This whole experiment thing called PIE has been going for five years—constantly changing, continually experimenting and it’s been awesome to see the Portland tech community evolve alongside us. We’ve all come a long way over these past five years and the opportunities ahead are exciting. The startups in this year’s class have spent three months … Continue reading PIE’s 2014 Demo Day
Author: Kirsten Golden
Breaker: The Future of Education + Design Week Portland
It is officially fall. Demo day is a mere 30 days away and school is back in session. It really is crazy how quickly time flies by when you're having fun ... accelerating a new class ... err, having fun. It's even crazier that in May I was saying to you, dear reader, that I was "looking … Continue reading Breaker: The Future of Education + Design Week Portland
Announcing PIE Class of 2014
The past 24 hours have brought about an entirely new energy to the PIE space. The nine new companies representing the 2014 PIE class, have finally moved in! No doubt we’re excited—it’s like seeing an empty stadium get filled with fans, an empty classroom get filled with students, a quiet farm get filled with…okay, I'll … Continue reading Announcing PIE Class of 2014
5 Questions with Mark McCoy
Welcome to our new series "5 Questions". We'll be sitting down with a PIE alum and asking them 5 questions about their entrepreneurial journey, and sharing their answers with you. To kick things off, we sat down with Mark McCoy, Creative Director of Teak. 1. What are some of the bigger challenges for players in your … Continue reading 5 Questions with Mark McCoy
Athletepath Launches New Feature
Athletepath, launched a new product last week and it’s awesome. Now, the PIE alum that makes racing events social by connecting amateur athletes to their friends and fans, along with their performance results, has user activity feeds. This new feature enables the discovery of new events, and increases the engagement and interaction for the athlete and … Continue reading Athletepath Launches New Feature
Vadio + Vevo = MOAR Music
Yesterday PIE alum Vadio (that kept the PIE office filled with music until the wee hours of the morning) announced a major partnership with Vevo. Why is this so great for the Vadio team? Vevo is the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform, with over 5.5 billion monthly views. This partnership enables Vadio to … Continue reading Vadio + Vevo = MOAR Music
Oregon Story Board Now Accepting Applications
Calling all digital story tellers; our sister accelerator, Oregon Story Board (OSB) is now accepting applications for their fall class! Located in OMSI (yeah, talk about office envy), the folks at OSB are fueling a new digital storytelling ecosystem here in Oregon. Their goal is to increase the economic viability, innovation, impact and stature of … Continue reading Oregon Story Board Now Accepting Applications
A Few Tickets Left For OEN’s 2014 Entrepreneurial Summit
I'm not sure what we love at PIE more, great story telling or local entrepreneurs. If you're like us, than tomorrow is your chance to get the best of both at OEN's 2014 Entrepreneurial Summit at the Kennedy School. Fifteen successful Oregon entrepreneurs will share their stories, teaching you the lessons they learned the hard way. … Continue reading A Few Tickets Left For OEN’s 2014 Entrepreneurial Summit
PIE Alum Job Board Roundup
It feels like just yesterday we were watching these folks at demo day. Now here they are, out on their own, growing and hiring like crazy. Makes us so proud! Alright, enough of the sentiment, lets get down to business. Here is a round up of PIE companies that are hiring. Cloudability: "...building a completely new … Continue reading PIE Alum Job Board Roundup
A look back at Project Breaker
This last Monday marked the conclusion of The Future of Stuff challenge, created by Project Breaker and sponsored by Concordia University. PIE was a facilitator of the two-week challenge; along with senior TED fellow and Breaker founder Juliette LaMontagne and Erin Huizenga, founder of Epic. We had eleven participants---Breakers---who ranged in age from 17 to 26. Breaker’s … Continue reading A look back at Project Breaker
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