If you’re considering taking on interns, you should seriously take a moment to consider the pros and cons. Pros: Coffee delivery service * Work no one wants to do gets done They have no bad habits yet, so you can teach them yours You are directly responsible for teaching someone Cons: You are directly responsible … Continue reading Interns; if I had any right now, I’d make them write this for me
Category: Alumni
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
Ruby Gem now on Orchestrate
Orchestrate, the PIE alum that makes databases simple, have made them even simpler with a new Ruby Gem. Over the past few weeks, Matthew Lyon and Orchestrate have been working to create a new Ruby client for their Rest API. The new Ruby Gem is based on a library that was put together by Orchestrate … Continue reading Ruby Gem now on Orchestrate
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
Passing The Torch – A Look Back at My Internship at PIE
PIE is going to be welcoming in their new intern next week, and in honor of passing the metaphorical torch, I thought I would share my story as PIE's first intern. Throughout life I’ve been confronted with tough choices. Do I go to college instate or take out ridiculous loans and go to my dream … Continue reading Passing The Torch – A Look Back at My Internship at PIE
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
Once a Mentor, Now I’ve Joined Orchestrate Full-time
Like many PIE mentors, I have been looking for ways to be more helpful to the companies and alumni. When class is in session, I spend a half day most weeks co-working alongside the founders. This casual approach has worked well, because I get to know the teams in a different way than if I … Continue reading Once a Mentor, Now I’ve Joined Orchestrate Full-time
Things Worth Sharing: A Portland Round Up
It is great to be a part of a community like Portland that always has interesting things going on and interesting folks to keep you inspired. In case you missed them, here are a few things that caught our attention around the startup scene last week. Congrats to PIE alum Little Bird on a major … Continue reading Things Worth Sharing: A Portland Round Up
Build the Best Rainbow
Hi there, Mara here from Switchboard. There are six days left to apply to PIE. I'm going to tell you why you should. So before we get started I want you to go and visit another three incubators' websites. Just the first three that pop into your head. Go on. Take a look around. Check … Continue reading Build the Best Rainbow
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