This is a Save The Date" post, details to follow This month we will have in depth technical presentations from AI builders looking for feedback and diverse perspectives our amazing community can always be counted on for.

Schedule:

5:00 - 5:30: Snacks and networking 5:30 - 6:30: Presentations 6:30 - 7:00: Wrap up and networking

Presenters

TBD

Description: We have an additional slot available, reach out to [email protected] if you are interested.

Get involved:

Present your work at a future event: Email us at [email protected] to discuss sharing your project or insights Provide feedback: Help shape our community by sharing your ideas and suggestions Sponsor an event: Contact us to discuss partnership opportunities For more information and to join our community, visit portlandai.engineer

Thank you to our amazing sponsors

Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) Silicon Florist AlteredCraft O'Reilly Instrument

Hello Portland AI Engineers. We are taking a slight pause for December 🎅 🎄 🎁 ✨

No formal presentation: This is not a formally sponsored event, but we are scheduling a casual networking meetup for those who would like to come out to nosh, imbibe and network with like minded folks. There will be an AI Book Raffle (Thank you O'Reilly)

Thanks again to our wonderful sponsors: PIE Silicon Florist AlteredCraft O'Reilly Instrument

This month we will have in depth technical presentations from AI builders looking for feedback and diverse perspectives our amazing community can always be counted on for.

Schedule:

5:00 - 5:30: Snacks and networking 5:30 - 6:30: Presentations 6:30 - 7:00: Wrap up and networking

Presenters

Sam Keen

Description The fundamentals of memory in agentic systems. In this presentation, Sam will start with defining the problem memory solves for LLM based agentic systems. We will then look behind the curtain to examine an example of implementing memory in a pragmatic manner. From there we will discover how this enhances the system overall and see how an LLM, with few guardrails, leverages this new capability.

Presenter 2 (This could be you!)

Description: We have an additional slot available, reach out to [email protected] if you are interested.

Get involved:

Present your work at a future event: Email us at [email protected] to discuss sharing your project or insights Provide feedback: Help shape our community by sharing your ideas and suggestions Sponsor an event: Contact us to discuss partnership opportunities For more information and to join our community, visit portlandai.engineer

Thank you to our amazing sponsors

Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) Silicon Florist AlteredCraft O'Reilly Instrument

We are excited to host a series of Lightning Round style presentations This will be several quick 10 minute presentations from builders leveraging AI in either the craft of software development (coding agents), and/or as features of a software product.

This is a great opportunity to sample a diverse range of what builders are up to in the AI engineering space. Be ready to provide feedback and your unique perspectives. We focus on the tech, this is not a sales pitch event.

Schedule: 5:30 - 6:00: Snacks and networking 6:00 - 7:00: Presentations 7:00 - 7:30: Wrap up and networking

Get involved:

Present your work at a future event: Email us at [email protected] to discuss sharing your project or insights

Provide feedback: Help shape our community by sharing your ideas and suggestions

Sponsor an event: Contact us to discuss partnership opportunities F or more information and to join our community, visit portlandai.engineer

Thank you to our amazing sponsors

Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) Silicon Florist AlteredCraft O'Reilly Instrument

Remember that amazing founder you saw on stage a few years ago? Where are they now? We want you to know.

That's why Built Oregon, Latino Founders, Pitch Black, Pitch Latino, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment), and Vanport Studio are partnering to celebrate Pride Month with founders and community leaders by learning more about their journeys.

Join us for an evening of fireside chats hosted by Built Oregon mentor and board member Karmen Olson as we all get up to date on the latest and greatest from founders in our community.

Thanks to Instrument for hosting and to Prosper Portland for sponsoring.

About this event

Event lasts 2 hours 30 minutes

Designed with both emerging and experienced developers in mind! Join us at the Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center at Ecotrust for a discussion on today's rapidly evolving tech landscape, full-stack development is undergoing a significant transformation. This event is part of The Open Source Fellowship, offering an in-depth look at the shifting role of full-stack developers in the age of AI, open-source collaboration, and workforce innovation. We’ll kick off with informal networking among technologists, followed by a compelling keynote, which will unpack how developers are adapting to AI-assisted workflows, the increasing importance of collaborative tools, and the long-term value of full-stack thinking in a fragmented tech ecosystem.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how full-stack skills are still relevant, if not essential in building adaptable, human-centered technologies.

