Joseph Cortright's in depth analysis of US metros in this year's report.)
siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/p...
siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/p...
Apologies in advance for the bad puns in this post on Endurance Energy's geothermal efforts off the coast of Oregon
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Subsea geothermal startup Endurance Energy drills off the Oregon coast – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Geothermal. It’s becoming a — ahem — hot commodity here in Oregon. Some of that activity is happening in Central Oregon at the Newberry Volcano. But that’s not the only kind of Oregon g…
siliconflorist.com
October 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Apologies in advance for the bad puns in this post on Endurance Energy's geothermal efforts off the coast of Oregon
siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/s...
siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/s...
UPSIDE: Giving you a couple of different opportunities to get a free copy of Anika Horn's new book It Takes a Valley.
DOWNSIDE: The book includes content from me.
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DOWNSIDE: The book includes content from me.
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Want a free book…? | Rick Turoczy
My friend Anika Horn has released a new book called It Takes a Valley. And despite my best efforts of trying to caution her against it, she'
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October 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
UPSIDE: Giving you a couple of different opportunities to get a free copy of Anika Horn's new book It Takes a Valley.
DOWNSIDE: The book includes content from me.
www.patreon.com/turoczy/post...
DOWNSIDE: The book includes content from me.
www.patreon.com/turoczy/post...
Used to be, folks headed down to Bend in October purely for Bend Venture Conference (BVC). These days, Bend Outdoor Worx, Cultivate Bend, and EDCO - Economic Development for Central Oregon are programming an entire week of awesomeness. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/h...
High Desert Innovation Week returns to Bend, October 13–16, 2026 – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Every October for the past two decades, a whole bunch of startup folks set their sites on Bend, Oregon. For the longest time, that was purely to attend the Bend Venture Conference. But recently, th…
siliconflorist.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Used to be, folks headed down to Bend in October purely for Bend Venture Conference (BVC). These days, Bend Outdoor Worx, Cultivate Bend, and EDCO - Economic Development for Central Oregon are programming an entire week of awesomeness. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/h...
Vancouver’s ZoomInfo acquires AI agent startup DoubleO AI – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/v...
Vancouver’s ZoomInfo acquires AI agent startup DoubleO.ai – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
ZoomInfo has made another “build vs buy” decision. And it’s landed on buy. ZoomInfo announced that it has acquired DoubleO.ai, a San Francisco startup that builds agentic orchestr…
siliconflorist.com
October 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Vancouver’s ZoomInfo acquires AI agent startup DoubleO AI – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/v...
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network receives $300k in grant funding to fill the gap in SBIR/STTR guidance siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/o...
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network secures ~$172K grant. Well, that was FAST. – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Chasing federal research dollars is a slog. Worth it. I mean, SBIR and STTR money is nondilutive. So you get capital without giving up ownership in your company. But a slog nonetheless. And most Or…
siliconflorist.com
October 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network receives $300k in grant funding to fill the gap in SBIR/STTR guidance siliconflorist.com/2026/10/01/o...
Sixteen Oregon companies appear on the @geekwire.com 200 siliconflorist.com/2026/09/30/h...
How are Oregon companies faring on the GeekWire 200…? – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
I’ve been trying to do a better job of tracking the companies around here. I mean, I always love to write up all of the awesome things people are building. But I’m equally enamoured of …
siliconflorist.com
September 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Sixteen Oregon companies appear on the @geekwire.com 200 siliconflorist.com/2026/09/30/h...
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your career is a pie-eating contest where the prize for winning is more pie
Periodic reminder that the only thing you get for being really good at what you do, is just more work 🙃
September 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
your career is a pie-eating contest where the prize for winning is more pie
Just a reminder we’ll be holding a watch party for the weekly startup news recap again on Friday evening. No stress. Super easy. Just join from the comfort of your keyboard with your beverage of choice. And one lucky attendee will get the new book It Takes A Valley luma.com/nlez8wxy
Silicon Florist watch party · Luma
It's Friday evening. You're wiped. But you're still in the mood for something entertaining.
Well, unfortunately, this ain't it.
