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Growth Acceleration Partners Says Diversity and Inclusion is Key to its Success as a Custom Software Developer

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Instead of seeking venture capital, Joyce Durst, Co-Founder, and CEO of Growth Acceleration Partners decided to bootstrap the software development company. 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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Hangar Technology Lands $6.5 Million for Drone Software Development

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Million for Drone Software Development appeared first on SiliconHills. Still, the commercial drone business in the United States is in its infancy with rules and regulations just being worked out. This summer, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration […] The post Hangar Technology Lands $6.5

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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.

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PayPup Wins PayPal’s Battle Hack in Austin

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By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Jeff Lindwood, a software developer with Biscotti Labs, loves dogs. He and his wife even adopted one from the Austin Pets Alive shelter. That’s where he got […] The post PayPup Wins PayPal’s Battle Hack in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Startup Highlights, June 2018

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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 for their Workforce Development Accelerator?,

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Austin’s data.world Finds Success as a B Corp Bringing Together Data Users on its Global Platform

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Austin-based data.world had its best year ever in 2019, said Brett Hurt, CEO, and Co-Founder. data.world is like GitHub, the world’s largest software development platform, but it’s an open platform […]. Austin-based data.world had its best year ever in 2019, said Brett Hurt, CEO, and Co-Founder.

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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.