The evening will continue with a candid panel discussion featuring local engineers who will share their career journeys, discuss how AI is impacting their day-to-day work, and offer practical advice for those breaking into tech.

This community program is organized by NTEN, Fuse Change, Liminal Labs and with collaborating partners Technology Association of Oregon, and PIE.

Agenda

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Conversations with Local TechnologistsKick off the event with a casual meet and greet, open to prospective and existing members of the Portland tech community. Connect with peers, share experiences, and build your professional network. L...View More

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM AI from a full-stack / entrepreneurial perspective (Keynote Speaker TBA)Join us for keynote speaker that will speak to the evolving role of full-stack developers in today’s AI-driven tech landscape. Gain valuable insights into open-source innovation, AI-assisted develop...View More

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM BREAK

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Full-stack + AI: What are practical uses of AI right now (Panelists)A panel discussion featuring local full-stack engineers as they share personal insights into their career journeys, daily responsibilities, and the evolving landscape of AI in tech. Attendees will al...View More

Part of Portland Startup Week 2025

Remember that amazing founder you saw on stage a few years ago? Where are they now? We want you to know.

That's why Built Oregon, Latino Founders, Pitch Black, Pitch Latino, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment), and Vanport Studio are partnering to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) founders and community leaders by learning more about their journeys.

Join us for an evening of fireside chats hosted by PIE mentor and alum Julia Niiro as we all get up to date on the latest and greatest from founders in our community.

For previous, "Where are they now…?" events see:

• Celebrating Black founders
• Celebrating women founders

Thanks to Instrument for hosting and to Prosper Portland for sponsoring.

PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited. Only registered attendees will be admitted.

In January, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment) and a variety of our community partners threw together the beta test for a lowkey networking event for the Portland startup community.

No programming. No activities. Just people meeting people in the community. (We kind of thought of it as one of those "after parties" that take place at a major event — without having the actual major event.)

The result…? 400+ folks showed up. People who have been around forever met new people. People who just moved to town said "This is exactly what I needed." And all in all, a good time was had by all.

So we're doing it again.

https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-startup-community/events/305535888/

Remember that amazing founder you saw on stage a few years ago? Where are they now? We want you to know.

That's why Built Oregon, Pitch Black, Pitch Latino, PIE, and Vanport Studio are partnering to celebrate women founders from our programs by learning more about the journeys of our alums since we last saw them on stage — even if that journey no longer involves startups.

Join us for an evening of fireside chats hosted by PIE mentor and community organizer Cami Kaos as we all get up to date on the latest and greatest from founders in our community.

Thanks to Prosper Portland for sponsoring.

PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited. Only registered attendees will be admitted.

Remember that amazing founder you saw on stage a few years ago? Where are they now? We want you to know.

That's why Built Oregon, Pitch Black, PIE, and Vanport Studio are partnering to celebrate Black founders from our programs by learning more about the journeys of our alums since we last saw them on stage — even if that journey no longer involves startups.

Join us for an evening of fireside chats hosted by Stephen Green, founder of Pitch Black and Vanport Studio, as we all get up to date on the latest and greatest from founders in our community.

Graciously hosted by Instrument, a longtime supporter, sponsor, and host for Pitch Black and current home of Vanport Studio.

PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited. Only registered attendees will be admitted.

A gathering designed to help the Portland startup community start 2025 off on the right foot — with the connections people need

When it comes to community, we're only as strong as our weakest connection. That's why we want to start the year off by getting you connected to the Portland startup community or by strengthening those connections you already have.

We're hoping you can join us for a casual gathering of people and organizations from across the startup community.