But it is an opportunity to…
luma.com
September 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Just a reminder we’ll be holding a watch party for the weekly startup news recap again on Friday evening. No stress. Super easy. Just join from the comfort of your keyboard with your beverage of choice. And one lucky attendee will get the new book It Takes A Valley luma.com/nlez8wxy
What's even better than startups securing funding…? Startups securing nondilutive funding. Like Prelude Early Learning just did. siliconflorist.com/2026/09/29/p...
Portland’s Prelude Early Learning secures $2M NIH SBIR grant – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Nondilutive funding doesn’t get talked about nearly as much as it should. Especially given that it’s far more attainable and friendly than Venture Capital. That’s why I was happy …
siliconflorist.com
September 29, 2026 at 8:12 PM
What's even better than startups securing funding…? Startups securing nondilutive funding. Like Prelude Early Learning just did. siliconflorist.com/2026/09/29/p...
If you've been struggling to decide between sitting down with @clarencebethea.bsky.social and going to Latino Founders Pitch Latino Portland, get ready to be happy. Clarence was kind enough shift his schedule to eliminate the conflict. siliconflorist.com/2026/09/29/s...
Struggling to choose between Pitch Latino Portland and What VCs Won’t Say…? Now you can do both – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Anyone who has spent any time in our community has encountered the “too much good stuff” issue of having to decide among multiple events that often conflict. There are only so many days…
siliconflorist.com
September 29, 2026 at 7:18 PM
If you've been struggling to decide between sitting down with @clarencebethea.bsky.social and going to Latino Founders Pitch Latino Portland, get ready to be happy. Clarence was kind enough shift his schedule to eliminate the conflict. siliconflorist.com/2026/09/29/s...
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Reminder that this is happening in just a few hours! Hope to see you there!
Thinking about the US midterms and how feeds could play a part? Join the @graze.social team + community TOMORROW, Tue Sept 29 at 2pm PT for an open call on building election-ready feeds and the product changes we're making to support you. Everyone is welcome! 🗳
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September 29, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Reminder that this is happening in just a few hours! Hope to see you there!
As a startup founder, you don't have a lot of time to do political analysis. I get it. So I crated up all of my analysis of Oregon's candidates for governor into a bite sized morsel for your edification.
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Analyzing Oregon’s gubernatorial candidates from a startup perspective – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Last week, we gained two valuable insights into the platforms for Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan, the two candidates for governor of Oregon. And a rematch of the Oregon governor’s race the l…
siliconflorist.com
September 28, 2026 at 8:31 PM
As a startup founder, you don't have a lot of time to do political analysis. I get it. So I crated up all of my analysis of Oregon's candidates for governor into a bite sized morsel for your edification.
siliconflorist.com/2026/09/28/a...
siliconflorist.com/2026/09/28/a...
Online marketplaces for handmade goods are broken. Leap Handmade is hoping to fix that. (And they have a Wefunder campaign if you'd like to help.) siliconflorist.com/2026/09/28/l...
siliconflorist.com
September 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Online marketplaces for handmade goods are broken. Leap Handmade is hoping to fix that. (And they have a Wefunder campaign if you'd like to help.) siliconflorist.com/2026/09/28/l...
Bend Venture Conference (BVC) reveals the early stage finalists siliconflorist.com/2026/09/28/b...
siliconflorist.com
September 28, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Bend Venture Conference (BVC) reveals the early stage finalists siliconflorist.com/2026/09/28/b...
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the hard parts of building a business are
- solving a real problem for real people
- ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting
- prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle
- connecting with customers
if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business
- solving a real problem for real people
- ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting
- prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle
- connecting with customers
if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business
September 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
the hard parts of building a business are
- solving a real problem for real people
- ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting
- prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle
- connecting with customers
if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business
- solving a real problem for real people
- ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting
- prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle
- connecting with customers
if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business
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doing big things takes a long time, and knowing how hard you worked to achieve the result is part of what makes the big thing rewarding. don't give up. you can do this
September 25, 2026 at 10:12 PM
doing big things takes a long time, and knowing how hard you worked to achieve the result is part of what makes the big thing rewarding. don't give up. you can do this