SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Hyve Managed Hosting announced it has opened its North American hub in Austin. based customers such as Orders in Seconds Inc., Hyve, based in Brighton, UK, provides infrastructure and management services, including private clouds, dedicated servers, colocation, and security services. Virium Technology, […]

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

In that time, I’ve been consistently delighted by the support and enthusiasm of the Austin startup community. In that spirit, I want to share some of my top resources for female entrepreneurs in Austin?—?the In Austin alone, the group has over 3K members, an active Slack channel and plenty of events. What does that look like?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 13, 2018

Of the thousands of submissions, our team has poured through and highlighted a diverse grouping of Austin startup focused panels that we think deserve to be at SXSW 2019! The same success has been impossible to effectively replicate offline, and physical stores continue to struggle to understand customer behavior. Vote ] 10.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2017

The Capital Factory is a leading accelerator and coworking space based in Austin which has been building amazing entrepreneurs and startups since 2012. Entrepreneurs in Dallas and Austin will connect with mentors in each city remotely over Skype or Cisco telepresence.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 19, 2018

Being part of a community means lifting each other up and one easy way you can do that is with your mouse clicks… please take 5 minutes to go and vote for these other Austin entrepreneurs! If you are in the Austin startup community and have another panel to promote, please leave it in the comments below! Deadline to vote is August 30.

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Austin Startup

JULY 18, 2017

Note that got left by a customer. What I didn’t expect was to leave with a realization that afterwards seemed beyond obvious… For my startup, our customers are the reason why we are doing this. I grew from “product satisfaction” to “customer satisfaction”. And that’s unfortunate, that you have to assume. More than that.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Moving to the Austin as an outsider, the hospitable nature of Austin natives, and how Austin has helped his business succeed For a startup, Austin ticks pretty much all the boxes. And as a bonus, I generally find people in Austin much more hospitable than other cities, such as New York and London. as a whole.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

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.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2021

In fact, our team at Austin-based ZenBusiness , a one-stop-shop to form, run and grow a business, recently announced that more than 100,000 micro businesses have been formed using the platform since the onset of the pandemic?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Since then, we’ve served 500+ unique customers, worked with 10+ space partners, pivoted our business model from B2C to B2B, signed on advisers, and have raised money from outside investors. Since our pivot, we’ve served an additional 15 companies, half of which are outside of Austin. That’s why when you get wins, celebrate them!

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SiliconHills

JULY 17, 2021

Bright Machines announced plans to open a new regional office and lab in Austin. The company, based in San Francisco, is not moving to Austin. Bright Machines is opening a customer support center and robotics lab in Austin. Instead, it is opening a new San Francisco headquarters in August.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 26, 2022

Small and medium businesses get direct exposure to international customers and seem to be coming out as the winners in the chemical market game. Almost Half of Chemical Companies Fear Losing Markets Due to Not Meeting Customers’ Needs.” — Accenture’s Global Buyer Study. Image Credit: Provided by the Author; Thank you!

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SiliconHills

JUNE 20, 2019

Two Austin companies focused on data have joined forces. data.world announced this week it has acquired Capsenta, founded at the University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Capsenta created patented data translation and integration software allowing its customers to combine and analyze relational databases faster and more efficiently.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 1, 2019

OJO Labs has acquired Austin-based RealSavvy to create an even bigger platform for real estate brokers, agents, and teams and the customers they serve. The post OJO Labs Acquires Austin-based RealSavvy appeared first on SiliconHills. The companies did not disclose the financial details of the deal.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 8, 2008 What is customer development? But too often when its time to think about customers, marketing, positioning, or PR, we delegate it to "marketroids" or "suits." Many of us are not accustomed to thinking about markets or customers in a disciplined way.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 17, 2020

Masks soon will be mandatory for employees and customers of businesses in Austin and San Antonio. The post San Antonio and Austin Leaders Order Businesses to Make Customers and Employees Wear Face Masks to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 appeared first on SiliconHills. At a minimum, the policy […].

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SiliconHills

JUNE 19, 2019

has expanded to Silicon Hills with an Austin office. Its customers include Qualcomm, Imagination Technologies, Avatar Integrated Systems, Quicklogic Corp. The post SiFive Opens Austin Office appeared first on SiliconHills. SiFive, based in San Mateo, Calif., The company also recently closed on $65 million in […].

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 5, 2010

I believe it is the best introduction to Customer Development you can buy. As all of you know, Steve Blank is the progenitor of Customer Development and author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany. I have personally sold many copies of his book, and continue to recommend it as one of the most important books a startup founder can read.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, September 7, 2008 Customer Development Engineering Yesterday, I had the opportunity to guest lecture again in Steve Blank s entrepreneurship class at the Berkeley-Columbia executive MBA program. Its a nice complement on the product engineering side to his customer development methodology.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Over 300 old and new faces flew to Austin to spend two days full of networking and talks on growth and experimentation. Even though the Austin weather had some surprises in store for us, the tremendous effort to organize CXL Live pulled off the event through a (literal) storm and frenzy. CXL Live 2022 was a blast. How will you act?

