“Unfortunately, what we have all learned in dealing with a global pandemic is everyone is juggling way more stuff than even the busiest people are used to juggling. … My biggest mistake last time around was missing the fact that mentors were going through the same thing,” Turoczy said. This meant mentors who are typically … Continue reading Portland Business Journal: Applications open next week for PIE’s 2022 virtual program
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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
PIE testimony to Portland City Council on 2019 accomplishments
When PIE spun out of Wieden+Kennedy a few years back, we decided that one of the new experiments should be testing the waters as a nonprofit startup accelerator. Which meant that, rather than relying wholly on generating revenue to keep the accelerator running, we would also have the opportunity to partner with grantmaking organizations with … Continue reading PIE testimony to Portland City Council on 2019 accomplishments
Longing for a startup pitch event like PIE Demo Day? Get ready to be happy
It's been a while since we've had a PIE Demo Day. We've helped host pitch competitions, sure. But we haven't had a Demo Day. And Demo Days are different. Attending, you get that feeling that everyone is in it together, that everyone in the audience is there to help everyone on stage, and that every … Continue reading Longing for a startup pitch event like PIE Demo Day? Get ready to be happy
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Prosper Portland selects PIE to carry on diversity and inclusion incubator efforts
If you follow PIE on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, you know that we've been hinting at some new flavors of PIE. Now, we're able to reveal one of those new efforts: PIE is among 11 partners who have been chosen to help Prosper Portland (the organization formerly known as the Portland Development Commission (PDC)) on its … Continue reading Prosper Portland selects PIE to carry on diversity and inclusion incubator efforts
Join us for Portland Startup Week 2017
Now in its third year, Portland Startup Week is a (little longer than a) weeklong celebration of the founders, companies, and supporters who make the Portland startup community what it is. PIE is proud to have been the founding organizer for this event, and we're happy to continue as the organizer of the event, this … Continue reading Join us for Portland Startup Week 2017
Getting an early start on 2016: Accelerator and startup opportunities
Where did the year go? We've been meeting with awesome startups. And working with amazing accelerators. And helping our alums. And, and, and… time just flew by. But we know you've been busy too. So we wanted to take a few minutes to highlight some opportunities that you might have missed—both for awesome startups and … Continue reading Getting an early start on 2016: Accelerator and startup opportunities
It’s time for a new flavor of PIE
When Wieden+Kennedy collaborated with the Portland startup scene to make PIE a reality, it was an experiment. A way to test collaboration between the agency and startups. Truth be told, none of us foresaw it becoming an accelerator. But that’s exactly what we became. As such, PIE has spent five of the last six years … Continue reading It’s time for a new flavor of PIE
PIE’s 2014 Demo Day
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
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