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  1. 37 Signal and the Move to Chicago

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / April 7, 2011 / 2 Comments
    UPDATE:  I’m going to leave this post up because I think it’s funny, but it was pointed out to me that the 37 Signals post was made on 4/1 and that I may have been made a fool of on the first day of April. As a small business /...
  2. All The President’s Yinzers

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / April 5, 2011 / 1 Comment
    I thought I’d pass on the following notice I became aware of via an email to Pittsburgh bloggers. SBA and the White House are asking entrepreneurs for their ideas on which federal regulations and processes should be changed to foster entrepreneurship and we’ll be in your area in the coming...
  3. Wawadoo Wants To Make Sure You Know What to Do

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / March 18, 2011 / Leave a comment
    This post was originally created for Startup Pittsburgh, for posts like this one from me and other authors, check it out. Last week Tim, the CEO of Wawadoo made time to have a drink with me.  I had met his co-founder, Chris at open coffee club last week and was...
  4. Bubble Free Burgh?

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / March 16, 2011 / 1 Comment
    I traded a couple tweets with Mike Capsambelis (@mikecaps) several weeks ago and it got me thinking about the bubble in tech investing.  The Pittsburgh startup scene is one of the fastest growing tech startup scenes around, for the full year of 2010 the VC dollars in our system were...
  5. It’s Social Media, Startups and Pittsburgh in a top 10 List

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / March 2, 2011 / 1 Comment
    I blog about Startups and Social Media in Pittsburgh, so when I found out this morning that a social media startup made a top 10 list that included Pittsburgh, I was done looking for todays blog post!  I mean, WHAT does Pittsburgh like looking at more than top 10 lists? ...
  6. When We Say Silicon Valley is Different

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / February 16, 2011 / Leave a comment
    I have spoken before about Pittsburgh and other regions should not try to compare themselves to Silicon Valley.  Well, as part of my morning reading, I found the picture above from PWC’s MoneyTree and it really screams my argument.  The numbers are for Q4 and show that the entire mid-west...
  7. Well, is it a bubble?

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / February 11, 2011 / 2 Comments
    The video above is a great discussion about the current venture technology scene conducted by two of the more respected insiders; Chris Dixon and Fred Wilson.  For the most part Fred, rehashes some of the things he’s said on his blog.  Mainly that the current early-stage investing climate includes valuations...
  8. New College Graduates in an Entrepreneurial Community

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / February 10, 2011 / 1 Comment
    I have twice referred to Brad Feld and the work he’s done (and lessons he’s recorded) on building entrepreneurial communities.  Well, a couple of weeks ago he made another relevant post.  This one was about how to incorporate college graduates in to your community.  In my opinion the most relevant...
  9. Some News Around Accelerators

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / February 9, 2011 / 1 Comment
    One of the more interesting phenomenon in the startup world right now is accelerators.  The concept, funding extremely early startups and assisting them as they grow, is not a new one at all but the recent growth of them is crazy.  I’m having a hard time deciding whether I think...
  10. Reactions to Living Social’s Amazon Deal

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / January 20, 2011 / Leave a comment
    If anyone has a chance to compete against GroupOn effectively, it’s Living Social.  The company is built on the exact same concept, one huge deal per day per city.  Yesterday Living Social offered a $20 gift certificate to Amazon for $10.  As of this writing, they’ve sold 1.3 Million of...
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