Where have you been, Sascha?Portland startup kickoff 2025What is the state of Kubernetes in 2024 and how is 2025 going to look?A podcast recommendationNathan C Bowser’s Glow up podcast Where have you been, Sascha? Well, 2024 was the first year I’ve been sick to a degree I’ve never been before. It started right in January and by the time June rolled around, I had Legionnaires Disease, HMPV, RSV and COVID-19, spaced out by about two months each. It wasn’t fun, but finally I was back in shape in October to run Portland Marathon, but didn’t get to do that either due to a family emergency. But now everythings back to order! Portland startup kickoff 2025 So in the spirit of kicking things off I went to the 2025 Portland startup community kickoff event, and I found a who is who of the startup scene in the Pacific Northwest and Portland.…