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San Antonio-based TrueAbility Launches

SiliconHills

A new tech startup in San Antonio seeks to change the way companies hire technical talent. TrueAbility, a cloud-based technical assessment tool can help hiring managers and recruiters assess technical skills of job candidates, said Frederick Mendler, one of the company’s cofounders and its CEO.

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TrueAbility Wins San Antonio Startup Weekend

SiliconHills

A team of four former Rackspace employees claimed the top prize at San Antonio Startup Weekend. “TrueAbility helps companies hire great techs,” Frederick Mendler, CEO, said during his pitch. True Ability, a service that lets companies test the technical aptitude of job candidates, won the panel of judges over.

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CyberFortess of San Antonio Lands $3 Million in Funding to Develop its Insuretech Product

SiliconHills

CyberFortess, an insuretech startup, announced Wednesday that it has received $3 million in seed-stage funding. The San Antonio-based startup, founded in 2018, plans to use the funding to hire additional employees, develop its product and launch into the Texas market early next year.

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WP Engine Opens an Office at Geekdom in San Antonio

SiliconHills

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. The plucky startup also has another 10 employees in a satellite office in California. San Antonio Austin Wordpress hosting WP Engine'

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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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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. I’m sure people said similar things to Heather when she joined as our CEO.

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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?