Rick Turoczy
@turoczy.co
More than mildly obsessed with connecting dots in Portland, Oregon… and often elsewhere #pdx #portland #startups https://youtube.com/@turoczy_
CASTING CALL: I had a team drop out, so I need 2 devs on short notice to join an episode of Web Dev Challenge in Portland on Oct 21–23 TimescaleDB and sensor data challenge. if that sounds like fun, grab a friend and slide into my DMs ASAP! 💜
Can't carve out time to go see the drone companies in Pendleton…? No worries. The Oregon UAS Accelerator is bringing the latest cohort to you. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/15/o...
Oregon UAS Accelerator cohort to take the stage in Portland – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
You already met the 17 startups in the Oregon UAS Accelerator’s Fall 2026 cohort back in August. Nine are from Oregon. The rest are from Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, Virginia, and South Korea…
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Andrew Chan of Atas VC has made Portland a stop on his road show siliconflorist.com/2026/10/15/a...
Andrew Chan of Atas VC brings The Road Show to Portland on October 23 – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
It’s always a good sign when out of town VCs swing by Portland. That’s why I was happy to see that Andrew Chan, founder and managing partner of Atas VC, is bringing “The Road Show…
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Much to my chagrin, I had to say something nice about @mitchdaugherty.bsky.social 😂 … One of Mitch's superpowers that I've always admired is his consistent ability to create deep connections with people throughout the community. youtu.be/fYyUl8JssKk
Why 10 deep relationships beat 50,000 followers every time
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Mueon Corporation's "cubelets" concept commands $65M more in investment, with local investor Oregon Venture Fund in the mix. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/15/p...
Portland startup Mueon raises $65 million Series A with OVF and Intel Capital in the mix – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
With this whole Silicon Forest renaissance, Mueon is one of those Silicon Forest stories I’ve been keeping an eye on. Modular compute. Stackable building blocks. That sort of thing. Now the P…
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Home Assistant curious…? Have I got an event for you /cc @timtrautmann.com siliconflorist.com/2026/10/13/h...
Hacking on Home Assistant? – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
In the modern day world of proprietary home contraptions like Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomePod, it’s difficult to find solutions that do exactly what you want them to do. Which is…
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Curious about the data behind decisions to close Portland Public Schools…? siliconflorist.com/2026/10/13/l...
Looking at the data about Portland schools and pending closures – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
If you’ve been anywhere near Portland as of late, you’ve likely heard about the potential shuttering of multiple schools. Due to dropping enrollment numbers. Salem-Keizer is having simi…
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Workday to acquire C1, a startup with a significant Portland presence siliconflorist.com/2026/10/13/c...
C1 – formerly known as ConductorOne — to be acquired by Workday – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
I’ve been tracking on C1 since their early days. And with the wealth of cybersecurity and identity talent in our region, I had high hopes. But I certainly didn’t expect those hopes to p…
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Reviews are rapturous for Laika's next feature, "Wildwood," the Oregon studio's first movie in seven years.
Let’s goooooooo! I worked the Polycade booth today as a volunteer and brought Nolan over to visit Interim Computer Museum! Two of my great joys together - classic arcades and computers. And two class acts, Stephen Jones and legend Nolan Bushnell. Shout out to Polycade for making this meetup happen!
SDF@sdforg.bsky.social · last wk.Nolan Bushnell visited our booth and signed a mini computer space. #prge #gaming
Hope to see you at 9PM Pacific. But I totally understand if you have better things to do. No hard feelings. youtu.be/gMKxvWSl1Go
Startup pitches and pitch advice, but which one won $10,000?
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Curious about tech in the 'Couv'? There's no better opportunity to explore what's what than the North Bank Innovations Vancouver Tech Crawl organized by Dave Barcos siliconflorist.com/2026/10/09/t...
Take the opportunity to crawl your way around the tech community in Vancouver, Washington – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Maybe you work in tech in Vancouver. Maybe you’re curious about tech in Vancouver. Or maybe you’re simply interested in what’s happening in VanWa these days. Whatever the case Nor…
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Juan Barraza and the Latino Founders team put together another amazing Pitch Latino Portland last night. Everyone got a big check. But the big winner got a big big check, too. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/09/p...
