Mike Capsambelis - Awesome Pittsburgh - Pitchwerks #151

We all need more Awesome in our lives.

If you’re not familiar with the Awesome Foundation or Awesome Pittsburgh, then you have to check out this week’s show.  If you go to an Awesome Pittsburgh pitch party, you’ll leave with a smile on your face, after seeing a bunch of locals proposing off-the-wall civic improvement ideas in search of a $1,000 grant.  This week’s guest is Scot’s friend Mike Capsambelis, a founder and trustee of Awesome Pittsburgh who gets to vote on these pitches, and a very smart guy who oversees projects at Google. Mike explains what kinds of pitches they get, how they judge them, and what he thinks you should do if you want your project to be selected.