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The Leech Tishman LaunchPad Business Pitch Competition was recently featured in the Pittsburgh Business Times. Read more here: https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2018/03/06/law-firm-hosts-first-pitch-competition.html
PITTSBURGH, PA – March 5, 2018 – Leech Tishman’s LaunchPad Legal Team is pleased to announce that it is hosting a Business Pitch Competition targeting entrepreneurial individuals and start-up companies. …
Leech Tishman’s LaunchPad Legal Team was recently featured in a StartNow Pittsburgh newsletter. Read more here: https://www.leechtishman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/StartNow-March-5-2018-5a9d83987b89c.pdf
By: Francesca M. Schiavone, Esq. Five emerging medical research groups in Pittsburgh have been granted a total of $200,000 in funding, in an effort to transition their ideas into the next …
In their Feb. 15, 2018 article, GeekWire profiled AlphaLab as a part of their “HQ2” month in Pittsburgh. The article detailed some of the past graduates of the AlphaLab program, …
The recent events at BetterWorks Systems, Inc. provide a snapshot of the devastating cost of sexual harassment allegations at a start-up, according to a report from Bloomberg. The CEO of BetterWorks …
Velocity Robotics won AlphaLab Gear’s Hardware Cup event on Tuesday, February 6, with their Bluetooth-enabled automated miter saw fence. The event, which Leech Tishman sponsored and which LaunchPad team members …
By: Francesca M. Schiavone, Esq. Cybersecurity industry leader, Proofpoint, announced on February 6, 2018, that it will acquire Pittsburgh-based firm, Wombat Security Technologies, Inc. (“Wombat”), for $225 million. Wombat, which was …
According to a study conducted by Singularity Hub, accelerators are one of the most critical ingredients for startup success. The study found that accelerators are vital to the startup ecosystem …
By: Francesca M. Schiavone, Esq. Pittsburgh’s progression over the past 10 years into a tech startup hub has been non-linear, but significant, as indicated by Pittsburgh Tech Council President and CEO, …
On Thursday, January 18, Amazon announced the top 20 city candidates for its second headquarters location. The list included Pittsburgh, PA. In its release, Amazon detailed its investment in the …
The Harvard Business Review examined the conventional compensation methods used by companies to motivate salespeople. While there are many methods, executives are often unsure of which models are the most …