Week ending Mar 6, 2026 - Oregon startup news

The week started great — Silicon Forest Tech Summit lineup, Agility's rebrand, SBIR grants returning, Portland Dining Month — and then Oregon's QSBS legislation landed on the governor's desk. Let's break down what qualified small business stock exclusion meant for Oregon founders and investors, why removing it hurts the people who can least afford it, and what (if anything) you can do about it. Plus: the annual Black History Month / Pitch Black recap tradition with Stephen Green.

TIMECODES

00:00 Oregon startup news intro

04:27 Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2026

09:10 Oregon QSBS drama

24:45 Black History Month 2026 recap

28:35 Secrets

LINKS

Silicon Forest Tech Summit 2026 - Tickets / info: https://www.steamcircuit.com/events/61b8c1ba-e9bf-4dfc-b86e-17c125cd685b - SF post:

https://siliconflorist.com/2026/03/06/why-is-no-one-talking-about-oregon-eliminating-qsbs-tax-breaks/

Black History Month / Pitch Black recap - SF post: https://siliconflorist.com/2026/03/02/black-history-month-2026-a-recap-of-pitch-black-participants/ - Pitch Black: https://pitchblack.org - Stephen Green's Instagram: https://instagram.com/pdxstepheng Mary Williams / Sasquatch Media Grounds - SF post: https://siliconflorist.com/2026/03/05/chatting-with-mary-williams-of-sasquatch-media-grounds/FIND RICK TUROCZY ON THE INTERNET AT…- https://patreon.com/turoczy- https://linkedin.com/in/turoczy- Portland Oregon startup news on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/portland-oregon-startup-news-silicon-florist/id1711294699- Portland Oregon startup news Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmLDH8wrPdNMS2qtTnhcy?si=H627wrGOTvStxxKWRlRGLQ- Startup Stories on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1Tk7bbzaNYowGouI9ucKC3- Startup Stories on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/startup-stories-with-silicon-florist/id1849468494- The Long Con on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-con/id1810923457- The Long Con on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/48oglyT5JNKxVH5lnWTYKA- https://bsky.app/profile/turoczy.bsky.social- https://siliconflorist.substack.com/- https://pdxslack.comABOUT 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#pdx #portland #oregon #startup #entrepreneur