Austin Startup

JULY 19, 2021

There’s a reason why Austin has been named the top tech city in the US in 2019 and 2020 by CompTIA. With the sheer number of startups, talent and investment funds within Austin or moving to the city, it is no surprise that the number of individuals relocating to the area continues to increase.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

She is passionate about issues surrounding equal pay, employee wellness, and equity at work. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown. To help companies resolve pay equity and the pay gap. Pay equity addresses equal pay for equal work. What is your top goal for Syndio for 2020?

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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

JULY 15, 2019

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? Are you more efficient and responsive by email than most other people you know?

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Our imagination is bounded by our experience,” Hector shared, and diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical to being able to imagine things properly. I call Austin my second home because people believe in people. Stay connected with us through our Austin Tech Live or Dallas Tech Live mailing lists and @CFDiversity for updates.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Consider convertible debt Before diving into a seed round, you may want to consider convertible debt over equity financing. You benefit from the capital and investors benefit from a nice discount at conversion, usually in the range of 20 percent. We focused on firms based both locally, in Austin, as well as on the East and West Coast.

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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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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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Austin Startup

MAY 8, 2018

Background reading: Founder Compensation: Cash, Equity, Liquidity Fatal Errors in Early Startup Hiring Early Hires: Options or Stock Given how deeply involved we are with early-stage startups hiring their first key employees, I figured it would be helpful to outline a few key principles to help entrepreneurs navigate the topic.

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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. Investors of EnrichHER get no equity. Equity investing typically is only suitable for high growth companies where an exit is expected. Tell us more about who is investing and why?

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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. Wednesday, March 13 Every day 10:00am-5:00pm.

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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

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? This is something you should walk through with an experienced advisor, lawyer or otherwise, to prevent surprises.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

The field uses the broader term “gender” rather than “female” because, as the Stanford Social Innovation Review states, “Using ‘gender’ brings both men and women into the conversation. 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.

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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

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

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

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 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

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

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

C-Corp largely because (i) VCs have historically favored C-Corps for nuanced tax and other reasons, and (ii) virtually all of the standardized legal infrastructure around startup finance and equity compensation assumes a C-Corp. However, times are changing. If you are an LLC tech startup, you need tax counsel.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The program, overall, is a top 25-ranked entrepreneurship program in the country, right up there with our UT Austin and Texas A&M brethren. Before I made the move, like many of my Austin colleagues and friends, I had developed a high-level impression of the city. just under $6 billion, respectively.

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

Just some of the winners include thriving Texas startups like Syzygy Plasmonics (Houston), Shearshare (Dallas), Groupraise (Houston), Journey Foods (Austin), Easy Expunctions (San Antonio), Mynd VR (Dallas), ZPEG (Austin), YouGoNatural (Dallas), and Senseye (Austin). Female Founders!

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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. At the same time, high-tech and Fortune 500 companies are struggling to hire and retain talented people of color. What if we could solve both problems at the same time?

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Austin Startup

JUNE 30, 2017

TL;DR : Elite accelerators have cemented themselves as the universities of the entrepreneurial world; offering a bundle of resources in exchange for a price (tuition in form of equity). in exchange for a price: usually 6–9% of equity, with (sometimes) heavy anti-dilution rights, and pro-rata rights.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summits focused on key under-represented groups are one example of how we try to do that and we’re starting to see some results. Winners include thriving Texas startups like Dallas-based ShearShare , Houston-based GroupRaise , and Austin-based Journey Foods.

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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. In 2017, Austin was the topped-ranked city by funding amount outside of the Western, Northeast and Chicago regions. 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

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

APRIL 4, 2020

Should You House Hack a Condo or House in Austin? At Open House Austin, we are huge proponents of house hacking your home. Before you make the decision in your head, let’s compare two on-the-market in Austin homes and see which in these cases is the better house hacking option for you.

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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

JULY 8, 2017

Last time I checked a solid software developer will cost you six figures in salary; ignoring equity. And there are a lot of levers that those firms can and will pull for clients they want to work with: fixed fees, deferred fees, equity arrangements, etc. It is deeply engrained to each lawyer’s expectations.

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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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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Austin AI Startups It has been about an year since I wrote about the AI startups in Austin and its potential to lead. AI in Austin is dynamic, has momentum and growing. NarrativeDX closed their Series A led by LiveOak Venture Partners in Austin and HealthX Ventures in May 2017. SparkCognition raised $32.5 Substrate.ai

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Introduced before keynoting at Austin, Texas's Capital Factory Demo Day as "the most-connected person in Silicon Valley," Hoffman gave a really interesting talk about how he handles hiring at his company. Give early employees as much equity as you can - and reup them over time. Those side conversations don't happen as much.

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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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

My fellow partners at Austin Ventures may say this is the first thing they look for. And remember that whomever you take money from, whether it is an angel investor, a VC, or private equity (PE) firm, that the partnership with them is like a marriage. There is usually a way. Team : Without a good team, you cannot build a good business.

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