Everyone refers to my home city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the “Steel City.” This nickname paints an image of glowing steel mills busily cranking out America’s infrastructure. It’s true that Pittsburgh deserves much credit for helping build our skylines and railroads during the industrial boom, but behind our contemporary nickname is a hidden, dirty little secret: We don’t produce much steel anymore.
The steel mills are gone. Our national image is more a reflection of history and the popularity of our beloved football team than anything else.
But Pittsburgh has completed its wonderful transformation from a smoky, industrial city into not only one of America’s most livable cities, but also one of the best cities for new entrepreneurs to blossom. With the help and mentoring of other entrepreneurs, business veterans and, most importantly, the AlphaLab startup accelerator program, my company–The Resumator–was able to blossom as well.
