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What does alphalab offer over any of the other seed programs/incubators to justify being locked into Pittsburgh for 5 years? I split my time between pittsburgh
by thomaspaine 16y ago
What does alphalab offer over any of the other seed programs/incubators to justify being locked into Pittsburgh for 5 years? I split my time between pittsburgh and the bay area, and while it's a nice town it definitely feels like you're giving up a lot by staying there for 5 years, at least if you're a web startup. The only web development interest group or meetup I could find since moving there was some php group, whereas in the bay I can go to at least one a week.
- nickpinkston 16y agoIt should probably be said that you're not "locked" into Pittsburgh for 5 years. Plenty of the companies that have taken this investment (AlphaLab & the parent org IW) have relocated in other areas of the country: ModCloth, Clearspring, etc. However, of the AlphaLab companies nearly all have stayed in Pittsburgh. One was acquired and had to move to Texas. There's actually quite a few tech groups (as +30) in Pittsburgh. I did this Google embed because people kept asking: http://PghTechEvents.com http://PghTechEvents.com There's also HackPittsburgh.com for the Maker crowd.
- JeremyHerrman 16y agoPittsburgh is a great town with a thriving tech and startup community. As you can see from http://pghtechevents.com http://pghtechevents.com there are plenty of meetups (many of them web development oriented). The only annoying thing is that most of them meet on a thursday so you usually have to choose one. Having CMU, Pitt and Duquesne (and the others) definitely helps with keeping a ton of interesting and smart people around the burgh.