Rick is engaged in supporting a number of projects around the Portland, Oregon, startup community, as well as working with other accelerators, incubators, and founders around the world. He is currently the co-founder of PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment), which is an ongoing experiment designed to help established organizations more effectively collaborate with startups. Rick is also the founder of Built Oregon and Silicon Florist, as well as a mentor and investor at Backstage Capital and Calm Company Fund.