PIE Demo Day 2022: Participating startups

Our primary objective with PIE Demo Day is to highlight the achievements of the participants in our program by engaging the broader startup community to celebrate these founders and the companies they are building. And over a decade of hosting demo days, if we’ve learned one thing, it’s this: you attend in hopes of finding ways to support … Continue reading PIE Demo Day 2022: Participating startups

REMINDER: Join our Discord for a Q&A session

During this PIE application period — which closes on March 14 — we've been running a series of Ask Me Anything sessions on a variety of platforms, like Crowdcast, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube, to name a few. It's all part of an effort to ensure that we're available to answer your questions and ensure … Continue reading REMINDER: Join our Discord for a Q&A session

Twitter Spaces: Startup Accelerators 🚀

I'll be hosting a Twitter Spaces session on startup accelerators on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 4:00PM Pacific Time. It's an "Ask Me Anything" format so feel free to come with questions about startup accelerators or PIE. For more information or to stay in the loop on future community events, join PIE + Portland startup … Continue reading Twitter Spaces: Startup Accelerators 🚀

PIE AMA II: This time, it’s about applications

By the time we host our next virtual "Ask Me Anything" session on PIE, the applications for the program will be open. Have questions about the application, itself? Looking for some guidance and tips on submitting the best application possible? Curious if it's worth your time to fill out the application? Show up Feb 15, … Continue reading PIE AMA II: This time, it’s about applications

REMINDER: Questions about accelerator programs? Join our Q&A, this week

Whether you're actively considering PIE as your startup accelerator or simply wondering if it's worth it for your startup to engage in an accelerator program, you've likely got questions. Maybe it's about the benefits. Maybe it's about the expectations. Maybe it's about what the day-to-day is like. Whatever the case, we want to get you … Continue reading REMINDER: Questions about accelerator programs? Join our Q&A, this week

Upcoming live online events designed for the Portland startup community — and the broader startup community, in general

As we all continue to weather the social and physical isolation of the ongoing pandemic, PIE is working to provide ways to help the Portland startup community overcome this feeling of disconnectedness. One way we're doing that is by hosting live Q&A sessions on the PIE Crowdcast channel. The easiest ways to stay in the … Continue reading Upcoming live online events designed for the Portland startup community — and the broader startup community, in general