Nonprofit ecommerce stopgap measure serves temporary purpose for Oregon producers — Built Oregon, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization focused on supporting and connecting the consumer products ecosystem in Oregon, announced today its intent to sunset the Built Marketplace platform, an online destination designed to support Oregon-based products with additional sales opportunities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Startup accelerator also plans educational programming to inspire next generation of startups — March 1, 2022 — PORTLAND, Ore. — PIE, a nonprofit startup accelerator, today announced a “ Call for Startups” to encourage companies focused on providing solutions for the unhoused, the house insecure, and/or the service providers supporting those populations — or products which can be repurposed to support those populations…

The wait is over. Well, the wait to apply, anyway. Today, as promised, PIE has opened its application process for the 2022 cohorts of PIE, PIE Consumer, and PIE Shop. Applications will remain open until March 14, 2022, at 11:59PM Pacific Time. There will be no extensions, this year. PIE issues Call for Startups focused on unhoused, house insecure Startup accelerator also plans educational programming to inspire next generation of startupsmedium.com

Following the completion of PIE’s first fully virtual class in 2021, we took the opportunity to step back, reassess our programming, and prepare for what we had hoped would be a triumphant return to in-person startup accelerator classes. The pandemic, unfortunately, has had other ideas. …

It’s almost time for PIE Demo Day 2021! We’re looking forward to sharing the stories of the amazing founders with whom we’ve had the opportunity to work during this very long and very virtual PIE class. If you’re interested in participating in PIE Demo Day, there are three ways for…

What we’ve learned running a virtual startup accelerator during a global pandemic and what we’re doing next — [Note: We shared this information with current PIE and PIE Shop startups and PIE mentors on Pi Day. PIE Consumer companies have been on a different track, this time around. In the interest of transparency with the PIE community, we also wanted to share it with you.] PIE never wanted…

Dissecting the analogy I share with startup founders about storytelling — If you have spent any time with me talking through the story you’re telling when you’re pitching your startup, I’ve no doubt shared my “Books for Amazon” advice. What do I mean by that? Well, let’s let Jeff Bezos give you some context, circa 1997. Regardless of how you…

It’s that time of year. You know, the time of the year when we look back. When we assess. And where we try to use that assessment to plot our paths forward. And to plan for a new year. Obviously this last year — perhaps more than any other of…

We realize that referring to what we’ve all been going through as “a weird and unusual time” is an understatement. And we also realize that many folks in our startup community have a number of other compounding stressors during this time. It’s not just a global pandemic weighing on them…