This
week a piece in the Pittsburgh “Business Times” announced that Jason Yablinsky,
VP of Finance for local jobs recruitment platform company Jazz [formerly named
The Resumator] is leaving that firm to become CEO of a brand new startup,
SubCentral.io. Good for Mr. Yablinsky
but more importantly this speaks to the growing strength of Pittsburgh’s
startup scene.
SubCentral.io
has received an initial investment of half a million already and already has
five employees. Jazz itself is well on
its way to greater success by all accounts and is thus spinning off talent to
other ventures. Most importantly, the
fact that staff feels comfortable enough to jump from one startup to another
newer [re: riskier] one means that Pittsburgh is building an ecosystem of companies
that rely on similar skill sets. When
people make decisions about job locations, one consideration is always “If I
have to leave a position, will there be other job opportunities for me within
the same area?” Regions around Seattle ,
Boston and the Silicon Valley all provide a large enough pool of jobs that
people looking to build their careers are confident in accepting jobs in those
areas. Pittsburgh needs more of that and
seems well on its way.
A
small story with big, positive implications.
Congrats to all.
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