article thumbnail

Meet our Startup Chica Committee Members

Austin Startup

After graduating, she came back to Texas?—?Austin, Diversity in leadership brings different perspectives to the table which could lead to a solution that others may not see right away. Currently, Nereyda is a Global Program Manager at Facebook where she leads global outsourcing initiatives for its community operations team.

article thumbnail

Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. Are they drawn to Texas or moving away from California? Joe Lonsdale.

Texas 90
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Thank you to the Austin Technology Incubator at UT Austin for creating the Austin startup scene as…

Austin Startup

When I came to Austin in 1999, ATI was one of the only organizations supporting entrepreneurs in Texas. ATI is a tech incubator affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin that serves student and faculty entrepreneurs, as well as those in the greater Austin community, to explore deep tech solutions that address the world’s challenges.

article thumbnail

Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM 3:00PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon

article thumbnail

Vote Local, Austin: 18 SXSW panels featuring Austinites that deserve your PanelPicker vote

Austin Startup

JD Weinstein , head of Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem in Austin; Karen Kilroy, entrepreneur and CEO of Kilroy Blockchain; Sabrina Wojtewicz, co-founder of Bunker Labs; and Sara Chapman, Director of Entrepreneurship Strategy & Partnerships at Dell will discuss how both startups and corporations can work together and find the right fit.

Austin 48
article thumbnail

UT Business students are fighting snakes with memes. Here’s why.

Austin Startup

So, according to a 2016 Global Entrepreneurs Report , millennials are taking business into their own hands and launching start-ups earlier than other generations. Ensuring your initial leadership team is diverse in factors like educational background or going from his(ssssss) to her can improve decision-making.

Harvest 50
article thumbnail

What to expect when you pitch me your startup idea

Austin Startup

Is it an Texas-based tech startup company or is it doing something in the email space? For me, that’s any tech startup company in Texas or any email related company in the world. I only advise and invest in companies where I can have a big impact. Are you someone I want to help? Is what you are doing awesome? What is the idea?