People assume they know how to have meetings. But they don't. Here are some tips and tricks to help make those meetings better for everyone in the room.

1. How to meet

2. Being an entrepreneur
=
Nonstop networking

3. So, if you’re not up for networking,
stop now.
Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
In fact, do not collect any money. Ever.

4. PIE is designed to mediate and
facilitate collaboration. That means,
we offer up connections with
incredible people with whom we
have built trust.

5. Remember, you’re trading on our
social capital. And if you fuck it up, you
not only burn your bridges, you burn
ours. Meaning, you burn opportunities
for every startup that enters PIE from
here forward.

6. You’re too never too busy to meet.
You’re never too busy to prepare.
You never know
where serendipity will occur.

7. I average 20 meetings a week.

8. ~20 meetings x ~20 min prep
=
~One work day/week prep

9. Most meetings? 20 minutes

10. So. How do you meet?

11. Every meeting. Every guest speaker.
Every encounter.
Requires homework.

12. Google, motherfucker, do you use it?

13. Stalk social like its your job.
Because it is.

14. Use your peers.
Portland is a small town.

15. What do you want?

16. What can you give?

17. Before they get back to work an
email should be in their inbox.

18. Let’s get started.