Week ending Dec 27, 2024 - Portland startup news

The best of 2024 features the most popular Portland startup news stories — Portland, Oregon — from the past year including YouTube, the blog, the podcast, and the newsletter. But first, January 2025 deadlines and events. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Oregon UAS Accelerator (Jan 6) https://oregonuas.org/ - Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (Jan 13) https://boiefiling.fincen.gov/fileboir - Portland startup community 2024 kickoff (Jan 14) https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/304781723/ - Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 (Jan 25) https://www.steamcircuit.com/ - Metro Region Innovation Hub and OEN reverse pitch (Jan 30) https://www.oen.org/calendar-events/entrepreneur-reverse-pitch/ - Silicon Florist 2024 recap https://siliconflorist.com/2024/12/26/most-popular-portland-startup-stories-on-silicon-florist-in-2024/ PORTLAND STARTUP NEWS 00:00 Portland startup news 01:10 Oregon UAS Accelerator  @OregonUASAccelerator  applications due 01:44 BOIR is mandatory again 03:19 Portland startup community 2025 kickoff 04:35 Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2025 06:13 Entrepreneur support org reverse pitch 07:20 Best of 2024 08:45 Top Silicon Florist blog stories 15:00 Top YouTube videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KHkhsvDJOo&list=PLr9gWRSfZqd7Y2Pz_eGWCdtm219gmUmje&pp=gAQB 17:00 Top podcast episodes and newsletter issues ABOUT SILICON FLORIST ---------- For nearly two decades, Rick Turoczy has published Silicon Florist, a blog, newsletter, and podcast that covers entrepreneurs, founders, startups, entrepreneurship, tech, news, and events in the Portland, Oregon, startup community. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a startup or tech enthusiast, or simply intrigued by Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist is your go-to source for the latest news, events, jobs, and opportunities in Portland Oregon's flourishing tech and startup scene. Join us in exploring the innovative world of startups in Portland, where creativity and collaboration meet. ABOUT RICK TUROCZY ---------- Rick Turoczy has been working in, on, and around the Portland, Oregon, startup community for nearly 30 years. He has been recognized as one of the “OG”s of startup ecosystem building by the Kauffman Foundation. And he has been humbled by any number of opportunities to speak on stages from SXSW to INBOUND and from Kobe, Japan, to Muscat, Oman, including an opportunity to share his views on community building on the TEDxPortland stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj98mr_wUA0). All because of a blog. Weird. https://siliconflorist.com #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur