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Austin: a magnet for talent and resources

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I led the seed round not long ago for an Austin-based SaaS company that had all of the qualities I look for in a software investment?—?a While they had not previously invested in Austin, this firm was excited about the opportunity and had spent weeks performing diligence on the company.

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Austin Mourns the Loss of Lori Hawkins, Pioneering Tech Journalist and Pillar of the City’s Innovation Story

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When Lori Hawkins joined the Austin American Statesman in 1994 to cover technology, the city looked vastly different from what it does today. It was the dawn of the information age, an economy built on computers, software, and the commercial Internet. Dell was just ten years old at the time. For the next three decades, […]

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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

Austin Startup

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. At the Austin Convention Center. $99-$3895

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Austin Startup Highlights, June 2018

Austin Startup

Impact Hub Austin Announcement June 2018 wrap up The strength and diversity of the Central Texas startup ecosystem means that there’s always notable startup news in Austin. Impact Hub Community Showcase Coworking space and social innovation leader Impact Hub Austin ?announced Austin, Texas 78704)?.

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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

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This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. My undergrad was in Nutritional Science at UT Austin, and I have a graduate business degree from Arizona State University. Quick Background I was born in Nigeria, but mostly grew up in Dallas, TX.

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Austin-based TrustRadius Raises $12.5 Million in Funding

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TrustRadius, a platform for software reviews, announced Tuesday that it has received $12.5 The Austin-based company has raised $25 million since its founding in 2012. The post Austin-based TrustRadius Raises $12.5 million in additional funding. TrustRadius plans to use the funds […].

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Mapping the Austin Tech Startup Scene

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Nick Hammond, an Austin-based software developer, created the map using an open source program called RepresentMap. The post Mapping the Austin Tech Startup Scene appeared first on SiliconHills. The post Mapping the Austin Tech Startup Scene appeared first on SiliconHills. Trails.by, Longhorn Startup Camp, Clay.io, [.]

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