Yearly Archives: 2008

Refresh Pittsburgh at AlphaLab tonight from 7:00-9:00!

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Mike| Leave a comment

Tonight AlphaLab will be hosting Refresh Pittsburgh from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Refresh Pittsburgh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of Internet developers in the Pittsburgh area.

Tonight’s speakers are Val Head from New Perspective (speaking on “Observations on Client Relationships and How We Deal with Them”) and Samantha Warren from Viget Labs (presenting “Typography is the Foundation of Good Web Design”).

If you are a web developer or interested in web design and technology, please consider joining us!  Refreshments and Wi-Fi will be provided!

Hope to see you there!

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PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 This Weekend!

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Mike| Leave a comment

PodCamp Pittsburgh,  the local premier “un-conference” on social media, is happening this weekend! and it all kicks off at AlphaLab tonight!

PodCamp Pittsburgh is a community UnConference for people who create, enjoy or are interested in learning more about blogs, vlogs, audio podcasts, web video, content networks and new media monetization.

The official Meet-n-Greet kicks off at AlphaLab tonight at 6 PM with food and refreshments and is an excellent opportunity to network with individuals that share an interest and passion for social media in Pittsburgh! You’ll see many of the attendees though the remainder of PodCamp’s sessions which start at 9:00 AM on Saturday. Check out the schedule to see all of the great sessions available on blogging, podcasting, social networks/tools, monetization, and community that occur through Sunday afternoon.

See you this weekend!

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Upcoming Event: DevHouse Pittsburgh 5 at AlphaLab (Oct 2 at 6:00 PM)

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Mike| Leave a comment

AlphaLab will be hosting DevHouse Pittsburgh 5 starting at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 2nd and lasting until midnight.

From the organizers of DevHouse Pittsburgh:

We’re about rapid development, ad-hoc collaboration, and cross pollination. Whether you’re a l33t hax0r, hardcore coder, or passionate designer, if you enjoy software and technology development, DevHouse Pittsburgh is for you.

DevHouse is not a marketing event. It’s a non-exclusive event intended for passionate and creative technical and design people that want to have some fun, learn new things, and meet new people.

Members of the AlphaLab team will be presenting a lightning talk about the AlphaLab program and the application process.

If you are a developer and are interesting in sharing, learning, and talking about technology in a open collaborative space… you should come down to the AlphaLab on Thursday!

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Upcoming Event: Open Coffee Club at AlphaLab (Oct 1st at 9 AM)

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Mike| Leave a comment

This Wednesday, we’re hosting the Open Coffee Club of Pittsburgh at the AlphaLab offices at 2325 E. Carson in the Southside.

What is Open Coffee?

The main goal of Open Coffee is to make investment more transparent to entrepreneurs, and to move away from the formalized “pitch” to an open conversation. Investors can give entrepreneurs really valuable feedback, and this environment is meant to foster that in a pressure-free way.

The AlphaLab team will also be available to answer questions about our program and the open application cycle.

If you’re a entrepreneur this is a great event to have informal conversation, speak with others about your business, and learn about AlphaLab!

Open Coffee starts at 9 AM.  You can read more here (http://www.mypunchbowl.com/partypage/3b3e47b197ef0270)

Hope to see you there!

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AlphaLab Application Cycle for Winter/Spring 2009 now open!

Posted on August 29, 2008 by AlphaLab| Leave a comment

Applications!

(Flickr Photo by Presta)

Have a great idea in the software or web space?  Have a working version already?  Think you’re doing something innovative around gaming?   Interested in spending 20-weeks in a great, collaborative space interacting with advisors and experts with $25k to boot?

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions from prospective applicants for our next cycle!  The application is submitted online, and can be saved so that you can resume it at a later time.  We also provide a readable version of the application to review beforehand, so you know what to expect.

We also love people with lots of great ideas… so if you have more than one please submit it!  However, note that you have to create a separate ID and submit a separate application.

Applications will be reviewed as they come in, so we encourage you to apply sooner rather than later.  The application period closes on October 15th, and we’ll be conducting interviews with selected companies in late October.

Good luck!

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Welcome to the AlphaLab Blog

Posted on August 11, 2008 by AlphaLab| Leave a comment

AlphaLab is an accelerator for software, web, and game-related startups located in Pittsburgh, PA.   We invest in companies that are developing innovative ideas and technologies and have the ability to make rapid, significant progress during our 20-week intensive program.  Our first group of companies moved into the AlphaLab space in June and have been busy talking to prospective users and customers, developing their products, and defining their initial market strategies.  They have also had the opportunity to interact with our advisors, meet other entrepreneurs, investors, and experts, and collaborate with each other.

With this blog, we plan to keep you up-to-date on what’s happening at AlphaLab and to share and discuss other blog posts, articles that are relevant to our companies and the areas they’re targeting.  The AlphaLab team will all be contributing to the blog and we hope to have some guest writers as well.  We invite you to comment and contribute to the discussion.

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