Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This the 21st installment of Startup Decision Making will conclude my writing until after the Holidays. I must take a moment to acknowledge the many kind greetings upon my return to Atlanta and the many well wishes as I departed Austin. I know many entrepreneurs who have cashed in big but aren’t showing any signs of slowing down.

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Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The Valley produces world-class entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and successful high-tech companies – all growing and creating jobs on one relatively small peninsula. It hosts an environment which many other communities have attempted to emulate, although they haven’t and won’t.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 17, 2014

Yesterday, Kauffman Foundation released a study that provided empirical support for the Boulder Thesis that I came up with in my book Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. 1 Million Cups Denver was also a recipient of one of the first Startup Colorado Community Fund grants.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Held as part of Atlanta’s Tech & Startup Week , the 6th Annual Startup Riot featured 30 local entrepreneurs pitching their ideas for a chance to win huge cash prizes, thousands of dollars in professional services and meetings with top venture capitalists and investors. Agency Spotter. Pavo Collection.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2016

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Pre-swag surf group photo of HBCU@SXSW students and Spike Lee at Capital One House Over the past several years, tech communities across the United States have attempted to make significant progress towards increasing diversity and inclusion in their industries. Placement is 90%! We must do more!” The business model is simple.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

O perations – We work closely with a pool of preferred service providers who address the operational challenges of early-stage companies: accounting, financial modeling, sales acceleration, legal and regulatory needs, insurance, real estate, engineering, and community building. For example, consider public relations.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The Atlanta Tech Village is the brain child of David Cummings , a friend of mine and co-founder of my new company, Dragon Army. He purchased a 5-story building in Buckhead (corner of Piedmont and Lenox) with the idea of getting 600+ entrepreneurs in Atlanta stuffed into the same location and let the magic happen. LOVE your job.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In the Startup Communities , I talk extensively about leaders and feeders. I assert than anyone in the startup community should be able to start / create / do anything that is helpful to the startup community. They don’t have to ask permission – there is no VP Activities in a startup community.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Additionally, she is the founder of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation, a non-profit organization created to break down systemic barriers and foster systemic change for women and other underserved communities. She's the founder and c e o of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation is an entrepreneur, business leader. Let's get started. (00:29):

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

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. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 19, 2014

On Wednesday we (those of us at the Atlanta Tech Village) were honored to have Mayor Kasim Reed come and speak to us in the morning and Brad Feld in the afternoon. The fact that he would come to the Village to hear the ideas of startup entrepreneurs means a great deal and he seemed to genuinely want to help our community.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Based in Atlanta (which has been named the best city in the U.S. for startups that isn’t San Francisco or New York), Cove.tool has buildings in Canada, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia, as well as across America. Tell us your favorite things about being in Atlanta. Autonomous driving. Persistence.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2019 The 11th annual SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx brings together more than 50 of the world’s top startups who will present their emerging technologies before a panel of expert judges and a live audience on March 9–10. Orlando, FL Click here to browse the full lineup of startups for SXSW Pitch 2019.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. I have a lot of good news to report on this front. You can click here to learn more.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2012

Twice a year, every tech website seems to devote lavish coverage to just what startups made it into Y Combinator ’s latest class. For those of us actually bent on founding our own startups, the coverage creates mixed feelings. For those of us actually bent on founding our own startups, the coverage creates mixed feelings.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 23, 2018

Let’s be real… I was raised in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia and I had a privileged upbringing. Right after that trip, I decided I was going to leave Atlanta and explore a new city. I wanted to create a healthy family and a strong community around me. I went to private school and played on club sports teams.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 24, 2014

But the things he says about the Atlanta Tech Village and the people busting their asses there are just flat wrong. In the article, Michael says: “…if you went to Atlanta Tech Village, 60 percent of the people there would be exactly what I think what you were trying to describe with me. .” ” Wow.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That’s the polite way of rewording a question Keith Coleman, Founder of Fraudmarc (Techstars Atlanta 2017), posed to Brad Feld and me in an email a little while back. In Brad’s case, his personal interpretation of Give First evolves from his advice to “give before you get” in his book Startup Communities (2012).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

The African-American community with a global movement known as the Afro-Tech quietly mastered blockchain/distributed ledger technology several years ago to benefit urban communities. You need a community and ecosystem that adopts and use your tech.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Many of you have probably read by now that I am returning from Austin to my roots in Atlanta. This will not be a personal essay about that move, which is motivated by family and opportunity, but it does give me reason to address the decision process about where to locate your startup. It’s one way of de-risking the business.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 6, 2014

Having a startup requires a great deal of balance. I’ve seen these types of decisions become paralyzing for some startups as they attempt to build their business and make the right decisions. How can I build a great business while at the same time prioritizing time with my family and community service work?

