Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Congratulations on your recent move to Austin! December in Austin; yep, you came to the right place. So in case no one else has said it, let me officially welcome you to Austin. Don’t California my Texas,” “Don’t Dallas My Austin,” “Thanks for coming to SXSW. I have yet to meet a person who loves moving.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

If you watch the video you’ll see that Jason & I debated whether Austin Ventures or Redpoint had funded HowAway / VRBO … turns out we were both right! has demonstrated both high user engagement and better than average conversion rates of 1%-3.5% (versus 0.05% for traditional display advertising) for February 2010.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Grade A Entrepreneurs , September 5, 2010 Why Krispy Kreme failed in Australia - Start Up Blog , November 3, 2010 Mellow Johnny’s: Retail Stores as Community Hubs - IDDICTIVE.COM , July 14, 2010 Is crowdfunding an option for my business?

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 7, 2020

[link] The Austin State of Entrepreneurship Hear some of Austin’s most successful entrepreneurs share their wins and challenges, plus, you’ll meet some of our accelerator programs and their companies. Thomaz - co-Founder, CEO - Diligent Robotics, Inc. LinkedIn Brett A.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. Austin is different from Dallas which is different from Houston and San Antonio. We are red, we are blue, we are LBGTQ.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In addition to serving as CTO for Strap Technologies, Ben has also served the community at large as a Board Member for both Breakthrough Austin and Capital IDEA Austin and currently serves on the Board of Advisors for both Nepris Inc. and for Baylor University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

Photodex is a little company you've never heard of I worked for in Austin in the 90's. Leave a comment and join the conversation. Google's search algorithm was just better, therefore they won the eyeballs, therefore they were able to monetize. Sure Bing and Yahoo are good now , but the advantage lasted long enough.

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Austin Startup

JULY 27, 2021

Strap Technologies, the groundbreaking company headquartered in Austin, Texas with a mission to become the world’s first substitute for the white cane, has announced that Natalia Ferriz will join the rapidly expanding team as Marketing Director. With a $50 USD deposit now, the remainder is due prior to shipping later this year.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2021

In fact, our team at Austin-based ZenBusiness , a one-stop-shop to form, run and grow a business, recently announced that more than 100,000 micro businesses have been formed using the platform since the onset of the pandemic?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

The biggest week of the year for tech and startups in Austin, Texas as South by Southwest (SXSW) descends upon the city from March 19–15. SXSW Edu Intro to the Austin Startup Scene at Capital Factory. There are a zillion things to do, both official and unofficial?—?so so here are some of my picks that might stand out from the crowd.

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Austin Startup

JULY 18, 2020

Austin, Texas is the “Live Music Capital of the World,” one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the US, and a hub of entrepreneurship and innovation. One distinctive feature of Austin is that its residents love wellness, fitness, and health. SKU is a highly-regarded accelerator and mentorship program for CPG brands.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

The stories he told me during our conversation, somber as they are, show the truth of that belief. You can listen to our conversation on Apple podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever you like to download. Here's my conversation with Carl Liebert. He shared his reflections on why these approaches work.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

We’ve recently partnered with one of our favorite Austin-based startups, Favor Delivery , to make sure that Texans have opportunities and pathways to thrive in a technology-fueled economy. Share Dream Corp TECH with your employer as an opportunity to invest in surrounding underserved communities!

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Austin Startup

APRIL 2, 2021

eve is Coming to Austin How an event insurtech startup not only survived, but thrived during COVID Building a startup is risky at the best of times. And we don’t have to tell you why but our next stop is Austin. However, now that vaccines are rolling out around the world… Austin, here we come!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Consider just how much exposure the Austin community gets every year due to SXSW. I know from all of my private conversation that they aren’t seeing this as a “get rich quick scheme&# – they’re giving back to the community. It’s great to see an initiative like Seattle 2.0 It’s awesome.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 15, 2013

.” I vividly recall the moment when I connected on this level with Austin Gunter — our social media keymaster (are you the gatekeeper?), I was about to give a night-time talk about making websites fast at a local Austin PHP users group; did anyone at the office want to come? So welcome to San Francisco, Austin.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

The Forrest Four-Cast: August 20, 2017 More than any other mayor in the history of Austin, Steve Adler has courted and created strong ties with the city’s tech and startup community. These ties have been re-affirmed by his ongoing efforts to bring dozens of big city US mayors to Austin for SXSW.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 14, 2020

a story for another time; I could already tell Austin was going to be a ride. This slowdown paired with not having an apartment in Austin gave me the opportunity to couch surf/Airbnb hop from practically a mansion to an upscale studio right next to the capitol (again, both long separate stories) so life wasn’t terrible.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 23, 2020

