Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Amir Elaguizy pitching Cratejoy on stage at SXSW 2014 I know lots of investors from Texas and from around the world who are visiting Austin for SXSW and want to know where to go and how to plug in. Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. The SXSW Startup Crawl! don’t worry ?—?we’ve

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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. Bose will be demonstrating the new technology to app and device developers in a fun, informative setting. SXSW Edu Intro to the Austin Startup Scene at Capital Factory.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Killer Events – Think about what a wonderful benefit Austin gets by hosting SxSW every year. Maker Studios.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Before graduating, I decided to forgo the finance path and instead dove into engineering and later sales and product management roles at VersaSuite (health IT) in Austin. Tushar moved to Austin and joined VersaSuite after graduation. We dive deep into white papers, review technology, economics, game theory, etc. Factom, Inc.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

On August 14–15, the Air Force, through AFWERX , hosted a two-day Spark Collider event at Capital Factory to bring newly awarded 19.2 SBIR Phase I companies together with relevant Air Force and venture capital stakeholders. Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Howdy Austin mural commissioned by Ride|Austin Here is your home page to get started and meet all of the people you need to know to plug into the Austin tech startup scene?—?the the Connectors, Angels, Venture Capitalists, Founders, Professors, Hackers, Press… and the Legends.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 6, 2020

I am proud to announce that Breyer Capital has opened a new office in Austin, Texas. Breyer Capital’s Silicon Valley presence remains as important as ever, and at the same time, Austin offers a remarkable new frontier of opportunity. Of course, only two weeks ago, Elon Musk and Tesla announced plans for a $1.1

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MARCH 3, 2018

Austin always has a strong presence at SXSW and this year is no different. 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! 12:00PM Austin Convention Center?—?Ballroom

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Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2017

Five entrepreneurs get free plane tickets to pitch for $100,000 in seed funding from Austin’s top angel investors Every week we meet incredible entrepreneurs from all over the country and all over the world who would move to Austin if they only had some funding. CNBC said Austin is the best city in the U.S. to live in.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Brett started his career in technology development at a large global management and was a very strong performer. Brett built a successful track record of building advanced technology companies including the Web analytics firm Coremetrics and the social commerce firm Bazaarvoice. He jokes today that he is still not sure!

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Dan Rather spoke on the UT Austin campus last week, and amidst his many stories he opined on his need to monetize his site News and Guts. A good example is the marketing technology sector. Heck, there was no venture capital in Dixie in that era. No further conversations ensued. He has over 1.2M

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2021

trillion More than 50 Fortune 500 companies are now headquartered in Texas Texas has numerous world-class educational institutions, including Rice University and University of Texas at Austin To see why we are all-in on Texas, read the Texas Startup Manifesto Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas.

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Austin Startup

MAY 22, 2020

Blitzscaling is taking in large amounts of venture capital for massive customer acquisition growth in a short period of time. Over the past few years large amounts of venture capital have poured into negative unit economic businesses that tout “volume” as the solution to their woes.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. 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. —?they Tens of thousands visit Austin every year for the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 16, 2017

The Forrest Four-Cast: April 16, 2017 If you are a Central Texas-based startup, then know that end of day on Friday, April 21 is the deadline to apply for Austin A-List. This project is spearheaded by the Austin Chamber of Commerce, with some assistance from SXSW. These posts generally cover technology-related trends.

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APRIL 7, 2017

Seven years ago, I accepted a job offer in Austin, TX. Two weeks before my scheduled start date (and a week after I put down a deposit for a downtown lease), HR called to let me know that the company over-hired for their Austin office and that I could re-interview in Mountain View, CA. US on the left, Austin on the right.

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Austin Startup

MAY 10, 2021

Companies have increasingly digitized operations, but in silos, said lead director Rich Wong, a partner at Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Accel, an early investor in UiPath. but then going public and rising 23% on day one to… drumroll please… a $36B valuation ?—?a a full 60x trailing twelve month revenues.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

Rendering of the amphitheater at the new Waterloo Park opening soon in downtown Austin, at the convergence of our technology, medical school and arts districts. Austin has been the fastest growing city in the country for a decade and recent events seem to be causing it to accelerate even further. Austin is the aspirational city.

