Every application cycle we come across a few entrepreneurs that considered applying to our program, but decided their company was either too early for AlphaLab or “beyond AlphaLab”. Often after speaking with them, these same entrepreneurs realize they are a good fit for our program and that AlphaLab could add significant value for a company at their stage.
In hopes of addressing concerns like these directly, I wanted to share some of my thoughts on the topic.
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(Don Charlton, seated center)
Don Charlton, the creator of The Resumator, has written about some of his most important takeaways from participating in the AlphaLab program during the Winter/Spring 2009 cycle. We love having Don as a member of the AlphaLab family and The Resumator continues to grow, attracting customers including some high-profile Web companies such as Dropbox, Posterous, 37 Signals, and Evernote.
It’s that time of year! We are excited to announce that AlphaLab is now accepting applications for its Winter/Spring 2010 cycle!
AlphaLab is a catalyst for launching the next generation of software, web, mobile, and entertainment technology companies. Created by Innovation Works, one of the nation’s most active seed-stage investors, AlphaLab provides funding, free office space, expert business advisors and services during its biannual program in Pittsburgh. AlphaLab helps companies rapidly develop their technology, gain user feedback from early product releases, develop go-to-market strategies, and move towards a successful commercial launch.
For more information and to access the application, visit: www.alphalab.org. The application deadline is October 20th and the program begins on January 5th. You can also learn more about Pittsburgh’s entrepreneurial scene and AlphaLab’s role within it in the following blog entry from Center Networks: http://www.centernetworks.com/why-i-love-pittsburgh-startups.
If you would like to learn more about the program, you can attend the next Open Coffee Club meeting at AlphaLab (2325 East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side) on October 1st starting at 9 am. AlphaLab team members will be at the Open Coffee Club meeting to answer any questions you may have about the program and to help you determine whether your business idea is a good fit for the program. You can also meet others who are interested in the program and a few of the current AlphaLab teams.
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When I told my friends in the Bay Area that we were moving from Palo Alto to Pittsburgh, many of them asked me about the tech scene in Pittsburgh. I tried to describe to them what I knew then about the city and the potential it had to become a tech region. Seven years later, that potential has become more evident and I am even more excited about the future of Pittsburgh, especially in technology. Sean Ammirati, CEO of mSpoke (an Innovation Works portfolio company) and an AlphaLab advisor, does a great job of describing why we love Pittsburgh in a post today on Center Networks. And he was able to make the case without even once referring to the Steelers, Penguins, or the fact that Pittsburgh is a great sports town.
Vivo – a current AlphaLab company - was featured in today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Vivo is a web-based video broadcasting service that provides users with a private, customizable environment for sharing events. The article about Vivo is the featured story on the Post-Gazette website and is on the front page of the business section in the print edition. You can access the article by clicking on the following link: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09197/984226-96.stm. Congrats, Vivo!
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ShowClix, great supporter of AlphaLab and Innovation Works portfolio company, has an important role in the activities going on in conjunction with Super Bowl XLIII. They were recently covered by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for landing several high profile Super Bowl parties going on in the week leading up to the big game.
Heading down to Tampa? Diddy and Deion Sanders headline the extravaganza as part of the Good Life Experience. Want to meet Playboy Playmates and models, or are professional athletes both current (Ray Lewis and Reggie Bush) and former (Earl Christy and Joe Namath) more your speed? ShowClix offers a great way to get into these hot events with tickets issued electronically in a no-muss no-fuss fashion.
(ShowClix is a Pittsburgh-based event search engine and online ticketing company created to connect artists, venues and event promoters with the millions of people around the world that are seeking local events. The website combines an open, event database with an online ticketing platform, giving event promoters, artists and venues an easy, affordable way to promote their events and sell tickets to users who search for, track and share events on the site.)