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%!

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

It’s a big priority in Austin and at Capital Factory, too. Her day job is Head of Commercialization but she is also the Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Capital Factory, leading the Austin Diversity Council and advocating for women and LBGTQ in tech.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Latinx leaders delved into discussions on representation and how to navigate the tech ecosystem, as well as exploring cultural values, perceptions, and resiliency in the Latinx tech community. I call Austin my second home because people believe in people. It's not just about the money you raise but they believe in youas a person."

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Howdy Austin mural commissioned by Ride|Austin Here is your home page to get started and meet all of the people you need to know to plug into the Austin tech startup scene?—?the Working with Joe, he founded RideAustin to provide ridesharing to Austin when Uber and Lyft were driven out by city council.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The last 2 years have seen exciting developments within our community, but we humbly admit that we’ve also learned some hard lessons. Capital Factory has been fortunate to have some incredible leaders step up to help make our community more welcoming and more diverse. Not all Texas cities have the same demographics.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The last 2 years have seen exciting developments within our community, but we humbly admit that we’ve also learned some hard lessons. Capital Factory has been fortunate to have some incredible leaders step up to help make our community more welcoming and more diverse. Not all Texas cities have the same demographics.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 26, 2017

Picture Description: CodeNEXT Logo and Tag Line: “Shaping The Austin We Imagine” Will Austin’s revised land development codes hurt or help people with disabilities? Urbanization is one of the most important global trends of the 21st century. This blog contributes a clear overview of the main issues at stake.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Winners in 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Award Ceremony at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Hilton Austin. Grow our online community, EnrichHER Society , to 10,000 members and have local events, EnrichHER Spark, in seven cities. Investors of EnrichHER get no equity. Roshawnna Novellus to learn more.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Amir Elaguizy pitching Cratejoy on stage at SXSW 2014 I know lots of investors from Texas and from around the world who are visiting Austin for SXSW and want to know where to go and how to plug in. Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. The SXSW Startup Crawl!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

“Is Austin Racist?” That’s a Good Question I owe a lot of my professional and personal growth to Austin. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Austin is my first love. Is Austin racist?” or just to walk around downtown, which was way more fun than walking around Killeen.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 24, 2023

Employees also value organizations that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and prioritize employee development through training and skill-building programs. Thanks to Michael Golubev, Austin TX Realty ! #18- Some employees may be motivated by the opportunity to make a difference in their community or in society at large.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Looking for Funds in All the Right Places: The Definitive Guide to Austin Capital By David Altounian and Stephen Straus OVERVIEW For entrepreneurs: We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of capital in Austin to help focus your fundraising efforts. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

Arena Growth Partners | Venture Capital and Private Equity | Austin, Texas - Venture to Lead™ Aspect Ventures We bridge the gap between your seed and later stage venture so together, we can turn great ideas into great companies. We all have decades of experience investing in and managing the best technology companies in the world.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Last Friday, June 21st I sent the following message out to our community of users, colleagues, friends and supporters. I recruited a top-flight engineer and serial entrepreneur to build our MVP, on equity?—?and wasn’t readily available in Austin. (We and every other team member the same way.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Winners in 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Award Ceremony at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Hilton Austin. Our goal when creating MySideKick was to account for every single kind of user in a campus community?—?from MySideKick is geared for universities?—?how how does your program work? treat it like the dating process.

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Austin Startup

JULY 6, 2018

The below outlines how I would approach the decision: Cash and Equity. Very simply, what are you giving and what are you getting in return in terms of cash and equity for joining the program? Some accelerators are well-known for being extremely friendly, generous, and community-oriented.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 8, 2019

MASSCHALLENGE TEXAS NAMES TOP 14 FINALIST STARTUPS FROM AUSTIN-BASED ACCELERATOR International accelerator to award up to $500,000 in equity-free cash prizes to select top startups from the region’s third startup accelerator program at Oct. 17 awards ceremony (AUSTIN, Texas?—?Sept. 17, 2019 at the Hilton Austin.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Although bootstrapping is still an approach in Austin, a lot has changed since I wrote my original challenge to the Bootstrap Austin group back in 2005. Entrepreneurs are thinking bigger than ever before in Austin, and the rocket fuel that VC funding provides is becoming more and more of a norm, rather than the exception.