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MARCH 3, 2019

How Technology Can Make Builders More Relevant Now To stay relevant in the changing landscape, builders must embrace technology. However, the technology piece benefiting the consumer and how startups are disrupting the industry does need to be discussed and in greater depth. The evolution of home ownership is happening.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The program, overall, is a top 25-ranked entrepreneurship program in the country, right up there with our UT Austin and Texas A&M brethren. Before I made the move, like many of my Austin colleagues and friends, I had developed a high-level impression of the city. just under $6 billion, respectively.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Actually, what Id love to see are some responses via blog posts from different folks in the group: Bill Austin - Famous Quotes 2007 Weblog Awards Alister Cameron - www.alistercameron.com Dennis McDonald - www.ddmcd.com Jason Alba - [link] Ben Yoskovitz - [link] Ben - [link] My answers. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Although bootstrapping is still an approach in Austin, a lot has changed since I wrote my original challenge to the Bootstrap Austin group back in 2005. Entrepreneurs are thinking bigger than ever before in Austin, and the rocket fuel that VC funding provides is becoming more and more of a norm, rather than the exception.

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Austin Startup

JULY 14, 2017

This is what Silicon Valley contributed to the Internet and no amount of media spin or PR crisis campaign is going to change what Silicon Valley done to a great technology such as the World Wide Web and the digital economy. This Silicon Valley bigotry and exclusion culture must never happen in history ever again.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 18, 2020

link] In the Austin keynote , Mayor Adler said, “Austin, culturally, has a higher tolerance for risk than any other city. Brett Hurt, CEO of data.io, shared why Amy of Amy’s ice cream chose Austin (because Austin was the only place that she visited where small business owners literally would open their books for her).

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MARCH 6, 2019

It’s a big priority in Austin and at Capital Factory , too. Eneyo, Edward Madongorere and Marcus Carey discuss the difficulties founders of color face while fundraising at Capital Factory’s Black in Tech Summit. South by Southwest has been intentional about ensuring their programming features speakers from diverse backgrounds.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2017

By Tushar Jain Traditional venture capital firms typically invest in the equity of young, fast-growing, technology startups. Each individual investment is risky: 75% of venture-backed companies fail to return invested capital to their investors. But all the assets Multicoin Capital invests in are liquid.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 29, 2017

I used to think I needed an institutional venture capital firm from Silicon Valley to make my vision for Localeur a reality. was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. You may not either. Who Needs a VC?

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JULY 9, 2017

Let’s hope he earns that pink sweater Ashton Kutcher received an earful when he suggested a series of questions about women in technology. To be fair, his questions did demonstrate a very surface level understanding of the problems women face. It seems like he just doesn’t talk to many. Leave a comment.

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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. The afternoon will include first-hand stories from female founders and panel discussions covering workplace, raising capital, and networking.

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JULY 29, 2018

there are usually industries and technologies that they are more interested in than others. Maybe they believe a certain technology such as blockchain is going to be very disruptive? Angel Investors aren’t just looking for any good investment?—?there Maybe they have experience and contacts in a particular industry such as travel?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Conferences are a great way to meet industry professionals, explore the newest technologies and innovations in your industry and to receive tips and insight for your profession. TechCrunch Disrupt is one of the most anticipated technology conferences of the year. by Alon Alroy, co-founder and CMO of Bizzabo . Launch Festival.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin?—?culminating culminating in an epic 10 year birthday party for Capital Factory! The tour starts in Dallas on June 4 and ends in Austin on June 6 with an epic 10 year birthday party for Capital Factory! Venture Capitalists and Family Offices from around the U.S.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

We believe that Texas is the most promising technology investment opportunity in the United States and Capital Factory is going to turbocharge it. About Capital Factory Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Austin, the number one startup city in the U.S. About Perot Jain, L.P.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Winners in 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Award Ceremony at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Hilton Austin. A finalist in Entertainment and Content , which will pitch at 3:30 pm Sunday, March 10, Fantag makes applications and embeddable technology that lets everyone access video moments that matter to them.

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MARCH 3, 2019

The newest mural at Capital Factory’s Center for Defense Innovation with Army Futures Command and Booz Allen Hamilton. The biggest weekend in Austin is coming up! Search for technologies and industries you’re interested in, companies, people, topics… it’s easy. Venture Capital ?—? What do I search for? Startup ?—?

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Austin Startup

JUNE 19, 2018

I hear a lot these days about gender imbalance in male dominated industries, Venture Capital being one of them. What I remember from that interview is the most thrilling vision of how technology would become an extension of your personal potential, and how Motorola would become a leader in that charge. Who is your male ally?

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