Informal Networking Event with the opportunity to hear speakers and engage with likeminded local contacts. This month we are exploring the ways in which tech can benefit from collaborative leadership and we’re looking to other local community organizations for inspiration. Join long-time PDXWIT volunteers Anusha Neelam and Zhou Fang as...
Event Description: Entrepreneurs learn the criteria and methods used by real investors to evaluate their venture as a potential investment. This is done by recreating a typical investor meeting where a few companies pitch and receive feedback from TiE Oregon Charter Members. These meetings follow the same basic agenda of...
Event Description: Please join the Small Business Development Center, Mount Hood Community College, and the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) for our 2022 Cyber Series on the 4th Tuesday of the month from February through September to learn the fundamentals of cybercrime and cybersecurity to better protect your business. REGISTER HERE EDUCATION | VIRTUAL...
Event Description: Level up your tech career! Join PDXWIT and host Matrix Networks for our monthly happy hour where we will learn some tips and tricks that’ll help you land your next job. After hearing from expert lightning speakers, we’ll have volunteers available for review resumes, mock interviews, and networking....
Event Description: 2022 Oregon TiE Women Finalists will compete for a chance to advance to the TiE Women’s Global Pitch Competition at the TiE Global Summit in December in Hyderabad, India. Here, women entrepreneurs from all around the world will be competing for cash prizes totally $100,000. TiE Women is an initiative that...
EVENT DESCRIPTION: This roundtable series is designed to give women business owners a place to share ideas, receive helpful insights from peers, and benefit from the experiences of SCORE volunteers and other SMEs. NETWORKING | EDUCATION | LOCAL IMPACT | VIRTUAL REGISTER HERE WHO SHOULD ATTEND: PDX Entrepreneurs, Women-led Businesses, Female...
EVENT DESCRIPTION: In this virtual happy hour in collaboration with hosts FirstTech and PixelSpoke, PDXWIT is celebrating Black voices. Lightning speakers Shakunda Murphy Wilson and Kym Hampton will share their personal and professional experiences as Black women, and leave you with words of wisdom and advice. NETWORKING | EDUCATION |...
AOBIO kicks off February 22nd with a four-week investment-readiness education series for life and bioscience startups at any stage of development. The program will feature local founders who have scaled successful companies in therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, or health innovation. You’ll learn: Key pathways to scaling a life- or bioscience...
EVENT DESCRIPTION: This session will foster a conversation about the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in your company was well as the expectations and requirements of funders that organizations take DEI seriously. Details about the Emerge Initiative grant program for early stage founders of color will be shared for those...
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Get it straight from the investors themselves: What’s the process and rhythm of equity fundraising? What do you need to prepare for due diligence? How do you approach the investor conversations? EDUCATION | FUNDING | PITCHING | VIRTUAL WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Life and Bioscience Entrepreneurs, Founders, Entrepreneurs, Aspiring Researchers,...
EVENT DESCRIPTION: This session will focus on what not to do, such as getting too detailed on the science. It will also cover what to absolutely include in your pitch such as tailoring it to your audience and other tips for the perfect pitch. EDUCATION | FUNDING | PITCHING |...
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Development and practice session for pitch development EDUCATION | FUNDING | PITCHING | VIRTUAL WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Life and Bioscience Entrepreneurs, Founders, Entrepreneurs, Aspiring Researchers, Investors, Venture Capitalists, Local Support Organizations, Funding Resource Providers, Local Biotech Entrepreneurs, Local Biotech Enthusiasts REGISTER HERE FOR MORE GREAT LOCAL EVENTS CHECK OUT...