Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. On the other hand, if you are into solar technologies, there is probably an advantage to being in Phoenix or a similar location. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles. A chief technology officer (CTO) is a C-suite executive who is focused on scientific and technological issues including web applications, mobile applications, electronic and digital media development.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 14, 2018

Austin is far behind other communities in permitting small cells, technology that will bring 5G?—?the In fact, a recent Texas Senate hearing revealed that among the major metropolitan areas in the state, Houston had approved 548 small cell permit applications, Dallas had approved 288, and Austin had approved only two.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. On the other hand, if you are into solar technologies, there is probably an advantage to being in Phoenix or a similar location. Energy is still the domain of Houston and Dubai.

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View from Seed

JUNE 23, 2022

For example, Marques Brownlee is one of the most prolific technology reviewers. He gets first access to review the latest iPhones, etc. I grew up in Houston, TX and come from humble beginnings; my mom was a single parent and refugee from Cambodia. legal, bank accounts, government filings, etc) behind setting up a startup.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2020

Don’t just write ‘lawyer in Texas,’ instead go for ‘criminal lawyer in Houston, Texas. You will get more business when clients feel like they can trust you to handle their case diligently. When these visitors get to your site, they will start by looking through reviews and testimonials.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2017

A few years ago, I presented at an Invesco conference on Emerging GPs, and one of the highlights was a presentation by Laurie Weir summarizing CALPERS’ selection criteria under their Private Equity Emerging Manager Program Review. Katherine Barr: 5 00 Startups’ Premoney. Kirk Coburn: Raising a VC fund in Houston.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

End of Year Update After officially announcing Breyer Capital Austin earlier this year after two years of active planning and due diligence, I received a humbling number of gracious emails and messages from Austin-based leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and investors. Breyer Capital Austin?—?End Breyer Capital Austin?—?End

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 16, 2012

He founded the Last Mile startup accelerator program at San Quentin State Prison in California. We had about 50 invited guests at demo day, including about 11 VCs, and they were astounded not just by the level of the presentations but the fact that they incorporated technologies that the inmates had never experienced for themselves.”.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Hear more stories like theirs, and discover the extensiveness of Austin’s startup community by watching the entire State of Entrepreneurship at the top or the clips below. Thomaz - co-Founder, CEO - Diligent Robotics, Inc. LinkedIn Brett A. Hurt - CEO and Co-founder - data.world | LinkedIn Dana M.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Louis, South Bend, Austin, Houston, and so forth. And when VCs look to fund startups they know that if they miss a deal that deal is highly unlikely to come back if they raise funds from another firm so you have a rather binary decision. It goes without saying that the shortening in time also was due to performance.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2022

They don’t just offer Houston property management services – they provide guarantees. Speaking of reminders, make sure you’re communicating clearly and often with your tenants ahead of rent due dates. To make things easy, keep a template on your phone’s notepad and set a reminder for three days before rent is due.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

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Austin Startup

JULY 18, 2018

2017 Capital Factory Accelerator Diversity (out of 61 companies) We know that there is a systemic discrimination problem in the tech industry caused by hundreds of years of institutional racism. Diversity in tech and in business leads to greater chances of success. We organize Blacks in Tech and Women in Tech summits.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2017

The Capital Factory is a leading accelerator and coworking space based in Austin which has been building amazing entrepreneurs and startups since 2012. The city also adopted “Silicon Hills” as a nickname in the 1990s due to a rapid influx of technology and development companies.In

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Austin Startup

JUNE 5, 2018

Economic Diplomacy and Tech Startups: the “What” and “How” of an Honorary Consul of France in Austin, Texas I do not have diplomatic immunity, but special license plates are available to me for purchase. As a lawyer I had been discovering France’s tech ecosystem and deal flow to see how technology commercialization works in France?—?with

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

startup ecosystem for many decades. Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Best startup city rankings have reflected this truth for a long time. Austin, TX. Boulder, CO.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 16, 2012

He founded the Last Mile startup accelerator program at San Quentin State Prison in California. We had about 50 invited guests at demo day, including about 11 VCs, and they were astounded not just by the level of the presentations but the fact that they incorporated technologies that the inmates had never experienced for themselves.”

