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Comment on For transparency, here is what I told the Teconomy team assessing Oregon’s 10-Year Innovation Plan by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:30:02 +0000

You hit the nails on the heads so many times one would think you’re building a house.
Two other things:
Leverage- I like your idea of using grant money. Biz should be looking at ways to use grants for leverage.
Hail Mary Passes- Not all businesses have the same potential. If Biz wants companies with 1K employees it has to put more effort there, place big bets on big winners. The Eco soap makers and software to remind you to turn off the AC are not going to pay off in ways that justify much attention

Comment on For transparency, here is what I told the Teconomy team assessing Oregon’s 10-Year Innovation Plan by NorrisKrueger

NorrisKrueger — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:38:29 +0000

WELL DONE!!!!!!!

Comment on REMINDER: Provide feedback to Business Oregon by August 15, 2026 by For transparency, here is what I told the Teconomy team assessing Oregon’s 10-Year Innovation Plan – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:20:47 +0000

[…] I begged you to respond to a survey on the Oregon 10-year Innovation Plan. So I felt it was the only fair and responsible thing to do to share what I told the folks — directly to their face. You see, in addition to completing the survey, I got to sit down with the team doing the midpoint assessment of Oregon’s 2021 10-Year Innovation Plan — Teconomy, the Ohio consultancy — cue the Pretenders (yes, I just nested an emdash phrase inside an emdash phrase so sue me) — paid by the state of Oregon to do the research and the folks who wrote the original plan. They’re the selfsame folks tasked with figuring out how the thing is holding up after five years. They asked for candid feedback. I gave them candid feedback. A lot of it. Because why not…? […]

Comment on REMINDER: Bend Venture Conference applications are due August 13, 2026 by After you wrap up that Bend Venture Conference application repurpose that content and get your SXSW Pitch application submitted – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:19:41 +0000

[…] know you’re hard at work, finishing up your Bend Venture Conference 2026 application to share your startup story on stage at one of the largest startup pitch competitions on the west […]

Comment on Last year as a teenager: Silicon Florist is now 19 years old by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:05:05 +0000

Happy Birthday! And thank you for those 19 years of illuminating and educating posts. You’re the best!

Comment on Last year as a teenager: Silicon Florist is now 19 years old by camikaos

camikaos — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:57:07 +0000

Happy birthday to the Silicon Florist! 19 years… who even does that?!

Comment on Portland’s Porkbun passes 4 million domains under management by mocheeze

mocheeze — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:46 +0000

Dang, I had no idea they’re local. Just thought of them as the best and been transferring mine over as they come up for renewal. Here’s to many more!

Comment on California’s Tandem PV acquires nexTC, Oregon State University spinout by OSU celebrates semiconductor spinouts – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:14:31 +0000

[…] ATAMI, the university’s Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Institute — Amorphyx, Inpria, nexTC, Phosio, and […]

Comment on Attending Chain React 2026 in Portland…? Here’s a visitor guide to help you make the most of your stay by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:17:56 +0000

Thanks for sharing all of this with our visitors, Rick. It’s a truly stellar list that really encapsules all the Portland has to offer. Well done!

Comment on Attending Chain React 2026 in Portland…? Here’s a visitor guide to help you make the most of your stay by Richard Tammar

Richard Tammar — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:53:16 +0000

Thank you for this excellent article; I just wanted to echo your warm welcome to the Chain React conference and point a finger towards your local friendly tourism office’s Portland Near Me Now app – itself written in React Native – and designed for exactly this kind of scenario! https://www.travelportland.com/plan/near-me-now-app/ . Or, for personalized advice during your stay, pop into our visitor center at 1132 SW Harvey Milk St 🙂 Thank you for visiting Portland!!!