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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. Tens of thousands visit Austin every year for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs. . Here are four templates you can use for better understanding RBI: .

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

In just one example of many, Morgan Stanley used Morningstar data to prove that sustainable equity funds meet or even exceed the returns of traditional funds. Despite all of this collective data and momentum, we have seen little, if any, progress in the private equity and venture capital space.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2018

One of the criticisms of the technology industry and entrepreneurial community is that it lacks diversity and inclusion?—?by Recognizing the need for more D&I in the technology and entrepreneurial communities, Capital Factory, recently hired Mellie Price as their D&I Director. “We Pass it down.”

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2018

Terri and KUT Austin’s Audrey McGlinchey following the Courageous Conversation Training Can Austin become Courageous? Author’s note: This is the third article I’ve written about race and diversity in Austin. A line was drawn in the sand at Austin City Hall yesterday, and quite honestly it hurts. for decades.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

DivInc is a pre-accelerator based in Austin that bridges the gap between underrepresented entrepreneurs and the resources they need to build profitable, high-growth companies. We’ve had the pleasure of working with DivInc in the past on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges in Austin , Houston , and Dallas.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

DivInc is a pre-accelerator based in Austin that bridges the gap between underrepresented entrepreneurs and the resources they need to build profitable, high-growth companies. We’ve had the pleasure of working with DivInc in the past on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges in Austin , Houston , and Dallas.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As we enter year three, we are excited to announce that both accelerator programs in Austin and Houston will run simultaneously which gives us the ability to support up to 200 early-stage startups, and help connect them to Texas’ innovation communities. All of this is available to startups for zero-equity and no strings attached.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

December 7th, 2020 7 PM EST/6 PM CST As the economy continues to go digital and high-tech, Black and Latinx communities are slowly tracking to gain equity in the tech space. Tune in to be inspired, ignited by transformative solutions, and ready to join a community deciding the future of our economy.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 15, 2020

We’re dedicated to increasing diversity in the tech community and making our community an inclusive and welcoming environment for people of all backgrounds and identities. Winners include thriving Texas startups like Dallas-based ShearShare , Houston-based GroupRaise , and Austin-based Journey Foods.

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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. Yet as providers announce that Texas cities like Dallas, Houston, and Waco will be receiving 5G in the near future, Austin is left on the outside looking in. and felt frustrated.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 19, 2019

On Monday, September 23, Austin Startup Week had an impressive kick-off at Capital Factory where over 400 women and allies gathered at the 3rd Annual Women in Tech Summit! Jan Ryan , Executive Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UT Austin, reminds everyone that humans are humans?—?seeing Women leaders from across the U.S.

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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. James II (DivInc.),

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

We’re dedicated to increasing diversity in the tech community and making Capital Factory an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and identities. Austin based ZPEG developed an upgraded compression algorithm for streaming videos based on an advanced human visual model that reduces streaming costs for 4K streams by 30%.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2018

Austin has built a name for itself within the startup scene, ranking among the top cities in the U.S. For the Central and Southern regions of the United States, the city is the crowned jewel of startup communities. In 2017, Austin was the topped-ranked city by funding amount outside of the Western, Northeast and Chicago regions.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Building cities and societies for human diversity and social inclusion is becoming a global mandate and Austin is about to do it all. Austin Skyline and Lady Bird Lake from the Hyatt Panorama View Date Feb. Like so many municipalities across our nation, the City of Austin seeks to improve livability, workability, and sustainability.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Texas, this is not the Innovation you’re looking for… was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. If you are a CEO would like to add your name to the list, please email josh@quityourjob.com.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

13:58) Advice for companies who think it's too late to start looking for new ways to operate, including some examples from Austin, Texas. (15:55) And then from there, I was running a fitness company on the west coast by the name of 24 Hour Fitness, which was private equity backed and quite a bit of debt.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Cartoon: Five people are sitting around a conference table discussing city planning and community engagement. Opening or releasing data sets provides an opportunity for cities internally and the developer community externally to use the data to build web-based and smartphone applications.

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