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SiliconHills

APRIL 24, 2020

Texas retail stores are now able to offer curbside service to customers under Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order that took effect on Friday. To help retailers out, Austin […]. The post Austin Entrepreneurs Create Mobile App Solutions to Help Retailers Handle Curbside Pickup appeared first on SiliconHills.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The post Growth Acceleration Partners Says Diversity and Inclusion is Key to its Success as a Custom Software Developer appeared first on SiliconHills. Before co-founding GAP, Durst served as CEO of venture-backed startup Pinion Software, a security software company. At that company, she raised […].

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 27, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Austin: the Lean Startup tour continues Next week I head to Austin, TX for my first visit ever. The Lean Startup is a practical approach for creating and managing a new breed of company that excels in low-cost experimentation, rapid iteration, and true customer insight.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 26, 2009 A real Customer Advisory Board A reader recently asked on a previous post about the technique of having customers periodically produce a “state of the company&# progress report. Many companies seek to involve customers directly in the creation of their products.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

As a result, businesses in this field should leverage technology to provide interactive, easy-to-understand educational content that can help customers make health-related decisions and maintain healthy habits. Positive experiences create emotional value, which keeps customers coming back and makes small businesses stand out from the rest.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 29, 2019

KERV Interactive, an Austin-based video ad startup, has raised $11 million in funding. Its customers include eBay, Hewlett-Packard, LG Electronics, Fisher & Paykel, and Lamborghini. The post Austin-based KERV Interactive Raises $11 Million in Funding appeared first on SiliconHills.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 23, 2020

As Austin quickly becomes a hotspot for the spread of the COVID-19 virus, city leaders took action Monday to require people to wear face masks. Effective at midnight on Monday, all businesses must require their employees, customers, and vendors to wear masks in Austin, according to the latest order from Mayor Steve Adler.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

By CHAD SWIATECKI, Freelance Contributor to Silicon Hills News It makes sense that the Austin financial technology startup Episode Six would make the Asian Pacific region a high priority as the company sought to pick up customers for its software platform that lets financial institutions build custom payment and other solutions.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Austin digital health start-up CareHive creates hybrid approach to connected care, data-driven clinical navigation Austin, Texas-based start-up, CareHive, is charting a new course for healthcare delivery?—?‘hybrid Transforming healthcare?—?Austin hybrid healthcare’?—?the the nexus of AI-powered technology and virtual providers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Validated learning about customers Would you rather have $30,000 or $1 million in revenues for your startup? This may sound crazy, coming as it does from an advocate of c harging customers for your product from day one. They are gaining valuable customer data.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Cerebri AI, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve customer relations for companies, announced Wednesday that it has raised $7 million in venture capital funding. The Austin-based startup raised the funds from new investor Arcris Capital Partners and existing investors. Cerebri AI has raised $16.4

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Austin is the perfect environment to lead the charge for the burgeoning CBD and hemp industry.”?—?Tessera As the political tides are turning towards decriminalizing cannabis as a whole, Austin is the perfect environment to lead the charge for the burgeoning CBD and hemp industry. Do they have positive online reviews?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Austin is the perfect environment to lead the charge for the burgeoning CBD and hemp industry.”?—?Tessera As the political tides are turning towards decriminalizing cannabis as a whole, Austin is the perfect environment to lead the charge for the burgeoning CBD and hemp industry. Do they have positive online reviews?

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Austin Startup

JULY 12, 2010

Andy Meadows is the founder and CEO of Bearhug , an Austin-based customer engagement platform launching today. Customer Care Today. Customer Care Today. Encourage them to join and support the Company-Customer Pact.” Two trends since that incident have made the issue even more important today.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 13, 2021

Cybercriminals can disrupt a business costing it time and money and putting its customers’ data and privacy at risk. Intrigue, an Austin-based cybersecurity startup, is focused on protecting companies from attacks. On […].

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented. For all of us Austin fans, I’m talking about Cotter Cunningham, the founder and CEO of RetailMeNot. Who says Austin can’t do B2C now ? Austin while I was the Entrepreneur-in-Residence there. It is worth $3.4

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2021

of Austin, Texas announces our Cold Chain solution, built for Trust and Transparency Though many blockchain-focused headlines lately have been more concerned with Dogecoin, enthusiastic bitcoin conferences and price fluctuations, most blockchains have real utility in improving existing processes. Media Sourcery, Inc.

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