Meet the folks who are collaborating to pull this whole thing off:

• AI Portland We are a gathering of enthusiasts, professionals, and the AI-curious from all walks of life, committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome to explore, learn, and innovate. Whether you're taking your first steps into the world of AI or you're a seasoned professional looking to push the boundaries of what's possible, AI Portland offers a space to collaborate, share knowledge, and drive positive change. Join us in our journey to unlock the potential of AI and discover its impact on our lives, our communities, and the world.
• Better Portland Our network gets you a foot in the door and then some. We connect businesses, non-profits, and organizations into a like-spirited collective with events, content, and a business-meets-social networking kind of culture. Best of all, everyone’s influence and expertise is a shared commodity. Welcome to business done better.
• Built Oregon looks to leverage Oregon’s deep legacy of product craftsmanship and innovation to create broad-based and equitable opportunities for entrepreneurs in consumer products. Ultimately, our vision is a thriving, world-leading consumer products ecosystem across Oregon - One in which we help founders redefine success by placing the highest value on the people in their company and the communities where they reside.
• Latino Founders is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the growth and success of underserved businesses in the State of Oregon. Our mission is to provide support, resources, and opportunities to empower underrepresented entrepreneurs and contribute to the overall economic development of the State of Oregon.
• Metro Region Innovation Hub Our mission is to foster and grow innovative businesses by providing regional entrepreneurs from all sectors, backgrounds, and business stages with accessible paths to regional resources in networking, coaching, education, and capital access. We open up this accessibility through one-to-one guided navigation of existing regional resources and supporting programs that fill gaps in existing regional resources.
• North Bank Innovations is where big ideas in Southwest Washington stop gathering dust and start shaking things up. We're building a startup scene that’s less about buzzwords and more about real connections, hands-on help, and events that don’t feel like networking marathons. Our goal? To give founders the boost (and occasional reality check) they need to turn bright ideas into businesses that actually move the needle – for them and the local economy. Let’s grow some game-changers and make this region a magnet for innovation, one ambitious startup at a time.
• Oregon Entrepreneurs Network builds and strengthens Oregon and Southwest Washington’s early-stage entrepreneurs through the provision of education, guidance, connections, and financial opportunities, to impel increasing economic impact throughout the region.
• PIE With its origins in a conversation between Wieden+Kennedy, the largest privately held creative advertising agency in the world, and the Portland, Oregon, startup community, the Portland Incubator Experiment — known more commonly as PIE — has become an ongoing experiment designed to enable established organizations — corporations, government, and educational institutions, among others — to more effectively collaborate with startup communities in mutually beneficial ways.
• Prosper Portland We are the economic and urban development agency for the city of Portland. We focus on building an equitable economy by carrying out a comprehensive range of economic development programs that support small business, improve access to workforce training, and create jobs for Portland residents.
• Rose City Techies is founded on non-traditional and creative perspectives, offering a fresh approach to the tech and startup scene. We welcome all tech centric perspectives - UX designers, developers, founders, digital marketers, product managers, graphic designers, students, career switchers, or whatever tech role you’re in! Come join—you can sit with us.
• Silicon Florist For more than 17 years, Rick Turoczy been writing Silicon Florist, a blog designed to capture and document the stories coming out of the Portland, Oregon, startup community. And sometimes, elsewhere — if those stories could have interest to the community.
• TiE Oregon is dedicated to empowering early-stage entrepreneurs with education, mentorship, and access to angel investment. We also offer first-time angel investors a supportive community of seasoned investors and educational workshops to enhance their knowledge. Focused on marginalized populations, we foster a pipeline of inventors, entrepreneurs, and investors creating a continuous ecosystem of support and give-back.
• Vanport Studio We are dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs with innovative resources and a supportive community to build and scale impactful businesses. We champion innovation, inclusivity, and integrity, ensuring each venture we support embodies excellence and impactful collaboration. Our commitment to these principles fosters lasting relationships and drives meaningful change in the communities we serve.

Interested in joining this collaboration? Just let us know! The more the merrier.

