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How Kip Lewis of Austin, Texas Found Success After Failure

The Startup Magazine

Austin, Texas, USA downtown skyline. Since that time, Kip Lewis has repeated the process with more than 2,000 other RV and mobile home parks in and around Austin, Texas. Kip Lewis on Operating a Business during a Worldwide Crisis. Kip Lewis was one of the first business owners in the Austin metropolitan area to make this move.

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Wise Expands Austin Operations and Relocates to Domain Tower II, Anticipates 50% Workforce Growth in 2024

SiliconHills

Wise, a global fintech company, announced last week it is expanding its Austin operations and moving its office to The Domain Tower II. Wise has announced plans to increase its Austin-based workforce by 50 percent in 2024. “As

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Key Takeaways from the Ideas to Invoices Podcast with Austin Serial Entrepreneur Aruni Gunasegaram

SiliconHills

Gunasegaram is a veteran of Austin’s technology startup industry. She also served as director of operations at the Austin Technology Incubator. Serial entrepreneur Aruni S. Gunasegaram has worked at SecureAuth, Khorus, SailPoint, WP Engine, Querium, and other local companies.

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Uber Says Austin is One of its Top Cities and Plans to Have All Drivers Using EVs by 2040

SiliconHills

Ridesharing companies have had a difficult time historically in Austin. In 2015, Uber and Lyft didn’t operate during South by Southwest because of regulatory hurdles. Ridesharing companies shut down operations the following year after Austin voters passed a proposition requiring driver background checks.

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What we learned from the first week of Uber & Lyft returning to Austin

Austin Startup

by Andy Tryba & Marisa Goldenberg Ridesharing in Austin got even more interesting on Memorial Day as Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a statewide regulation framework overruling local Austin rules. In just one week — Fare, the #3 player in the market, closed up shop in Austin.

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The Austin Startup Diversity and Inclusion Pledge

Austin Startup

Back in December 2016 I had the idea to develop a startup pledge for diversity and inclusion here in Austin and since have informally been working with some folks to develop the idea. This is similar to something we did at Austin Ventures to encourage startups to make a donation to the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas.

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An Austin Primer for Female Entrepreneurs— Follow These Leaders & Join These Groups

Austin Startup

In that time, I’ve been consistently delighted by the support and enthusiasm of the Austin startup community. In that spirit, I want to share some of my top resources for female entrepreneurs in Austin?—?the In Austin alone, the group has over 3K members, an active Slack channel and plenty of events. What does that look like?

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