Pittsburgh

Twitter for Fun, Pittsburgh Fear Factor

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ December 13, 2011 / Leave a comment

A few months ago, right after the original announcement that Batman would be filming in Pittsburgh, something really funny happened; people decided to use Twitter to imagine what Batman would be like if he was a Yinzer. I wrote a blog post about it then. It’s a fun use of...
MicroMedia in the Burgh

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ November 5, 2011 / Leave a comment

I wrote last week about the changing world of Mass Media. Well, some of the future is here in Pittsburgh and I thought I’d bring it to my readers attention: The Baristas is a “For the Internet” TV program produced right here in the Burgh. It’s humorous and well put...
Talent to the Startups

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ November 1, 2011 / Leave a comment

Let’s talk about REAL startups for a minute. I don’t mean Twitter and Facebook who have hundreds of applications for each opening they have and millions in the bank for bonuses to lure any candidate out there. Hiring for a REAL startup can be difficult. Convincing good candidates to take...
Zuck Says Tech Entrepreneurship Not Just For the Valley

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ October 31, 2011 / Leave a comment

If I were starting now I would do things very differently. I didn’t know anything. In Silicon Valley, you get this feeling that you have to be out here. But it’s not the only place to be. If I were starting now, I would have stayed in Boston. ...
Pittsburgh’s Rich Uncle

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ October 29, 2011 / Leave a comment

In the last few months: Dietrich gives $265M to Carnegie Mellon Dietrich gives $125M to Pitt Dietrich gives $12.5M to Duquesne Dietrich gives $5M to Chatham University Dietrich gives $18.1M to Pittsburgh Foundation Dietrich gives $5M to the local Boy Scouts Dietrich gives $5M to Pittsburgh Symphony That’s over $430M...
Loving the Burgh This Weekend

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ October 15, 2011 / Leave a comment

Nine times out of 10 what gets written on this blog is whatever I have on my mind in the morning its being written (the 10th time I’m actually a good, productive blogger and have done my homework on a particular subject). Today that thought is how much I love...
I Pledge Allegiance to the Steelers

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ August 25, 2011 / Leave a comment

The following image is a screen capture of the Post-Gazette’s website a couple hours after the earthquake: Is anyone else picturing a scene with a young woman, hair askew feeling the earthquake and running outside to check on her children, “Oh my God, an earthquake… Is my daughter ok? Is...
Moving and Shaking in the Pittsburgh Startup Community

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ August 17, 2011 / Leave a comment

I’ve had a few technology tidbits that I can’t quite make full posts out of but I’ve been meaning to share here. So,his morning you’re going to get them in one beautiful little omelet, enjoy: I posted about Sean Ammirati’s Innovation Happens project a few days back. Its a great...
Innovation Happens – One of Pittsburgh’s Lemonade Stands

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ August 5, 2011 / Leave a comment

Innovation Pittsburgh has come across my radar a few times this week for a meeting they held at Alphalab this week. And since I just posted yesterday on the kind of stuff the Pittsburgh Tech Scene needs (and doesn’t) I figured it was worth bringing up here. Innovation Happens hosts...
NYC and Startups Again – What the Burgh Can Learn

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ August 4, 2011 / Leave a comment

Pittsburgh’s (and Pennsylvania’s) leadership have taken a keen interest in getting the entrepreneurial part of the local tech sector rolling. They deserve a lot of credit for some of the new companies that have sprung up around the city. We’re not alone in this though, many other cities have become...