Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This the 21st installment of Startup Decision Making will conclude my writing until after the Holidays. I must take a moment to acknowledge the many kind greetings upon my return to Atlanta and the many well wishes as I departed Austin. All of them are performing at a very high level, and I take inspiration from them. Think about that.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

LexSet’s primary office is in the Brooklyn Navy Yard at the NewLab , an amazing startup ecosystem that provides lots of opportunities for pilots and collaborations. What has the startup experience taught you about life? The Atlanta Braves What do you do when you are low on energy? Which living person do you most admire and why?

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

You’ve decided to undertake a startup, now how exactly are you going to go about that? Allow me to emphasize that native talent and temperament have a lot to do with how you determine your goal, whether it’s golf or creating a startup. They learn how to talk with potential customers and de-risk their plans from the start.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A systems-wide approach to operationalize diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the startup ecosystem is required and must be built from the ground by communities of color with the support and investment of all. Each year, major corporations, tech companies, startups, ecosystem builders, influencers and foundations sponsor HBCU@SXSW.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 23, 2018

Let’s be real… I was raised in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia and I had a privileged upbringing. Right after that trip, I decided I was going to leave Atlanta and explore a new city. Then the next day, she’d be taking a new direction, and the conversation would lack productivity. I was 24 at the time.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

That prediction obviously turned out pretty wrong, but it did drum up a whole lot of chatter about the right ingredients for building a startup community—about New York vs Boston on the East Coast and whether cities like Austin and Seattle would ever break through. This is where you’ll find the most experienced, most ambitious, top employees.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 1, 2017

His role is to foster startups among students and faculty and the city’s ecosystem at large. At the time of this writing I have just attended a Georgia Tech Foundation board meeting in Atlanta and am always there surrounded by achievers who exhibit similar energy. They know how to “lean in” to a topic and exert influence on it.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2019

SimpleShowing , a B2C real estate startup headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is a great example of using Facebook to increase website traffic. Set up conversion events. Facebook allows you up to 100 customer conversions per ad account. These benefits all start with driving high-quality traffic to your website from Facebook.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 14, 2017

Most top startup lawyers have clients in many different cities, and lawyers specializing in emerging tech/startup work usually only exist in denser tech ecosystems. Background Reading: Bad Advisors: The Problem with Localism Navigating Referrals in a Connected Startup Ecosystem How to avoid “Captive” company counsel Gatekeepers v.

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David Teten

JANUARY 13, 2015

I think the same goes for startup entrepreneurialism. Don recommends: Don’t just do startups “for us”. When the night is over and you’ve made new friends, go home and watch Housewives of Atlanta – it’s your secret. Avoid being labeled as startup from a “special group” program. Shed the inferiority complex.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We've had lots of conversations on is social media community and I think social media enables community. And she ended up running an hour and a half long conversation around taxes and tax strategies and how entrepreneurs can think about this and left our little two day event with seven new clients. Wouldn't you say?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

photo courtesy of Atlanta Braves. Does the conversation flow naturally? Tags: Start-up Advice startup technology vc venture capital. This is part of my ongoing series “ Pitching a VC.&#. The “Triple Play&# of VC Presentations. Now here is the part that I don’t believe can be taught.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Planning, Startups, Stories. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. Posted by: Atlanta Search Engine Optimization | April 16, 2008 at 07:38 AM. SF Chronicle: Ultralight startups: little capital, just computer. Should You Hire People With Graduate Degrees for Your Startup?

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I was in Atlanta yesterday for Techstars Atlanta Demo Day. I’ll be here again today for Venture Atlanta and then I’m on to Kansas City for Techstars Kansas City Demo Day. I like Atlanta. The conversation was intense and wonderful. I’m being a lot more deliberate about my travel these days.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Capital Factory is launching our 2019 TEXAS@USA East Coast Roadshow as part of our Texas Startup Manifesto. Submit your Startup application here. We’re bringing a select group of Texas startups to the East Coast for curated, 1-on-1 investor meetings in Atlanta, Boston and New York. Are you a startup?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

The decentralization conversation in blockchain is more of a libertarian ideology than information architecture — most of the people talking about decentralization are libertarian quacks rallying up thoughts of not being beholden to tyranny and has nothing to do with actually implementing decentralized networks.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

"I really like that resilience word," Robert Rhinehart told me in our conversation about his new organization, The Corona Initiative. That company was founded on filling a need Robert saw while living in San Francisco and working on a radio startup. "I Here is my conversation with Robert Rhinehart. Robert Rhinehart : Hi.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 30, 2014

And the Atlanta Community Food Bank was an INCREDIBLE host! We kicked off with an intimate startup talk with Sanjay Parekh and Ed Trimble where they went back and forth telling stories about their early startup days. For more of the conversation around the event, follow the hashtag #adviceforgood. Atlanta Doing Good'

