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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld.

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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

Austin Startup

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. At the Austin Convention Center. $99-$3895

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Austin Based Datum Tech Secures Seed Round Funding

Austin Startup

Austin Based Datum Tech Secures Seed Round Funding One More Step in Datum’s Efforts to Democratize Data Datum Tech, Inc., an Austin based start-up specializing in mobile data, has announced a seed round funding of $950,000 from Quansight Initiate to continue its growth into the commercial and political markets.

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Maker Faire Austin: May 5–6 at Palmer

Austin Startup

The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community. The fun comes to the Palmer Events Center in Austin on the weekend of Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6. Tickets for Maker Faire Austin range from $12 (for single day youth) to $42 (for a Ford Patron Weekend Pass).

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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 1–7

Austin Startup

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 1 through May 7 are as follows: Monday, May 1: Food & Tech ATX Meet Up (FREE) If working on current or future challenges associated with food, you are invited to come network with innovators and ahead-of-the-curve thinkers in this community. 7 entry fee.

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Austin Has a Street Harassment Problem

Austin Startup

Content Warning: This article contains graphic language, most of it heard firsthand on the streets of Austin. Almost every woman in Austin has a list. Images: Hearst Communications / Remiel / Flickr Creative Commons By contrast, today is an exciting time to be a woman.

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Automate Moderation for your Crypto Community on Telegram

Austin Startup

Since blockchain/crypto companies are essentially startups with small teams, we saw this immediate need for automatic moderation within their communities and built CryptoMod. CryptoMod automatically manages Telegram communities by banning bots, unwanted links, media, helps with scheduled announcements, and more! Features ??