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eve is coming to Austin

Austin Startup

eve is Coming to Austin How an event insurtech startup not only survived, but thrived during COVID Building a startup is risky at the best of times. And we don’t have to tell you why but our next stop is Austin. However, now that vaccines are rolling out around the world… Austin, here we come! Why free you ask?

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Austin’s Paper Census: Helping Government Break Up with Paper

Austin Startup

For Austin, one of the first steps is going paperless. In 2017, Austin City Council passed the Smart Cities Strategic Roadmap. The nonprofit Austin Tech Alliance (ATA) noted that the city would need to move past paper-driven processes to fully benefit from smart city opportunities.

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Open Letter to a New Austinite

Austin Startup

Congratulations on your recent move to Austin! December in Austin; yep, you came to the right place. So in case no one else has said it, let me officially welcome you to Austin. Don’t California my Texas,” “Don’t Dallas My Austin,” “Thanks for coming to SXSW. I have yet to meet a person who loves moving.

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9 Austin Startup Week Sessions at Capital Factory That Blew Us Away

Austin Startup

Austin Startup Week , spanning from September 22–26, flourished with learning opportunities and thought-provoking discussions that left us wanting more. From tips on international expansion strategies to using XR as a musical instrument, these sessions at Capital Factory showcased some amazing innovation in Austin’s startup community.

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Culture?

Austin Startup

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. My primary mission was to learn from the impressive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Austin and draw lessons for developing the entrepreneurship education program for Beetroot Academy. So what about culture in Austin?

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Out of the Crisis #12: Curative founder Fred Turner and Celine Halioua on diagnostic supply chains, scaling up testing, and partnering with government

Startup Lessons Learned

The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good. You can listen to our conversation on Apple , Google, or wherever you like to download podcasts. creating a model for how other cities can do it.

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How do we “unscare” people?

Austin Startup

The goal of this post is to encourage Austin to implement a system that makes it practical to test everyone each day when they arrive at work or school. The impact on some sectors has been especially severe: Austin hotel rooms booked?—?down down 97%: Austin Business Journal Restaurant revenue is down 73%?—?despite

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