<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-cb-fis-wrap" class="gmail-cb-entry-header gmail-hentry gmail-cb-fis gmail-cb-style-standard" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:20px"><span class="gmail-cb-title-fi" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h1 class="entry-title gmail-cb-entry-title gmail-cb-single-title" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Roboto Condensed",sans-serif;font-size:28px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px">Link:</h1><div><font color="#666666" face="Roboto, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/latest-news/got-a-great-tech-idea-startup-boost-is-offering-information-sessions-amas-this-month-details-here/">https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/latest-news/got-a-great-tech-idea-startup-boost-is-offering-information-sessions-amas-this-month-details-here/</a></font><br></div><div><font color="#666666" face="Roboto, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="Roboto, sans-serif">Also see Facebook page:</font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="Roboto, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StartupBoostPittsburgh/">https://www.facebook.com/StartupBoostPittsburgh/</a><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666" face="Roboto, sans-serif"><br></font></div><h1 class="entry-title gmail-cb-entry-title gmail-cb-single-title" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Roboto Condensed",sans-serif;font-size:28px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px"><br></h1><h1 class="entry-title gmail-cb-entry-title gmail-cb-single-title" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Roboto Condensed",sans-serif;font-size:28px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px">Got a great tech idea? Startup Boost is offering information sessions this month. Details here.</h1><div class="gmail-cb-byline gmail-cb-font-header" style="color:rgb(103,103,103);font-family:"Roboto Condensed",sans-serif;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;letter-spacing:1px"><div class="gmail-cb-author gmail-cb-byline-element gmail-vcard gmail-author" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;margin:0px 10px 5px 0px;color:rgb(0,172,223)"><span class="gmail-fa gmail-fa-user" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:inherit;margin-right:3px"></span> <a href="https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/author/mrayworth/" class="gmail-fn" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">Melissa Rayworth</a></div> <div class="gmail-cb-date gmail-cb-byline-element" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;margin:0px 10px 5px 0px;color:rgb(0,172,223)"><span class="gmail-fa gmail-fa-clock-o" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:inherit;margin-right:3px"></span> February 12, 2019</div> <div class="gmail-cb-category gmail-cb-byline-element" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;margin:0px 10px 5px 0px;color:rgb(0,172,223)"><span class="gmail-fa gmail-fa-folder-o" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:1;font-family:FontAwesome;font-size:inherit;margin-right:3px"></span> <a href="https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/category/neighborhoods/east-liberty/" title="View all posts in East Liberty" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">East Liberty</a>, <a href="https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/category/neighborhoods/homewood/" title="View all posts in Homewood" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">Homewood</a>, <a href="https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/category/latest-news/" title="View all posts in Latest News" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">Latest News</a>, <a href="https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/category/neighborhoods/north-side/" title="View all posts in North Side" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">North Side</a>, <a href="https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/category/neighborhoods/oakland/" title="View all posts in Oakland" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">Oakland</a></div></div></span></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1em;line-height:1.5;font-size:14px">Got a brilliant idea and want to learn more about turning it into a viable tech company?</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1em;line-height:1.5;font-size:14px">This week, the Pittsburgh office of <a href="http://startupboost.org/Pittsburgh" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">Startup Boost</a>, a “pre-accelerator” for tech startups, is kicking off a citywide series of free information sessions and AMA (ask me anything) conversations with the program’s directors.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1em;line-height:1.5;font-size:14px">The goal? To inform potential tech founders and mentors, especially those from underrepresented groups, about the ways Startup Boost may be able to help them launch and grow their businesses.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1em;line-height:1.5;font-size:14px">The first two are happening tomorrow evening, Wed. Feb. 13, at Ascender in East Liberty (details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/759883184368968" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">here</a>) and at Everyday Cafe in Homewood (details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/259608858323097" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">here</a>).</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1em;line-height:1.5;font-size:14px">The second group of sessions will happen a week later on Wed., Feb 20, at Alloy 26 in Nova Place (details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/571456753359889" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">here</a>), Work Hard Pittsburgh in Allentown (details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2807245486166347" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">here</a>) and at the Innovation Institute in Oakland (details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/249300755990463" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,172,223);text-decoration-line:none;min-height:60px">here</a>).</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 1em;line-height:1.5;font-size:14px">More sessions and venues are due to be announced.</p></div></div></div>