SiliconHills

JULY 20, 2020

By LAURA LOREK, Publisher of Silicon Hills News and Host of the Ideas to Invoices Podcast In three seasons of the Ideas to Invoices podcast, Silicon Hills News has interviewed more than 70 highly successful Austin and San Antonio entrepreneurs and many of them recommended books that have helped them with their entrepreneurial journeys.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 7, 2017

This Tuesday we’ve chartered a Von Lane bus and are coming to San Antonio with 24 investors, mentors and entrepreneurs to announce $100,000 just for San Antonio! We’ll start off with an Epic Office Hours session of speed dating between Austin investors and San Antonio entrepreneurs in the afternoon.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 19, 2018

Geekdom, the tech co-working space at the heart of San Antonio’s technology district, announced recently that it has teamed up with Alamo Angels to launch a pre-accelerator program designed to nurture new startups. The applications for the program opened […]. The applications for the program opened […].

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 7, 2017

On Tuesday, December 12, a bus full of investors, mentors and entrepreneurs from Austin will be heading down IH-35 to Geekdom in San Antonio for a full day of mentor office hours, investor pitches, presentations and panel discussions. 100,000 San Antonio Investment Challenge in partnership with Geekdom Who’s coming?

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

San Antonio has always had angel investors but it hasn’t had a formal network for a while, but a year ago that changed with the formation of the San Antonio Angel Network. “A The post Chris Burney with the San Antonio Angel Network Discusses Angel Investing on Ideas to Invoices appeared first on SiliconHills.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The second annual San Antonio Startup Week is taking place this week at various venues downtown. Events run Monday through Friday at the annual event which features sessions geared to entrepreneurs and early-stage companies. This year, Geekdom, USAA and Trinity University are sponsoring San Antonio Startup Week.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 24, 2014

Peter Diamandis wanted to showcase space and ocean innovation to a select group of entrepreneurs. Part of the event involved a Zero G flight in which the passengers […] The post San Antonio MX Challenge Seeks to Solve Problems and Realize Dreams appeared first on SiliconHills.

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SiliconHills

JULY 24, 2014

By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News One of the big problems in growing San Antonio’s technology startup industry has been lack of access to capital for entrepreneurs.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 23, 2013

This is the not-so-humble sales pitch of Codeup – a for-profit code education startup founded by San Antonio entrepreneur and angel investor Michael Girdley. San Antonio Codeup coding Geekdom MakerSquare Michael Girdley Open Cloud Academy technology TrueAbility'

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 10, 2014

Bootstrapping is the new normal for many high tech startups in the Austin and San Antonio area. But a startup gets to a point where the entrepreneur needs some cash to advance their idea, buy goods […] The post SAPitch.com Connects Investors with Startups in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

He has taught an undergraduate course on entrepreneurship called Longhorn Startup for the past two years along with Joshua Baer and Entrepreneur in Residence Ben Dyer. Metcalfe was also inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame […] The post Startup Grind San Antonio Features Bob Metcalfe appeared first on SiliconHills.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Cafe Commerce, the nonprofit focused on helping entrepreneurs in San Antonio and Dreamit Ventures of Austin have just won U.S. Cafe Commerce was one of 50 winners and the only one in San Antonio. Austin San Antonio Cafe Commerce DreamIt Ventures SBA' Small Business Administration grants.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 13, 2013

One of the latest chapters is Startup Grind San Antonio. The post Startup Grind San Antonio Launches Featuring Interview with Jason Seats appeared first on SiliconHills. The values of Startup Grind are important ones to foster an entrepreneurial environment. “We [.]

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 22, 2016

San Antonio had a roller coaster year in tech in 2016 with the sale of one of its largest technology companies, Rackspace, to Apollo Global for $4.3 It also increased the funding available to entrepreneurs through the founding of the San Antonio Angel Network.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

It’s the heroin-hit that hooks the entrepreneur. (The And now, with Silver Lake’s investment and support, we can accelerate our growth investing even more into our strategic roadmap, and placing some new bets on ideas we’ve had but haven’t been able to find the space to explore. The next sale isn’t quite as sweet.).

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SiliconHills

JUNE 13, 2016

The San Antonio City Council on Thursday will consider adopting a new economic incentive program that would provide $800,000 of taxpayer funds to support tech startup companies. And it’s not available to just any tech startup.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

The Dallas Entrepreneur Center (The DEC) is welcoming us to Dallas at the West End and soon the other locations such as Addison and Denton. By leveraging the strengths of different entrepreneurial ecosystems, we can make Texas the best state for startups and entrepreneurs in the US.” So EXCITING!

