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by Kurt Schlosser on March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 at 1:26 pmComment

Duolingo, the language-learning startup headquartered in Pittsburgh, has operated a small outpost near Seattle in Bellevue, Wash., since last summer and now plans to grow its team there in 2019.… Read More

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PITTSBURGH — What an incredible experience. A rotating cast of GeekWire reporters and editors spent the month of February 2018 covering the technology community in Pittsburgh, reporting on this city’s… Read More

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PITTSBURGH — At times, it’s hard to keep up with Luis von Ahn. The Duolingo CEO and co-founder speaks quickly, ideas flowing out of a mind that helped the Guatemalan… Read More

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PITTSBURGH — This city’s tech clout has grown immensely in recent years, yet it is often said that Pittsburgh still suffers from a lack of venture capital to fuel startups.… Read More

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