Intentionally Curbing Pittsburgh’s Growth

I grew up in Pittsburgh and graduated from Pitt’s engineering school. Then, I left Yinzertown for over four decades, spending most of that time in the Boston area and in Northern California. In those locales, I witnessed steady growth, via nonstop real-estate...

How to Brand & Sell Your Tech-Flex Building

Popping up here and there around America and elsewhere in the world are what people have been calling tech-flex buildings. Originally, a tech-flex building (TFB) was to be a configurable, shared space for startup companies. But, it hasn’t turned out that way: it’s too...

Will Robotics Row Benefit Pittsburgh?

There’s a section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, overlying the Strip District and Lawrenceville, called Robotics Row. Many are hailing this patch as the new tech mecca of Pittsburgh. The impetus for this concentration of resources is Carnegie Mellon University....

Rebranding the Strip District

A brand is an intangible, emotional connection between vendor and customers — not a product, a company, a name, or a logo. Successful companies, by definition, are adept at branding — regardless of industry, size, age, era, customer type, or geography....
Why Innovation Requires a Strong Brand

Why Innovation Requires a Strong Brand

Many companies, especially large ones, have difficulty innovating. Is this a surprise? It shouldn’t be. In my experience, the left and right hands of most enterprises have never met. There isn’t even a universal definition of innovation, let alone what it...
 

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