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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. It’s the heroin-hit that hooks the entrepreneur. (The I’m sure people said similar things to Heather when she joined as our CEO.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they

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Six Reasons You Need to be at Fed Supernova This September

Austin Startup

Instead of reinventing the wheel, why not get a running head start on innovation based on startup technology that’s already gained traction in the commercial sphere? Hear from the most relevant, cutting-edge technology startups in the U.S. SHOWCASE YOUR WORK Explain what you’re doing (and why) to a large, diverse audience.

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Why you should invest in Texas

Austin Startup

from the scrappy ranchers of the early days, to the oil wildcatters, culminating in today’s high-tech entrepreneurs. It’s no wonder that Texas is one of the most active states for entrepreneurs and startups. These Texas startups exhibited the innovation, determination and grit of the early Texans. We went public in 2012.”

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Capital Factory Doubles Down on Houston

Austin Startup

In 2017, we released the Texas Startup Manifesto , outlining a vision of a united Texas startup ecosytsem where startup entrepreneurs treat the four major metropolitan areas as one big city when they are recruiting talent, fundraising, and acquiring customers. Our word of the year was “Dallas”. It’s working?—?40

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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2018 Panels & Parties

Austin Startup

The biggest week of the year for tech and startups in Austin, Texas as South by Southwest (SXSW) descends upon the city from March 19–15. Capital Factory will be making a $100,000 investment on stage in a blockchain startup. SXSW Edu Intro to the Austin Startup Scene at Capital Factory. Did I miss something?

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! Austin always has a strong presence at SXSW and this year is no different. Time: 12:30PM?—?1:30PM Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM