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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

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More broadly, Austin-based companies can theoretically serve an area of more than 5 million people if you throw Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio into the mix. Moreover, businesses in Dallas and Houston are both within a driving radius. For several years in a row, Austin has ranked #1 in the US for growing a small business.

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Just Got Rejected? These 9 Inspiring Success Stories Will Help You to Bounce Back

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Its popularity made Microsoft make a move and agreed to purchase Hotmail in 1997 for a whopping $400 million. The owner of Dropbox, Drew Houston, attended MIT and wanted to get in the coveted Y Combinator program but was rejected twice. Drew Houston is one of the youngest billionaires in Silicon Valley.

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