NOTE: Partaking in beer and/or blogging is neither expected nor required. We're just looking for an excuse to get the broader Portland startup and tech community together.

Back in the before times — when blogging was far more prevalent — the Portland startup community used to gather every Friday afternoon under the pretense of discussing blogging and often WordPress. When it was really just an excuse to see one another. And welcome both new transplants and visitors alike to Portland.

Every Friday, Beer and Blog was the best place to meet and chat with the Portland tech community — as a community — whether you happened to blog or not.

With WordCamp US 2024 — which is being held in Portland, this year — coming to a conclusion on Friday, September 20, 2024, it seemed like an opportune time to bask in a little nostalgia and gather for another Beer and Blog. Just for old time's sake.

So take off work a bit early and head down to Rogue in SE Portland (formerly known as The Green Dragon). You deserve it. Go spend some time getting acquainted with the Portland tech community you're one event away from getting to know and love. Or reconnect with folks whom you haven't seen in a long long time.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

Get ready for 2024! Please join PIE for a look into the year ahead, designed to help you get more engaged and connected with the Portland startup community.

• Ask questions about the Portland startup community
• Learn about online resources to connect with folks
• Save important dates for upcoming events
• Get insights on groups focused on helping you feel more you connected

Participate

• Submit and upvote questions ahead of time: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/portland-startups-2024
• Tune into the simulcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/UHYZO6ReDiA?si=35FIQ4DN0rkQdH2H

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

A meeting of folks interested in BSD operating systems and related technologies to get together, eat pizza, drink beer, and talk about what interesting things have been going on.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

After three years of virtual demo days, we're getting back to an in-person demo day! What's more, THIS WILL BE THE LAST PIE DEMO DAY, EVER.

Please join us for PIE Demo Day 2023 on August 10, 2023. Meet the startups from this year's PIE class, PIE alums, mentors, investors, and other members of the startup community during an event that diverges from the typical startup accelerator demo day format… plus a few more surprises.

Open to the public. All are welcome. You do not have to be an accredited investor to attend.

Participating startups include:

• Ballroom
• Binster
• BIPOC Adoptees
• Bonappaeat
• Energy Kaizen
• Finnegan the Dragon
• Fridie Outdoors
• HirelyAI
• Intersectional Group
• Joyous
• Paloma
• Photon Marine (special guest)
• Thriving Design (alum)
• Trace
• Void

Featuring products from Built Accelerator participants and alums like:

• Altitude
• Deadstock
• For Bitter, For Worse
• Gather Nuts
• Good Wolf
• Hibisbloom
• Kachka
• Pan's
• Sibeiho
• … and more!

Taking learnings from both previous in-person and online events, PIE Demo Day 2023 will forego the typical “staged presentation” format in favor of a more interactive trade show format, with recorded pitches from participating startups being made available prior to the show at https://youtube.com/@piepdx.

“We would rather have members of the community stop by demo day for a few minutes to meet specific founders — or to wander the trade show floor — than require them to sit through all of the presentations before getting access to the startups that interest them,” said Rick Turoczy, cofounder and general manager of PIE. “We tested a virtual trade show format during the pandemic that provided this a more interactive environment for attendees than previous demo days — and the feedback from both attendees and founders was extremely positive. This year, we’re excited to test that more interactive format in person for the benefit of the entire Portland startup community.”

Read more:

• Knowing when to quit https://medium.com/portland-incubator-experiment/knowing-when-to-quit-d9172aafa15e

Not interested in meeting with the current PIE startups…?
Please show up anyway. After three years of seclusion, PIE Demo Day is the perfect way to connect — or reconnect — with the Portland startup community.

We hope to see you there!

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

A meeting of folks interested in BSD operating systems and related technologies to get together, eat pizza, drink beer, and talk about what interesting things have been going on.

This is a special event for after the first day of the Fossy conference - https://2023.fossy.us

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.

PDX2600 is a monthly open forum for hackers in Portland Oregon. It happens on the first Friday of every month. There are no memberships, no leaders, and no real structure. Only the free exchange of ideas.