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Since when?! And why lol? (As a Londoner)

I wish I was kidding. He met me in 2016. Later that week, he said that was moving. I know I had nothing to do with the move, but still...

This was a strong positive signal: once pg learned you were also from pgh, he realized his life’s work was complete; that the steel city was on its way to becoming a startup hub

if only we could get those pesky universities to stop opening entrepreneurship centers

Hilarious. I was on a panel where I asked two questions: Q: Who is working on a startup? A: *everyone raises hands* Q: Who's in college? A: *everyone puts their hands down*

Pittsburgh unis in particular say they want startups, but aren’t super conducive to actually doing it, hence why Paris and I both ended up leaving. Ex: When we had just started the company we were told applying to YC and Techstars was a waste of time because we were too early

Who told you it was too early? YC is happy to fund people with no more than idea. (cc @stephaniersimon)

There's a group of predators in the Pittsburgh ecosystem that don't want startups to leave the region. I'm doing my best to combat that group.