Austin Startup

JULY 15, 2019

We did 70 transactions in 2018 alone! Do you have an understanding of venture capital terminology and common structures such as convertible notes, SAFEs, stock options, warrants, and early stage equity transactions? Capital Factory has been the most active early stage tech investor in Texas since 2013.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 16, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: April 16, 2018 Central Texas founders have just a few more days to apply to be considered for the 2018 Austin A-List of the Hottest Startups , as the entry deadline for this competition is the end of the day on Friday, April 20.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A systems-wide approach to operationalize diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the startup ecosystem is required and must be built from the ground by communities of color with the support and investment of all. Opportunity Hub is one of those communities forging the path towards true diversity, equity and inclusion.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2018

Census data released in January 2018. Conversely, home sellers want to cut a deal before high interest rates thin the pool of qualified buyers. Fraud for profit focuses on misusing the mortgage lending process to get cash and equity from lenders or homeowners. homeownership rates hit 64.2%, according the U.S. Fraud for Housing.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

We’ve had the pleasure of working with DivInc in the past on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges in Austin , Houston , and Dallas. Year-round Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summits are just one example of how we’re making Capital Factory more accessible.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

We’ve had the pleasure of working with DivInc in the past on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges in Austin , Houston , and Dallas. Year-round Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summits are just one example of how we’re making Capital Factory more accessible.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

All in one – Trade in Equity, gold ETFs, and commodity futures. Each and every investor along with the Demat account can simply dispatch the instructions to the DP or Depository Participant for some of the conversion of the physical certificates as electronic forms. Quick settlement. Time-saving. No storage risk.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By 2018 I sensed that he was right and we began focusing more on our barbell approach. that broadly covers decentralized applications and possibly even decentralized autonomous organizations (which could imply that in the future VCs need to be more focused on token value and monetization than equity ownership models?—?we’ll

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

Perhaps your site’s ecommerce performance isn’t up to expectations, or you’re not getting as many conversions you’d like. You use A/B testing to determine if a change or addition will improve conversions. A redesign or revamp might be the thing you need to fix these issues. This isn’t the case, however.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Across multiple independent conversations with these founders, one of the structural reasons they give for their success is a “generational transition” within a meaningful segment of customers. Or why a spreadsheet might not be the most dynamic dashboard available to them in 2018.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

Startups from across Texas, around the United States and all over the world who are aiming to launch a new product, service or app in the first quarter of 2018 are also reminded to apply for SXSW Release It. The application deadline for this competition is 11:59 pm Pacific Time on Friday, January 19.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: Sept 24, 2018 The annual celebration of the sensational Central Texas entrepreneurial scene is right around the corner as the 2018 edition of Austin Startup Week is coming October 1–5. Click here to see the full schedule for Austin Startup Week 2018. The Hard Stuff September 28: MD5 Hack?—?A

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities).

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Brandanew

APRIL 23, 2018

Gender equality issues such as women’s economic autonomy, linkages between paid and unpaid work, the wage gap, and pay equity will be placed in a broader analytical framework when unpaid work is integrated into the GDP.?—?Evelyn What a wonderful turnout and great conversations. Evelyn Drescher ( via ).

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thebarefootvc

JULY 22, 2018

While the conversation was under Chatham House Rules and I can’t discuss her specific comments in this newsletter, she is very open to collaboration with the crypto community, while being clear that the SEC continues to actively investigate token offerings for potential violations of current securities laws.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2019

With games like 2016’s Pokémon Go , to movies like 2018’s Ready Player One, this emerging tech has come to the forefront of our culture. comes with automatic acceptance into our accelerator program (1% Common class equity) Access to the Capital Factory Mentor network Interested in joining Capital Factory’s Corporate Innovation Council?

