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 [...]
For investors who are brave enough to challenge the conventional wisdom that all of the good ideas are in Silicon Valley, the current supply/demand imbalance of early stage capital may present a window of opportunity in Pittsburgh.
Having likely raised much more equity from angel investors than anyone else in the Pittsburgh region, Mel Pirchesky, President of Eagle Ventures, is a long-time Pittsburgh entrepreneur. He’s raised over $60 million of equity for more than 30 deals from individuals located mostly in the Pittsburgh region. He completed a $9 million financing [...]
Don Charlton, Founder of the Resumator, gives advice to entrepreneurs who are considering launching with the help of a tech accelerator like AlphaLab.