Startups and investment

Helping Pittsburgh startups and businesses deliver on diversity and inclusion in their HR strategy.

Most pitch decks include a “Use of Funds” slide. Typically, the slide describes exactly how the company will spend the money. “We’ll hire…

Our first full 2-module cycle will begin in 2018, with applications opening in December 2017.

Human resources is a set of strategic tools among many others that founders need to adopt early in the company’s formation for ongoing…

The panelists revealed how they find deal flow. Most replied that “networking” is important! Pittsburgh’s early stage community is very…

Angel investing is a large part of fundraising activity in the US and Pittsburgh. In 2015, the Angel Capital Association (ACA) counts that…

AlphaLab Executive Director, Jim Jen recently typed up some thoughts on product-market fit to share with the founders in the current…

In 2016, Forbes told us the force was with female founders. Riding on that tailwind, we predict 2017’s force will be stronger than ever.

Last week, Innovation Works officially launched the Scalable Innovation program to help regional manufacturers partner successfully with…

That’s why Innovation Works developed a pilot program three years ago to teach a diverse group of high school students the skills to design…

“I wish I had this when I was a teenager.”

I posted recently on the dangers of getting too hung up on pre-money valuation and promised to write a post on the different types of…

Many of you already know Catherine Tsavalas from her many leadership roles in the Pittsburgh startup community. She has been a driving…

It’s no revelation that many Founders get overly focused on valuation while fundraising. Fred Wilson’s post on Valuation as a Scorecard…

In his recent blog,”Fundraising Round Expectations: A Graphical Explanation”, Natty Zola of TechStars does an excellent job of presenting…