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 5, 2012

I know that posting something like this is likely to alienate people who read this blog and are looking for thoughts on new technology, or startups and entrepreneurship, or agency life, but its important enough and its something that I’m wrestling with and I needed to express it here. So for those that do, thanks for hanging with me.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 7, 2014

The first was with Raymond King , CEO of Zoo Atlanta; the second was with Devon Wijesinghe , CEO of Insightpool; the third with Mark Feinberg , CEO of Uruut; and the fourth with Simms Jenkins , BrightWave Marketing. . The startup stereotype of working in the office until 10 pm or later doesn’t seem right for my family.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Instead the winners are Dallas, Atlanta and Waco. The startup-focused news site Austin Inno believes this is just a matter of time. was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Hey Austin, You’re Not on the List.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 4, 2020

ISG Partners , the premier sales recruiting firm for the tech industry, is expanding into the Austin startup scene and opening a second location office in the bustling heart of downtown. When you think of an HQ2 or Tech Startup, you think of Austin.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2021

You might think I’m referring to the time spent with a founder before deciding to make an investment in their startup, and certainly, there are moments where an in-person conversation can be the difference between Deal or No Deal. This is what I really have missed.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That’s the polite way of rewording a question Keith Coleman, Founder of Fraudmarc (Techstars Atlanta 2017), posed to Brad Feld and me in an email a little while back. It made for a great conversation and I invite you to listen to the full episode. The conversation around Give First is always ongoing.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

” In conversion optimization , we talk about the importance of knowing our customers a lot. Sure, it’s simple enough to target women ages 24–35 earning over $100,000 a year in Atlanta, but what if you want to target fear-motivated, familiarity-seeking buyers? 3 core categories of segmentation. Anything is better than nothing.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Many of you have probably read by now that I am returning from Austin to my roots in Atlanta. This will not be a personal essay about that move, which is motivated by family and opportunity, but it does give me reason to address the decision process about where to locate your startup. Where does cost enter the equation?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

Firmly believing that we don’t belong, or that we don’t deserve to speak up during a conversation. After attending Clark Atlanta University (a historically black college and university, or HBCU) for her BS/MS in Chemistry, Dr. Ford felt the drastic change in demographics and suddenly felt inept in academia.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

If you’re growing a startup or a business, you’re likely thinking about: Elevating your business: Creating new strategies, structures, and systems to free up time through automation, delegation, and integration. Many startups and brands (unless they found funding or they are already profitable) are strapped for cash. Social media.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Because by an order of magnitude Silicon Valley has the most startups, VCs, large exits, etc., A lot of it is very good, but a lot is also totally inappropriate for a founder in, say, Austin, Boulder, or Atlanta (or markets like them); where the dynamics between entrepreneurs and investors are fundamentally different.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2018

We’ve collaborated with Notley Ventures as investors in startups and as organizers of the Startup Games and are excited to build on that relationship with this joint venture. cross investing in funds and startups, hosting events together, and mentoring. Since then we’ve had a collaborative relationship?—?cross

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Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2018

The first home I bought was with my dad in Atlanta. My goals for this year are to sell my house in Atlanta to my dad and to buy three properties with my two new business partners. We found a home in the Atlanta auction (where my dad lives) for $50K, and we partnered on it 50/50. I’m not sure if it’s society or the culture there!

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

(For more, you can take this 3-minute video tour: [link] ) Dallas 30,000 Feet Rather than talking about UT Dallas, I wanted to share some initial observations about the Dallas startup scene, for the ATX’rs back home. Nonetheless, I hope some find it helpful, to get a running start with getting integrated into the DFW scene.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 31, 2019

” Because honestly, as a human being, with some level of empathy, he had just earned the right to have the conversation. But typically, when we’re in these conversations, sales conversations, especially for entrepreneurs, we feel nervous. Then I moved directly into my conversation, which usually sounds like this.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 27, 2016

When I was growing up running Spunlogic , Charles was one of the most well known startup leaders in the country. If you are interested in startups at all, you need to see the place. The energy there is palpable already and I believe it’s going to be a great addition to the city of Atlanta.

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Hippoland

MARCH 2, 2018

B) We made no CAN investments! :( C) Though we did no investments in TO/Waterloo, Atlanta, Boston, and really anywhere in the midwest in 2017, we have done a TON of investments in these locations in the past and will likely look heavily there in 2018. And love Lean Startup 101. I think this is pretty unusual for most VCs.

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Hippoland

MARCH 2, 2018

B) We made no CAN investments! :( C) Though we did no investments in TO/Waterloo, Atlanta, Boston, and really anywhere in the midwest in 2017, we have done a TON of investments in these locations in the past and will likely look heavily there in 2018. And love Lean Startup 101. I think this is pretty unusual for most VCs.

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