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Makes me proud to be a Pittsburgher. Any others here at hn?

I am from Pittsburgh.

This has needed to be said for a long time. I believe Pittsburgh will grow in tech prominence in the time ahead. If nothing else, it is an easy city to maintain "ramen profitability".

My start-up and I will soon return to Pittsburgh, fleeing NC's recent affiliate tax legislation.

What's the scoop on entrepreneurship/tech meet-ups? the refreshPittsburgh blog seems abandoned.

There's lots of great things. First of all, we have an Open Coffee Club, there's lots of great people there. DevHouse suffered some leadership changes, but they're going strong again. My own HackPittsburgh is doing pretty well, we've got about 30ish members. refreshPittsburgh just announced on their Twitter that they're doing something towards the end of August. I didn't see it on their blog yet. Entreprenurial Thursdays is happening, too...

Refresh Pittsburgh, Dorkbot Pittsburgh, Devhouse Pgh, PodcampPgh, Etc...

Long time lurker ...finally signed up just to say "me too" :-)

Not originally from Pittburgh but spent 5 years at CMU. Love the city and really hope the tech industry there takes off (more than it already has).

I'm from Pittsburgh. Moved back 4 years ago after living in Boston for 6. Moved because I believe that Pittsburgh is a great place to raise a family. My wife is a stay at home mom and we couldn't pull this off in Boston. If you look hard enough, you'll see quite a few startups. I'm working at one now, Conviva.com

Not a native but I attended CMU and I love the town.

Same here. I had great times at CMU, and after living in many different cities around the world (currently Berlin) I think Pittsburgh is a dormant giant for startup work.

Saw you at the first HN meetup, but missed the subsequent ones. I work at CMU.

Well, close--I live in Steubenville, OH, about 40 minutes away. But I do get into meetups, etc., in Pittsburgh.

It is a great little city. (Though Boston will always be my spiritual hometown...)

Yep. Working at a startup company in the city right now, in fact.

Not a native Pittsburgher, but surely proud to call myself a happy Pittsburgh transplant!

Any more HN meetups planned?

I'd certainly be interested in attending one. I missed the last few.

Not there anymore, but got my undergrad in CS at CMU.

I'm currently in an AlphaLab company.

Yup, not a member of a startup - at least not at the moment - but a proud resident. :)

Yup. South Hills area.

Former Pittsburgher & Proud

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