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Issue 708
PIE failed. But itโs a failure worth celebrating and learning from.
After posting an official company perspective about the end of the original PIE early-stage startup accelerator concept โ the one focused on SaaS, mobile, and other software-specific products โ and revealing that PIE Demo Day 2023 will be our last demo day ever, I got a ton of feedback from folks. The majority of that feedback was, in a word, humbling. I took it all to heart. And I believe the kind things that folks have said about that program and its impact on our community to be largely trueโฆ More
Bynum, Read, and Wyden join Congressional Startup Day
Congressional Startup Day is an annual occurrence that seeks to put founders in direct contact with elected officials to open lines of communication and share thoughts. This year on August 16, 2023, UpStart Collective will be hosting a morning of conversations with electeds including Oregon Representative Janelle Bynum, Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read, and Senator Ron Wydenโฆ More
Old enough to drive: Silicon Florist is 16 years old
Itโs become a tradition for me. Each year, I mark another passing year of Silicon Florist with a post about, well, Silicon Florist. How meta. Conceptually, I mean. Not the company. (If youโre curious about those previous birthday missives, feel free to jump to the bottom of this post to revel in the nostalgia of years gone by.) So, here on the sweet 16 of Silicon Florist, Iโm just going to do what Iโve done the in the past. And vomit thoughts and words onto the Internet in a rambling and loosely intelligible way. Letโs get into itโฆ More
๐๏ธ Events
Be sure to check Calagator for the latest list of events โ or to share your event with the community. Itโs absolutely free.
Thursday (Aug 10) Last PIE Demo Day EVER
Tuesday (Aug 15) founder.coffee
Wednesday (Aug 16) Congressional Startup Day w/ Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
๐ผ Jobs
Sr / Principal Product Designer at ConductorOne
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