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 4, 2018

This op-ed by ATA’s executive director, David Edmonson, originally ran in the Austin American-Statesman on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Why Austin Lags in Race to a 5G Future was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 8, 2019

. — Rand Fishkin (@randfish) October 12, 2018. — Ryan Hoover (@rrhoover) October 12, 2018. — Joel Gascoigne (@joelgascoigne) October 12, 2018. And in exchange for this $6k-$18k and mentorship, YC asked for 7% equity. very interested to see how you approach this. YC has always run batches of companies.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

When it comes to founders, Texas has jewelry mogul, Kendra Scott; Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban of Shark Tank; Whitney Wolfe Herd of Bumble; video game developer, John Carmack; Vista Equity Partners Founder, Robert Smith; Michael Dell of Dell Technologies; and now Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla! Each city has its own special character.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

” Pick your favorite doomsday one-liner, and it’s likely to fit the conversation. There are many reasons for that, such as private equity and crossover investors investing earlier, or the fact that LPs in VC funds are affected by public market swings and could, theoretically, hit some VC firms to feel the pinch.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In 2018 we published our first Accelerator Diversity report with a similar opening statement and our feelings haven’t changed. Mellie Price is a Capital Factory co-founder and started our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts. For that reason, Capital Factory invested nearly $1 million in diverse founders in 2018 and 2019.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In 2018 we published our first Accelerator Diversity report with a similar opening statement and our feelings haven’t changed. Mellie Price is a Capital Factory co-founder and started our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts. For that reason, Capital Factory invested nearly $1 million in diverse founders in 2018 and 2019.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 19, 2018

He pushed for excellence but in the process promoted equity and balance, as he gave talented women a chance to succeed. Originally published at www.cornerofthecourt.com on June 20, 2018. Today I am the managing partner of two VC funds, and I always think of Geoffrey as forever the example of a true male ally. Who is your male ally?

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Austin Startup

JUNE 1, 2018

million in convertible notes from our prior round which converted into equity alongside this new $2.5 Anatomy of our $5 million seed round was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. million round. In fact, this was our third $2.5

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Co-founder and CEO Kyle Wong, who was featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List, says the company’s MVP was built using “sweat equity.” In 2013, we stopped doing all web development work and focused 100% on conversion optimization.”. Ambit provides companies with conversational chatbots, which they refer to as “digital employees.”.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2019

That’s exactly what Sakas experienced : As year-end approached, I created a special offer for current clients: If they pre-paid for coaching in 2018 before the end of 2017, they’d keep the old rate (dating back to late 2015) for those pre-paid months in 2018, and then they’d pay the higher monthly price after that.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

My company focuses on optimization for the high-end and luxury market, and over the years, we’ve learned there are 5 critical factors that will make or break the conversion rate of a high-end ecommerce store. We’ve done a lot of research to understand the needs of high-end customers, and how luxury ecommerce stores can increase conversion.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Co-founder and CEO Kyle Wong, who was featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List, says the company’s MVP was built using “sweat equity.” In 2013, we stopped doing all web development work and focused 100% on conversion optimization.”. Ambit provides companies with conversational chatbots, which they refer to as “digital employees.”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

So I look, I I'll give you an example, uh, the answer to that using like generative AI, which is like the hottest conversation topic in the world right now, right? Were showing positive return on equity, were showing positive growth per, in value per customer through their digital initiatives. Is it just an evolution? Yeah, yeah.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2018

You’re investing in YOU “ Haben Girma SXSW 2018 People with disabilities are robust consumers of technology. Image: Tweet from Knowbility quoting Haben Girma from her presentation at 2018 SXSW , “If we are lucky, we will become old and our bodies will change. Picture Credit: Randy Lyhus for The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent. You might also be giving investors too much equity early on, as the risk is extremely high for them in the beginning stages of growing a SaaS company.”.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 17, 2017

No equity and not-for-profit, this group helps entrepreneurs across any industry. MassChallenge also rewards the highest-impact startups through a competition to win a portion of several million dollars in equity-free cash awards. MassChallenge calls themselves the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 29, 2019

but it’s not a place ordinarily discussed among with the likes of Venice and Berlin … unless Airbnb happens to be the topic of conversation. Last year Austin managed to edge out Venice and Florence in terms of 2018 Airbnb revenues, and it nearly beat Berlin as well. Among the myriad startup aparthotel ventures, The Guild ?—?which

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2018

Audrey has been a fearless leader over the past two years, and because of her, we have tackled some difficult conversations at the board table, including racism, white privilege and equity. I truly love her like family. When I’ve thrown out ideas about how to make the League more inclusive, she’s said yes every single time.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

SXSW Panel: Digital Meets Physical: Getting Started With ARKit SXSW 2018 Schedule April Downing CFO WPEngine April Downing is the CFO of WP Engine and a force of nature?—?but Prior to joining Uber, Kandace worked on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness team at Teach For America helping build an equitable internal culture.

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