Sharing some of the things we've learned during the first class of PIE, the Portland Incubator Experiment

1. How to bake PIE
Rick Turoczy, PIE (and Silicon Florist)

2. Who am I?

4. At PIE, we make things. We make
products. We make companies.
We make connections. We make
ideas into prototypes. We make
entrepreneurs into leaders.

6. Three months

7. So why did we do this?

8. To make new mistakes.

9. Corporations have scale
but they want innovation.

10. Startups have innovation
but they want scale.

11. But honestly?
Both have the same exact problems.

12. PIE is designed
to mediate that collaboration.

13. So how about that recipe?

14. 3 parts large companies

15. 100 parts mentors

16. 20 parts curriculum

17. 10 parts entrepreneurs

18. Bake. Taste. Tweak.

19. Can Providence
provide these ingredients?

20. Buck up, little camper.

21. Large health care company

22. Mentors galore

23. Intrapreneurs

24. So let’s get to cooking, Providence.

25. Want some pro tips from someone
who has failed and made mistakes?*
*Mentorship

26. Anyone can do this. Anyone.

27. Have a grand vision.

28. But take thousands of iterations
to get there.

29. Don’t be afraid to stop.

30. Try different combinations.

31. Get feedback. From everyone.

32. Don’t confuse
innovation with invention.

33. Failure is an option.
But not a scary one.

34. Learn from mistakes.
Make new ones.

35. It’s called an experiment for a reason.

36. Thank you.

37. Now, where did I make mistakes?
@turoczy
rick@piepdx.com