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2018

a new coworking and meeting space at the Springdale General social impact community in East Austin where you can only be a member if you are a social impact entrepreneur. Like our downtown location, meeting space will be provided at low or no cost to non-profits and community organizations, but unlike downtown there is free parking!

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Fell in Love. My advice for people making the switch from full-time worker to entrepreneur is to know your strengths. 9 – Always Wanted to be an Entrepreneur. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 30, 2013

And I’ve been dying to get my hands back into a true startup. Today the Atlanta Business Chronicle ran an article about the new company, Dragon Army , that David Cummings , Ryan Tuttle and I are starting. David Cummings , who last year sold his marketing automation startup for $95 million, will launch a “mobile app studio.”

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 29, 2015

While this makes for press release fodder and ego gratification, it’s of very little use to entrepreneurs. Kyle and his team went through Techstars Boulder in 2012 before moving back to Atlanta and being leaders in energizing the Atlanta startup community. That’s up to the entrepreneur.

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Business Plan Blog

MAY 28, 2013

As an aspiring entrepreneur, you will want to launch your startup in a fertile environment with ample funding and quality of life (for good employees and good prospects likely seek out this characteristic in determining where they will put down their roots). 1 – Atlanta, Goergia. More information can be found here. #5

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

I learned a lot at Convergent, going from product marketing manager in a small startup to VP of Marketing of the Unix Division as it became a public company. Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.”

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 7, 2014

The first was with Raymond King , CEO of Zoo Atlanta; the second was with Devon Wijesinghe , CEO of Insightpool; the third with Mark Feinberg , CEO of Uruut; and the fourth with Simms Jenkins , BrightWave Marketing. . Rob Kischuk is easily one of my favorite tech entrepreneurs in town. How do you manage your schedule?

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

One is my access pass to the Atlanta Tech Village , and the other is my access pass to Switchyards Downtown Club. I’ve seen first-hand what the Village has done for Atlanta. These are my two favorite cards in my wallet. I’m so excited about these two buildings co-working spaces beacons of entrepreneurship.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 22, 2014

I realized the importance of this when I went through the Leadership Atlanta program in 2012/2013. The more I give tours of the Atlanta Tech Village , the more people come away inspired from the experience. The more I give tours of the Atlanta Tech Village , the more people come away inspired from the experience. Inspiration'

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

If you aren’t familiar with Startup Riot, according to the website its a: …one day conference on February 17, 2010 in Atlanta, GA. Throughout the day fifty startups will take the stage and present themselves in 3 minutes and 4 slides. I’m an entrepreneur. A startup junkie. That’s unreal.

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The Next Web

MARCH 31, 2013

I don’t know many entrepreneurs who aren’t better served by the opportunity to talk candidly to their peers and others in the startup community, from VCs to mentors, angels and executives who’ve been there, done that — and mentor other up-and-comers along the way. Tesla Motors.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. —– Indie.vc

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Jeff Hilimire

JULY 14, 2016

Advising more startups (like I’m currently doing for the new TechStars program in Atlanta ) to help entrepreneurs not make the same mistakes that I have made. It’s going to help me set the stage for having a real impact on the community around me. Starting more things like 48in48.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

That company was founded on filling a need Robert saw while living in San Francisco and working on a radio startup. "I Robert believes in "the powerful idea of self-reliance and this idea that you should know how to take care of yourself, and your family, and your community." I've been so focused on electronics hardware.

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Bryce Dot VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

As a venture funded startup, you’re supposed to operate a certain way. We’ve create archetypes for entrepreneurs and narratives about ambition for what these Unicorns are supposed to look like. The nine teams we have people in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin and Atlanta. So we have.

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