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 11, 2015

By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Entrepreneurs in the life sciences industry in San Antonio for years complained about the lack of venture capital.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 21, 2014

Tim Jenison will be the featured speaker at Startup Grind San Antonio at noon on March 25th at Geekdom in downtown San Antonio. He is an inventor, entrepreneur and now artist and filmmaker, in San Antonio. San Antonio NewTek Penn Jillette Teller Tim Jenison Tim''s Vermeer'

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

So we decided to create our own JASP tag to define that new generation of engineers and entrepreneurs aiming to transform the world. I then wanted to play off of the strong Hispanic presence in San Antonio, a feeling of familiarity & friendliness, low-cost, and variety, so “Tacos” came to mind. 4- From a nickname.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Fell in Love. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. My advice for people making the switch from full-time worker to entrepreneur is to know your strengths.

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SiliconHills

JULY 22, 2012

When the sun set Friday night in San Antonio, a group of dedicated entrepreneurs and entrepreneur wannabes gathered to create new companies during a 54 hour period as part of San Antonio Startup Weekend. By Sunday morning, about a dozen people had dropped out.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

To make the process even easier for you, here are seven San Antonio panels that may be of interest. Earlier, Silicon Hills News did a post on these 13 panels offered up by Austin entrepreneurs.

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SiliconHills

JULY 2, 2013

Even if an entrepreneur has a great idea and business plan, jumping into a full time startup just isn’t viable without some financial cushion to get the company off the ground. This is why Geekdom of San Antonio offers the $25,000 Geekdom Fund, which [.] By ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News Startups aren’t easy.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2017

The Capital Factory, insert and The Dallas Entrepreneur Center (aka The DEC) announced a key partnership that will bring the Capital Factory accelerator to Dallas. The Capital Factory is a leading accelerator and coworking space based in Austin which has been building amazing entrepreneurs and startups since 2012.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 5, 2015

Austin claimed the top spot in the Kauffman Index for Startup Activity nationwide and San Antonio took the 10th spot. Kauffman measures the rate of new entrepreneurs, opportunity share of new entrepreneurs and startup density. 1 and San Antonio No. 1 and San Antonio No.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 19, 2013

The company is inviting startups from Austin and San Antonio to apply to participate in the program. Mentor Days are part of the IBM Global Entrepreneur program. The post Austin and San Antonio Startups Invited to Apply for IBM’s Austin Mentor Day appeared first on SiliconHills.

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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. For decades, Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio have been on all of the “Top 10 Places for…” lists. It all starts with people?—?talent.

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SiliconHills

JULY 6, 2017

Michael Girdley, an entrepreneur, and investor, is one of the people actively working to establish San Antonio as a technology hub. Girdley, who earned a computer science degree with honors from Lafayette College, worked as a programmer in Silicon Valley.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 29, 2020

You will make valuable connections with the country’s top tech entrepreneurs, innovators and investors. The journey will showcase startups from Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and surrounding cities? —?closing Investors from around the country who have their eye on Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Any founding business requires at least two key figures: One who knows the business, the Entrepreneur; and the Architect who puts ideas into motion. Keep in mind, you can be anyone — the Entrepreneur, the Architect, or some guy with a bright idea (We’ll come back to this one later), but building a strong team tops the list. in English.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2015

In fact, the city is first in domestic migration since 2010, beating out neighboring cities like San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston. What follows are some other reasons why Austin is the place to be for young entrepreneurs. Today’s startup culture has made Austin (along with neighboring San Antonio) known as “Silicon Hills.”.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

NewTek is one of the hidden gems of a technology company in San Antonio. Jenison later relocated the company to San Antonio. NewTek continued to make innovative products like Lightwave […] The post Visionary Entrepreneur Tim Jenison Searches for the Truth in Tim’s Vermeer appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

It’s hard to describe in words the palpable energy when a room is this packed full of incredible female entrepreneurs at the Women in Tech Summit at Capital Factory. On October 4th, five technology startup finalists will pitch to a panel of advisors and judges made up of successful investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 5, 2013

This weekend, […] The post UTSA Holds Biannual Entrepreneur Boot Camp appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio Dirk Elmendorf Entrepreneurial Bootcamp Pat Condon technology Texas University of Texas at San Antonio UTSA'

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

In 2017, we released the Texas Startup Manifesto , outlining a vision of a united Texas startup ecosytsem where startup entrepreneurs treat the four major metropolitan areas as one big city when they are recruiting talent, fundraising, and acquiring customers. One time we invaded Fort Worth with more than 100 entrepreneurs on THREE buses?—?one

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 18, 2020

from the scrappy ranchers of the early days, to the oil wildcatters, culminating in today’s high-tech entrepreneurs. It’s no wonder that Texas is one of the most active states for entrepreneurs and startups. We know Capital Factory will continue to be the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. We went public in 2012.”

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