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Vote Local, Austin: 18 SXSW panels featuring Austinites that deserve your PanelPicker vote

Austin Startup

Support the ATX Startup Community by voting for this selection of panels featuring Austinites. Once submitted, the community is allowed to chime in and vote on what topics capture their interest. Once submitted, the community is allowed to chime in and vote on what topics capture their interest. We reached out to the M.io

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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

Quick Background I was born in Nigeria, but mostly grew up in Dallas, TX. They say, “desperation breeds innovation”, and that led to me asking the hiring manager if they could bring me on for an internship or an apprenticeship. To my surprise, he said yes. Sidenote: I’ve been shooting my shot in life ever since that moment.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

When I returned to Nigeria from Germany looking to create a dedicated (online) hotel booking agency for Nigerians, I wanted my company to communicate in the simplest terms possible what our value proposition was. We are committed to delivering affordable and convenient bookings to our customers anywhere in Nigeria.

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Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData – The Bcast

Up and Running

We had a conversation. How do you have that conversation? How do you hire? It depends on where you live, but every community has a Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce organizations typically do networking events. I’m on there as a mentor, and I’m mentoring a guy in Nigeria, who’s starting a business.