A couple weeks back, I gave a presentation at McKinsey, the consulting firm where I used to work. It was great to see and talk to some old friends whom I hadn’t seen in such a long time, and to meet the new faces – the highly talented core of consultants that McKinsey is so [...]
Someone recently told me that he didn’t think our region celebrates enough of the achievements of the growing community of tech companies in Pittsburgh. He guessed that it was because many of the companies are still small, and therefore don’t make it onto the radar of the established media in Pittsburgh. [As a side note, if you're [...]
Just to prove that this blog is actually written by two separate people with their individual points of view, here’s a follow-up post to Alan’s Edible Robots post.
Alan’s hypothesis is that Pittsburgh’s technology sector is more heavily weighted toward research than commercialization, and that Pittsburgh’s startup community often seems to consist of researchers who think that a scientific breakthrough in itself is [...]
OK – don’t say I didn’t warn you about getting your dander up…
Pittsburgh is fortunate to have a couple resident journalists from Big Media who cover the local scene, and often get us “above the fold” – witness today’s front page article (below the fold) in the Wall Street Journal entitled, Pittsburgh Puts Robots to [...]
In a recent Pittsblog post, Mike Madison challenged the Pittsburgh tech community to identify local companies that have the potential to reach 100 employees and achieve at least $10 million in revenue.
Of course, predicting future growth with any certainty is impossible, so we may be better served to look for leading indicators – such [...]