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Easy Expunctions wins $100,000 San Antonio Investment Challenge in partnership with Geekdom

Austin Startup

Last year, we released the Texas Startup Manifesto and announced our plans to expand our Accelerator program to include Dallas with a presence at The DEC. Many of the most successful entrepreneurs in Texas banded together to give one startup from San Antonio a $100,000 investment to try and change the world.

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Austin Remembers the Alamo! San Antonio, here we come.

Austin Startup

On Tuesday, December 12, a bus full of investors, mentors and entrepreneurs from Austin will be heading down IH-35 to Geekdom in San Antonio for a full day of mentor office hours, investor pitches, presentations and panel discussions. 100,000 San Antonio Investment Challenge in partnership with Geekdom Who’s coming?

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Dallas and Austin Startup Ecosystems Combine Forces

Austin Startup

The Capital Factory is a leading accelerator and coworking space based in Austin which has been building amazing entrepreneurs and startups since 2012. Capital Factory will host community events in Dallas and Houston with Venture Capitalists from across the state Startups in Dallas will open a customer service office in San Antonio.

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$100,000 San Antonio Investment Challenge in partnership with Geekdom

Austin Startup

In August we released the Texas Startup Manifesto and announced our plans to expand our Accelerator program to include Dallas with a presence at The DEC. This Tuesday we’ve chartered a Von Lane bus and are coming to San Antonio with 24 investors, mentors and entrepreneurs to announce $100,000 just for San Antonio!

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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The Top 5 Members of your Startup Team

Austin Startup

As the team builds, you’ll need a few other team members to develop an effective startup: 4. A Veteran could take hold in any other position or could be just a startup advisor. Startup Crew, Assembly may be required. Also, a startup accelerator/incubator isn’t an option. Alright, so what? How do I assemble my team?

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

Austin Startup

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?