The obvious solution is to get more CMU grads to learn to ski. Then the weather becomes a positive. Problem solved.
Oh, shoot. SF is only about 4 hours from Tahoe. Damn. Pittsburgh's ski resorts (har har) are like bad zits owned by a prick named Robert Nutting in comparison. Now my idea will backfire and everyone will rush west even faster. This city planning stuff is harder than it looks.
All kidding aside, even with the weather, Pittsburgh has a lot of advantages going for it. CMU might be the major research institution in the region, but the other schools will benefit the startup scene as well. Not just in terms of direct research, but in feeding other students towards CMU for grad work, having a more educated local populace in general amongst the younger demographics, etc. Time will tell how those factors play out.
Oh, shoot. SF is only about 4 hours from Tahoe. Damn. Pittsburgh's ski resorts (har har) are like bad zits owned by a prick named Robert Nutting in comparison. Now my idea will backfire and everyone will rush west even faster. This city planning stuff is harder than it looks.
All kidding aside, even with the weather, Pittsburgh has a lot of advantages going for it. CMU might be the major research institution in the region, but the other schools will benefit the startup scene as well. Not just in terms of direct research, but in feeding other students towards CMU for grad work, having a more educated local populace in general amongst the younger demographics, etc. Time will tell how those factors play out.