Austin Startup

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Austin-based startup Fetii has a solution. billion rideshare industry is only a decade old,” notes Fetii CEO Matthew Iommi, “and as with all industries, we’ll begin to see verticals arise that provide specialized rideshare solutions. With only sedans and SUVs available, groups are forced to split up and take multiple vehicles.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2021

Find your vertical and stick to it (for a few years at least). was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. For example, Airbnb offers all kinds of accommodation, and StockX offers authentic goods. London) and category (e.g.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

grow into international markets, other industry verticals, and other product lines). we would not be limited by geography, industry verticals, or expanding into new product lines (data is a truly huge industry with no TAM, or total available market, limitations). Austin Ventures hated the name. and hopefully?—?grow

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Several conversations over the last month have turned to the topic of helping entrepreneurs. Those folks may be hired in vertical specialties, and the larger and more successful incubators have enough deal flow to keep their agendas filled. Dreamit is to me a shining example of this vertical approach. Your choice.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

By lead type and vertical? These are “catch-all” people who will influence the ballooning headcount of your startup with every conversation and every gesture. 4) With new salespeople, sales managers, and customer segments, comes the risk of increased customer churn. Have you looked at customer retention by cohort? By lead source?

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, announced the 10 startups selected for the 2020 class of Techstars Austin. This will be followed by an Investor Week starting March 9, where Techstars Austin will curate meetings with investors from all over the United States.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 21, 2020

We visited many cities but spent the most time in New York, Miami, Austin, New Orleans, Santa Fe, Palm Springs, San Diego, and soon, LA. That’s why the health vertical has a virtually permanent spot near the top of the percentage of new startups. As a life-long New Yorker, I’ve learned that I am so very east coast-centric.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. It’s very frustrating to be led through a long conversation with no substance to be told no. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

I have been responsible for organizing and wrangling mentor groups for the Longhorn Startup Program for UT Austin undergraduates when I as an instructor there. The better universities, like GA Tech and UT Austin, are leading the charge in making entrepreneurship part of the curriculum at the undergraduate level.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Looking for Funds in All the Right Places: The Definitive Guide to Austin Capital By David Altounian and Stephen Straus OVERVIEW For entrepreneurs: We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of capital in Austin to help focus your fundraising efforts. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Austin AI Startups It has been about an year since I wrote about the AI startups in Austin and its potential to lead. AI in Austin is dynamic, has momentum and growing. Enterprise Platform or Vertical Business Focused. Most of the startups can be classified into two general categories. There are challenges on both sides.

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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. We have developed a product that first meets the needs of public safety agencies and organizations, but we have seen a ton of interest from corporations across multiple verticals?—?hospitality,

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Winners in 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Award Ceremony at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Hilton Austin. Once you have the content down, then can you relax and be conversational, with good jokes. The key to a well-received pitch is to make it feel conversational and insert natural humor.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. My primary mission was to learn from the impressive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Austin and draw lessons for developing the entrepreneurship education program for Beetroot Academy. The talent, however, cuts the mustard.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

one that got us into a new vertical or geography or product line. My fellow partners at Austin Ventures may say this is the first thing they look for. I qualify “sell” with “easily” because we needed to give some leeway to the sales team in case it was a “strategic account”?—?one There is usually a way. Please share a comment!

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Austin Startup

JUNE 22, 2020

The product is a complex AI service in an industry vertical that is large and growing fast. Didn’t make sense to him that the industry vertical had revenue anywhere near their forecast. They had a call with an investor who basically questioned their revenue numbers because it seemed to him that they were just too high.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Austin Startup Week , established in 2011, is five days full of inspiring events that celebrate Austin startups, the organizations that support them, and the spectacular people who make it all happen. Throughout the week you’ll find panels, keynotes, specialized meetups, happy hours, workshops and our famous Austin Startup Crawl.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 29, 2019

The Guild’s home page Austin is known for a number of things?—?temperate but it’s not a place ordinarily discussed among with the likes of Venice and Berlin … unless Airbnb happens to be the topic of conversation. which is headquartered in Austin, and had 97 keys under management at the end of 2018?—?is

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. A curious conversation over a great meal and drink. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. What’s your actual super power?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

The San Diego-based startup has developed vertically integrated system that produces a plant-based protein ingredient that can replace egg whites, whey and casein in food and beverage applications. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the 50 Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the 50 Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Now the cans are sleeker, the typography is more modern (while paying homage to Coca Cola’s past), and each can’s design includes a bold and colorful vertical stripe. 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 13, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

With one elegant, modular, and intelligent system, Austin-based Renzoe Box solves makeup waste and clutter, and simplifies a daily beauty routine. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. Tell us your favorite thing about being based in Austin. I love Austin! In no other city in the U.S.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Ioffe founded TILE , the world’s largest conversation series, which now has more than 400 chapters and is in 49 countries. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. “Our team is thrilled that something that was considered absolutely crazy a year ago is now being seen more and more as a meaningful learning tool.”

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Ioffe founded TILE , the world’s largest conversation series, which now has more than 400 chapters and is in 49 countries. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. “Our team is thrilled that something that was considered absolutely crazy a year ago is now being seen more and more as a meaningful learning tool.”

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. Tell us your favorite thing about being based in Austin. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. The entrepreneurial vibe.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

One of the first Women@Austin meetings at Capital Factory. Women continue to monumentally change the face of tech and leadership, not only in Austin, but all across the US. This afternoon long Summit will bring together the most influential, and inspiring women across verticals. Register ASAP to secure your spot. Register here!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. SXSW attendees are also invited to Meet the Finalists from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, March 16.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Austin McCombs article captured my philosophy well, and also offers some insight into Bazaarvoice culture. The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #14: Selling to the “Cool Kids” 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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