The goal of this post is to encourage Austin to implement a system that makes it practical to test everyone each day when they arrive at work or school. The impact on some sectors has been especially severe: Austin hotel rooms booked?—?down down 97%: Austin Business Journal Restaurant revenue is down 73%?—?despite

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Austin apprenticeship program will officially begin in October with students participating across multiple cities. “So So many young people in Austin?—?and Road to Hire’s Austin apprenticeship is part of the organization’s first expansion outside of North Carolina. which is a quickly growing tech hub. and nationwide?—?have

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In a candid conversation during Austin Startup Week, two of the city’s most influential tech entrepreneurs—Joshua Baer, co-founder of Capital Factory, and Brett Hurt, founder and CEO of data.world—shared their unique perspectives on Austin’s transformation from a sleepy college town to a major tech hub.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Q1 2020 marks Reset ’s two year anniversary, from when we had our first conversation about how we could help distributed teams find affordable space to meet and work. Since our pivot, we’ve served an additional 15 companies, half of which are outside of Austin. Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there?—?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 17, 2024

In our conversation, Doug Davidoff defined the concept of hypothesis-driven growth and explained how businesses can leverage this approach to turn data into revenue. We're playing the first game of the year, and Austin is our number nine hitter. 05:31): The second baseman is waiting for Austin to get there to tag him out.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Over 300 old and new faces flew to Austin to spend two days full of networking and talks on growth and experimentation. Even though the Austin weather had some surprises in store for us, the tremendous effort to organize CXL Live pulled off the event through a (literal) storm and frenzy. Real conversations with good people.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 8, 2012

Pin It Listen to this episode if you want to hear a really tough conversation about refining a cool idea into a profit-making business. This is a long episode (1:20), but it’s a conversation that will resonate with a lot of early-stage startup founders. I’ve had about four conversations. Jared: I have. Jason: Great.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 5, 2020

Capital Factory House at SXSW canceled Out of an abundance of caution for our team, our members, our partners, our guests, and the City of Austin, Capital Factory House at SXSW is canceled due to circumstances outside our control surrounding Coronavirus. Safety is our top priority. This is obviously an evolving situation.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 17, 2020

Share your presentation afterwards to prompt feedback, and keep the conversation going. Originally posted at [link] Top tips for hosting an effective remote presentation was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

The lesson for remote leaders: Take the lead in encouraging a quick call when email/slack conversations are dragging on without progress or if things get heated. But remember that these types of conversations should be done live, not over email/slack. What is the secret to remote work? Just ask your Sales team.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

These managers have a tendency to steamroll conversations. in applying for a job with the checkout team at Expedia, it would be better to prioritize experience in e-commerce and checkout conversion than to focus on your love of traveling). Great PMs are prone to “patience and the ability to not jump to conclusions.” family of brands.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Winners in 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Award Ceremony at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Hilton Austin. SXSW Startups: BehaviorMe was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. SXSW Pitch Finalist: Looxid Labs was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. What’s your top goal for Looxid Labs in 2020?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 30, 2019

Product copy and product descriptions seem like such minor parts of a website in the grand scheme of conversion optimization , so many brands brush it off. Suffice to say it’s important for more than just conversion optimization, and is a pretty low-hanging fruit on your ecommerce site. Imagine it’s a conversation with a friend.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. SXSW Pitch Finalist: Sapient was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. In advance of SXSW Pitch, Parks answered some questions about his startup experience.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Filled with conversations worth having and people whom you’d like to meet? Austin has some great examples: [link]. Particularly in a time of social distancing, when people can’t meet one another in person. But…how do you find the right online communities that are worth your while?

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2021

Million Investment Round into STRAP Technologies was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. For more information: Kristen O’Brien, kristenobriencreative.com +1 512 660 8850 Platform Capital Leads a $1.3

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Austin Startup

MARCH 14, 2020

Saturday Startup Spotlight: eCarra was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Are you interested in disrupting the transportation industry? Learn more about our VIP Accelerator program and how to apply.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The funding will be used to further invest in hiring remote workers, with an emphasis on the greater Austin and San Francisco areas due to Honor’s existing office footprints, and to expand Honor’s groundbreaking operations and technology capabilities across the Home Instead network, which has three offices in the greater Austin area.

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