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Drinking 2000 Gallo of Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Reserve – #wine http://cellartracker.com/w?12091 #
I just ousted Ben M. as the mayor of St Joseph Roman Catholic Church on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aOwkEu #
RT @pghventures: Guest Post from @ErikPYoung Bring Back [...]
Today’s guest post is from my good friend Erik Young out of Indianapolis, IN. Erik is the other half of last year’s book competition and I really like his take on honoring one of the leading founders of our country, George Washington. About two years ago I read a very extensive biography on Washington and [...]
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LOVE TEA http://homerun.com/deal/usa-esp-emporium-1?_s=5059a13d #
RT @pghventures: Resolutions | Pittsburgh Ventures http://bit.ly/hPZwOu #
New PghVentures Post Resolutions – I have been blogging every weekday since the start of this year as part of my goa… http://ht.ly/1bkgWE #
LoKast and @NearVerse back [...]
I have been blogging every weekday since the start of this year as part of my goal to write more in 2011. This marks my 31st post, but I am going to take a break over the next four days to do battle with Disney World and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We have [...]
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ShowClix nabs partnership with Groupon | Pittsburgh Business Times – http://bit.ly/efqMOh #
Dale Dougherty: We are makers | Video on TED.com – http://bit.ly/hlH9tx #
GReader Share Startup America: On Monday , the White House announced Startup America. The CTO [...]
Almost by definition startups need to be, and usually are, disruptive. I met a company the other day that was innovative in so many ways. Their product was new and fresh and it was a real disrupter in the staid and stuffy robotics industry. Rather than come at the industry from the heavy, expensive, and [...]
I posted the other day about holding an “open office hours” session at AlphaLab, and that happened yesterday and was a great success. I met with three local Pittsburgh entrepreneurs, two of whom I had met but not spent any significant time with, and one whom I had never met before. The interaction was great, [...]
I was first introduced to the writing and thinking of Dale Carnegie at 16 years old, when I saw a funny poster of a depression-era kid, ball cap canted to the side, who had a large black eye and was reading precociously a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People. This book is [...]
In my job on the front lines of venture capital, I get to see about 3-4 business plans and pitches per day. This is the lifeblood of our firm and our industry. I always tell entrepreneurs that without them, I don’t have a job – if they don’t do the hard work of starting the [...]
I am a big believer in building the entrepreneurial ecosystem here in Pittsburgh, and of building my people network.
I have to make a trip out to AlphaLab later this week, and I decided to do something fun in conjunction with that trip. I am going to hold some “Open Office Hours” at AlphaLab for anyone [...]