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What was I just saying about Oregon being the best place for consumer product companies? Well, yet another case in point to start off the new year. Wyld, the Oregon based leader in cannabis edibles, has announced plans to acquire Grön, another Oregon based leader in the edibles space.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

The Doom Loop – by Angel Medina – Between Courses

But I do think we’re stuck in something quieter and more dangerous than collapse. A loop where perception hardens faster than reality. Where metrics replace trust. Where goals are mistaken for solutions. Where the people who still show up every day are asked to keep believing without being shown much in return.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

Is Community the Most Overlooked Edge in Venture Capital?

But now a new paradigm is emerging: the question is no longer how to nurture the network you already have — it’s how to develop the network you don’t yet have.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

I Walked Into Deadstock Before It Was Deadstock

And I never told him this—maybe I did, maybe I didn’t—but watching him gave me permission. Permission to imagine myself in this industry not as a guest, but as a participant.

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: Oregon-based Agility Robotics doesn’t get the local attention it so richly deserves. They’re one of the leading companies in the humanoid robotics space and they’re right here in Oregon. Oh well. At least the Wall Street Journal gets it.

Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:

The In-Between Week

And, of course, we close with One Last Thing… by the one and only Angel Medina. This one’s a longer read. A reflection on December, January, uncertainty, pride, and why we keep going, even when it feels hard.