YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2017

I remember back in 1994 when a friend asked if I’d like to buy a domain name. I have to believe that Google’s search results will always value high-quality domain names because someone like me who’s investing a lot in the domain name itself, is also likely to invest in developing a high-quality website that will be relevant to users.

Naming 113

Naming Arlington Matching Startup 113

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Army codebreaking group was the Signal Intelligence Service (SIS) at Arlington Hall. Parker became President, and got 50% of the company’s equity for a $20,000 investment (equal to $315K today) and guaranteed a $200,000 line of credit (equal to $3M today). A contract for a system named O’Malley followed.

Minnesota 281

Minnesota Engineer Minneapolis Silicon Valley 281

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

These names aren’t the end of the story?—?they I expect to see more announcements of big name people and companies moving to Texas every month in 2021. The University of Texas System is massive including UT Austin , UT Dallas, UT Arlington, and UT San Antonio. Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston. Jim Breyer. Charles Schwab. Who’s next?

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

To start with the amount of risk capital — including angel, institutional VC, and other private equity — deployed towards startups was actually greater in Dallas than Austin , as of Q1 2017, with $6.97 These include UT Dallas , led by yours truly, the UT Southwestern Medical Center , and UT Arlington.

Dallas 60

Dallas Austin Texas Cofounder 60