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Not unless you’re Elon Musk and Governor Abbott has a smile as wide as the Texas Panhandle or you’re Joe Rogan and every tech bro in Austin is so pumped to point to your move (and Tim Ferriss’ move) here as some kind of stamp of approval that they never needed Silicon Valley. Truth be told, if I didn’t welcome you, it’s possible no one would.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 9, 2010

This is Part 3 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.? Of hundreds of startup pitches at Capital Factory , almost none had unearthed 10 people willing to say, "If you build this product, I'll give you $X.". Aren't you sick of every startup blogger on Earth badgering you about this? But you're still not listening.

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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. Capital Factory will be making a $100,000 investment on stage in a blockchain startup. Bose will be demonstrating the new technology to app and device developers in a fun, informative setting.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 16, 2012

He founded the Last Mile startup accelerator program at San Quentin State Prison in California. We had about 50 invited guests at demo day, including about 11 VCs, and they were astounded not just by the level of the presentations but the fact that they incorporated technologies that the inmates had never experienced for themselves.”.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2012

This post was co-written by Eric Ries and Sarah Milstein , co-hosts of The Lean Startup Conference this fall. Last week , we announced the date and venue for The Lean Startup Conference: Dec 3 - 4, 2012 at the InterContintenal in SF. Now we’re starting to reach out to speakers. So we hope you'll consider applying anyway.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! Salon DE Third Coast: Can Austin Be The Next Big Tech City? Time: 12:30PM?—?1:30PM 1:30PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2021

All event data is put onto a blockchain (in this case using the Blockchain-as-a-Service solution from our partners Topl of Houston, Texas) for full transparency?—?not Some of those sources are different blockchains. not as a hash, but the actual data. Topl has an ESG focus. But for an asset-based supply chain solution, a predictable?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

“Teaming up with The DEC is the first step for us in building a super connected startup megatropolis between the major Texas cities,” said Joshua Baer , Executive Director of Capital Factory. “By By leveraging the strengths of different entrepreneurial ecosystems, we can make Texas the best state for startups and entrepreneurs in the US.”

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Thanks to all of the news I received, I was able to avoid driving to Houston on what would have easily been the worst weekend to visit my second favorite Texas city. A rumor broke out during Harvey stating that immigration papers were needed in order to get assistance at Houston-area shelters. The maps on SNAP was useful today.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We expanded to Houston, San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles within months, and we were generally doing all the things and seeing all the things that a startup needed to do and see in order to feel good about VC funding prospects. Those were teachers, accountants, consultants, entrepreneurs, and community leaders.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2011

But, then so do the Bay Area, New York City, the Boston 128 corridor, and for that matter Houston and Dallas. The broader tech media can’t seem to get enough of them, especially enterprise platforms, for the mobile app market, with articles in the New York Times , Mashable , TechCrunch and others.

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Up and Running

MAY 4, 2015

In this article, I’ll review: What to include in a one minute, five minute, ten minute, and 20 minute pitch. You could include a brief product demo that shows off your technology, or more details about your smart and efficient business model that you might not otherwise have had time for. Every startup has a story.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response this Masterclass received, we launched a new workshop series, Sunset Social Series, and we’re teaching one social media workshop per month at our office in Venice, CA. 2 – Technical Projects. This summer was a fantastic and wildly successful one for our startup.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Want to start a startup? Its equivalent toasking how to make a startup succeed—if you avoid every cause offailure, you succeed—and thats too big a question to answer onthe fly. 1 ] In a sense theres just one mistake that kills startups: not makingsomething users want. Get funded by Y Combinator.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Of course, that was not 100% true, with innovative startups and large outcomes occurring in Europe, in Asia, and other parts of the USA. The CEO writes “Silicon Valley is going to leave Silicon Valley… the technology companies… they’re chasing talent, and talent is chasing affordable housing.” people looking to move to Austin).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. Book Review: Ctrl Alt Delete, by Mitch Joel – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

So we looked at those three things and we, I would say, turned on the turbo gas, I guess, like you wouldn't believe, and due to an amazing ecosystem of team leaders and city leaders and school partners and investors, just catalyzed the message across communities to say we're here to serve right now and we can scale very quickly.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

I figured since I had so much experience in starting businesses, why can’t I develop a model to help startups get all of the information they need in one location! Technology has helped close the information and resource gap for many vulnerable people, and I wanted to be a part of this revolution. That was my aha moment!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Scott Parazynski, founder/CEO of Fluidity Technologies The Forrest Four-Cast: February 26, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. What do you enjoy most and least about the startup experience?

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