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How Kip Lewis of Austin, Texas Found Success After Failure

The Startup Magazine

Austin, Texas, USA downtown skyline. Since that time, Kip Lewis has repeated the process with more than 2,000 other RV and mobile home parks in and around Austin, Texas. Kip Lewis was one of the first business owners in the Austin metropolitan area to make this move. The One Business Failure That Kip Lewis Cannot Forget.

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The Largest Black Technology Conference: AfroTech Kicks Off Sunday in Austin

SiliconHills

The largest black technology conference, AfroTech Conference, kicks off Sunday at the Austin Convention Center. It marks a return to in-person events after two years of the AfroTech Conference held virtually due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The conference features fireside chats with technology leaders and music performances.

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Hypothesis-Driven Growth: How to Turn Data into Revenue

Duct Tape Marketing

We're playing the first game of the year, and Austin is our number nine hitter. And everything we knew about Austin was, you look at Austin's fast, and so he's on first base, there's no outs. I give the signal to steel, Austin takes off pitches, thrown catcher throws to second base, and I kid you not. (05:31):

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

We do deals in NYC, Paris, Seattle, Austin, San Francisco, London?—?but We have a team of 7 in San Francisco (a counter bet on our belief that the Bay Area is an amazing place.) 40% of our deals are done in Los Angeles but 100% of our deals leverage the LA networks we have built for 25 years.

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7 Tips For Expediting The Scaling Of Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Apple did it with a pop-up store in Austin to sell the new iPad to 20,000 technologists near the South-by-Southwest music festival. These can be utilized as force multipliers by creating “pop-up” stores or events at a moment’s notice in the middle of an opportunity to get interest, attention, and sales.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

Louis, South Bend, Austin, Houston, and so forth. You can usually find 2-3 investors per location but it’s not uncommon to see VCs in: Boston, NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. And that’s usually just 2 weeks worth of travel!

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7 Strategies For Accelerating Growth In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Apple did it with a pop-up store in Austin to sell the new iPad to 20,000 technologists near the South-by-Southwest music festival. These can be utilized as force multipliers by creating “pop-up” stores or events at a moment’s notice in the middle of an opportunity to get interest, attention, and sales.