10 stories = supposedly quiet week? (Jul 31 2026) Oregon startup news [aERGjPdDp8z]
Every single time I say "quiet week," I somehow end up talking for an hour anyway — so let's just call this one quiet-ish. The thing I actually want to talk about is how cheap it is to support a fellow founder in this community — like, comment, share, cheap — and yet most of us act like it costs something. Everything else this week is quick hits: five Angel Oregon finalists, what the LLMs are actually saying about your startup when you're not in the room, and a fellow Portlander's honest read on what our startup community gets right and wrong. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Oregon startup news intro 01:14 @OregonEntrepreneursNetwork Angel Oregon Tech 2026 04:10 Your startup on LLMs 06:58 Stupid easy ways to support startups 10:26 Business Oregon Innovation Plan survey 12:48 Civic Ledger from @OregonJournalismProj 14:29 Transcribbit interview 16:08 @CityNerd Portland to Seattle: Plane or train 18:42 Josh Carter critiques Portland startup ecosystem 23:51 Secrets LINKS: Supporting a fellow founder — Angel Oregon Tech finalists — OEN Angel Oregon Tech Mixer (Aug 17) — What the LLMs say about your startup — Kariops Pulse — Business Oregon — 10-Year Innovation Plan feedback — Oregon Innovation Plan survey (due Aug 15) — Tracking the Civic Ledger for Oregon — Civic Ledger — Chatting with Transcribbit — Seattle: plane or train? — Josh Carter — Portland's measure-outcomes problem — Paul O'Brien — Startup Ecosystems FIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT… - - - Portland Oregon startup news on Apple Podcasts - Portland Oregon startup news Spotify - Startup Stories on Spotify - Startup Stories on Apple Podcasts - The Long Con on Apple Podcasts - The Long Con on Spotify - - - 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 ( All because of a blog. Weird. #pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur