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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. Every day, 5% of the entire online world visits a customer running on the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform. Period, full-stop.

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WP Engine Opens an Office at Geekdom in San Antonio

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By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News WP Engine, founded in 2010 at Capital Factory, has 150 employees in Austin and it’s hiring. And WP Engine has just opened a San Antonio office at Geekdom, a technology incubator and coworking […] The post WP Engine Opens an Office at Geekdom in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills.

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San Antonio Ranks Third on Forbes List of the Nation’s Tech Hot Spots

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Forbes names San Antonio-New Braunfels as one of America’s technology hot spots. The greater San Antonio area earned the number three spot on the list behind number one, Washington, D.C. Forbes reported that San Antonio-New Braunfels gained 18.3 and number two, Riverside, Calif.

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Kids Learn Robotics and Engineering at FIRST Robotics Competition in San Antonio

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The post Kids Learn Robotics and Engineering at FIRST Robotics Competition in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. “This is just a great hands on experience,” Ross said. “I I get to learn all these technical things and work as a team.” Ross, who wants to be [.]

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Seven Tech Events to Attend in San Antonio This Week

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Geekdom is still the center of technology entrepreneurial activity in San Antonio as evidenced by the number of events taking place this week. But this week, San Antonio is also the center of activity for tech leaders from all over Texas.

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Encouraging Girls to Become Engineers

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Luz Cristal Glangchai, a scientist and founder of VentureLab in San Antonio, spoke last month at the fifth annual TedXSanAntonio event. Glangchai wants more girls to become engineers. San Antonio Luz Cristal Glangchai TEDxSanAntonio VentureLab'

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

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I’ve had this conversation with several communities such as in San Diego where I believe there are way more qualified and talented engineers than available local capital to support them. Actually, there is tons of wealth in San Diego but it isn’t organized well to support them. San Diego has Qualcomm.

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