Pitch Latino Portland 2026 is in the books. Who took home the big check…? – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
New venue for Pitch Latino Portland. Same great evening of energy, celebration, community… and of course startup pitches. Ten Latine led companies took the stage. Everyone who participated got a ch…
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Psyched to get the chance to watch Clarence Bethea do his thing today. Really kind of him to swing by Portland. www.clarencebethea.com
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Most founders never hear the truth from investors. What VCs Won’t Say gives you 80+ videos, templates, community, and live coaching with Clarence Bethea to master fundraising and secure capital.
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Always enjoy getting the opportunity to help people with their pitches. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to do just that with the current OEN Angel Oregon Tech cohort. Here were the things I found myself repeating (which I thought might be helpful for you, as well) siliconflorist.com/2026/10/07/p...
Pitching your startup soon…? Here’s the feedback I kept repeating – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
I love getting the opportunity to work with startups on their pitches. It’s probably because my first startup gig was being the deck monkey, building slides for pitches and roadshows. And the…
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I’ve really enjoyed embracing the “be a tourist in your own town” vibe again. Thank you to each and every ridiculously awesome and unique neighborhood in Portland that makes that possible. #pdx
I'm much more charming on YouTube than I am in real life. And I'm not even remotely charming on YouTube. So… yeah 😂
kat excellence ✨@katexcellence.io · 2w agoi actually didn't know rick was coming to this and had a neat chat with @vvill.dev about how cool it is to know someone's face only from the context of youtube and then be like HEY!!! I KNOW THIS FACE!!! I KNOW THIS PERSON!!
🗳 midterms.graze.social is @graze.social's most ambitious project to date. And as of today, it's live. Let's take a look at what the next 27 days will look like 🧵
Election Night 2026
Vetted coverage of the 2026 midterms, by state.
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I feel like we've wandered back into peak exit dreams of "get acquired by Google" all over again. Only, in this case, there's more than one "Google" doing the acquiring.
We had a great time hanging out with @pfrazee.com tonight! His spiciest take of the night?? ✨ Optimism for the future ✨ (and we agree)
Really glad I stopped by the @pdx.atproto.camp gathering. Felt immediately familiar. And refreshing. Thanks to everyone who works to make that happen 🧡
Oregon AI Accelerator has announced the second cohort of companies going through the program siliconflorist.com/2026/10/06/o...
Oregon AI Accelerator launches second cohort – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
They grow up so fast. It seems like just yesterday that we were watching the inaugural Oregon AI Accelerator come into being. Now…? They’re hard at work on cohort 2. More than 50 startups app…
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In 2009, on this day in Portland startup history… From Air Sharing to the Obama app to Zipcar: 40+ iPhone apps developed in the Silicon Forest siliconflorist.com/2009/10/06/s...
From Air Sharing to Zipcar: 40+ iPhone apps developed in the Silicon Forest – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Portland—and to some extent the entire Silicon Forest—has a predilection for building iPhone apps. No, it’s true. There are a numb…
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Curious about what's taking all of that space on your Mac…? Ben Parzybok has whipped up a free solution to your troubles siliconflorist.com/2026/10/06/t...
Tired of hitting limits on your iCloud…? You could use a Cloud Diet – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
We’ve all been there. You’ve been saving stuff willy nilly to your laptop. A gig here and there. That one massive mp4 you’d forgotten about. The suboptimal pdf that is hundreds of…
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It's that time of year. Demolicious Champion of Champions tickets are on sale. siliconflorist.com/2026/10/05/d...
Demolicious Champion of Champions 2026 tickets are now on sale – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Demolicious is a monthly pitch event run by Josh Carter. It’s designed to give startup founders the opportunity to practice their pitch, learn from one another, and maybe — just maybe — walk …
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The Bend Venture Conference (BVC) competitors docket is now officially complete. See you Central Oregon soon…? siliconflorist.com/2026/10/05/b...
Bend Venture Conference finalizes Growth Stage slate for 2026 – Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community
Bend Venture Conference is just around the corner. And until today, the last spots on the main stage were still up for grabs. Not anymore. EDCO has announced the Growth Stage finalists for BVC 2026…
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