A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 9, 2010

Steve Blank says "get outside the building," Eric Ries says "seek validated learning," Sean Ellis says "seek product/market fit," Drew Houston says "the only way to learn on a $0 budget is to talk to people.". Aren't you sick of every startup blogger on Earth badgering you about this? I say "find ten people who say they'll buy."

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

With free coffee and Internet, workspaces, and built-in community, coworking spaces provide a great place to get things done without feeling the isolation of working at home, or trying to overcome the frenetic nature of working in a coffee shop. Plus, after work, Icehouse frequently hosts social and cultural events. Caroline Collective.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

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. Drew Houston. For decades, Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio have been on all of the “Top 10 Places for…” lists. Joe Lonsdale. Jim Breyer.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 16, 2012

Redlitz is not allowed to bring anything beyond books and articles into the prison and the five members of the first Last Mile class had never been on the Internet and never used a mobile device. “We Houston is serving time for second-degree murder but is due to be paroled in early 2013. It’s a significant challenge.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are 4 of the 11 largest cities in the country , and connecting these cities will help to raise billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. The event will be live-streamed over the Internet back to Austin at Capital Factory.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 16, 2012

Redlitz is not allowed to bring anything beyond books and articles into the prison and the five members of the first Last Mile class had never been on the Internet and never used a mobile device. “We Houston is serving time for second-degree murder but is due to be paroled in early 2013. It’s a significant challenge.

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San Francisco San Diego Technical Review Houston 60

Reid Hoffman

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Over the past two decades the internet has reshaped our daily lives and the world of business—so it’s not surprising that it’s transforming how companies develop talent. Talk with other entrepreneurs, not just famous entrepreneurs,” the Dropbox cofounder Drew Houston told Reid on the Masters of Scale podcast.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2011

But, then so do the Bay Area, New York City, the Boston 128 corridor, and for that matter Houston and Dallas. As Kleiner partner Mary Meeker so nicely summed up recently , mobile is the “it&# Internet trend of the moment. So, what distinguishes the Austin mobile scene?

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Rob Go

APRIL 1, 2012

I came to a pretty exciting conclusion: We are entering a golden age of internet founders! But I do think the trend towards young founders in the internet space is driven somewhat by our moment in time. The “ Tom Brady Entrepreneurs ” will have learned at the side of Zuck, Andrew Mason, Jack Dorsey, Drew Houston etc.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

One pioneer in the field has been the New York Public Library, whose Biblion app lets users explore research materials (including those most commonly consulted) from anywhere with an Internet connection. An iPad is simple to mount on a podium or other stand, making it the perfect tool for quick look-ups.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 5, 2013

With an Akimbo Card account, users can share money with any other Akimbo card holder instantly by using either a mobile app or the Akimbo Website via the internet. [.] A Slice of Silicon Hills San Antonio Akimbo Akimbo Card Debit Cards Geekdom Houston Frost technology'

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2017

Make sure you do, and you’ll be a winner regardless of the outcome in Houston. For SMEs like yours, efficient internet marketing is key to achieving greatness. If you’re one of the millions who will be tuning in (or even if you’re not), it can teach some valuable lessons. Let’s get ready for the kickoff. . Teamwork Is Everything.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

It might seem a bit weird to have an article about a recently deceased pop singer on a blog about Internet Marketing, but bear with me, today we’re talking about Whitney Houston.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The founder and CEO of Blinds.com – a leading Internet retailer of custom window treatments on the internet, specializing in blinds, shades, shutters and draperies – confesses that he was a jerk of a boss who used to terrorize his employees and micro-managed every detail of his business.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. Austin is different from Dallas which is different from Houston and San Antonio. The Internet is full of great videos and blogs.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Yet as providers announce that Texas cities like Dallas, Houston, and Waco will be receiving 5G in the near future, Austin is left on the outside looking in. compared to hundreds in other Texas cities like Dallas and Houston. Austin Tech Alliance is a nonprofit building a culture of civic engagement in Austin’s tech sector.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2017

In Houston, many of the area’s hospitals had proactively put in place flood control measures and most had already moved to electronic health records instead of paper documents. This provides an additional layer or protection against disasters, especially those that might restrict internet access for an extended period of time.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2010

The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. The article includes comments from Kevin Dewalt and Drew Houston. Even Marc Andreessen weighs in. I think this means weve officially diffused our first major misunderstanding (that lean means cheap and small ) - congratulations. Even Marc Andreessen weighs in.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Salon C Register: SXSW badge required The Texas Startup Manifesto SXSW Panel The Texas Startup Manifesto is call to action to connect Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas Startup Megatropolis, unlocking billions of dollars in capital and unleashing thousands of diverse entrepreneurs.

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Jason Ball

MAY 11, 2018

For 10 days I lived in a hut on the beach with no electricity, no hot water and … no internet. For the past 3 years, these 10 days have stood out in my mind like a Golden Age for many reasons, and a key ingredient was NO INTERNET. Houston, we have a problem. Goodbye Whatscrapp and Instaself, hello four hours of leisure time.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 5, 2012

While there are 30 million small and micro businesses in rural India, according to Surjith, and only 5% of those know English, there are substantial barriers to selling technology to these companies, including the fact that computer knowledge and Internet connections are both quite low in this segment.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

At today's roundtable, we had a chance to discuss a topic that continues to bother me endlessly - the Internet's obsession with FREE. Seshu has already started operations in Dallas and Houston as well as launched in the Bay Area. He is also planning to launch in Boston and Chicago by December.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

FM KQED live-streams over the internet here : [link] Forum is also broadcast on Sirius XM satellite radio (channel 135 NPR Talk) I know for many of you 10AM is not the common time you're sitting by the radio with nothing better to do than call into a live radio show. FM or 89.3

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Fast forward to 2021, six in 10 people around the world now use the internet, 332 million people came online for the first time in 2021, and 4.66 billion actively use the internet worldwide – 59.5% million barrels per day of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from Houston to New York. of the global population. More than 5.22

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Thanks to all of the news I received, I was able to avoid driving to Houston on what would have easily been the worst weekend to visit my second favorite Texas city. A rumor broke out during Harvey stating that immigration papers were needed in order to get assistance at Houston-area shelters. The maps on SNAP was useful today.

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Austin Startup

MAY 26, 2010

With more than three million domains hosted by the company, HostGator makes up approximately two percent of the world’s internet traffic. “We HostGator is headquartered in Houston and provides service to clients in more than 170 countries. Jim Ballard, Stream Realty represented the building owner.

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2019

People can pay for a membership to work from a shared workspace which often includes internet, coffee, desks, and other amenities. - Coworking is a recent phenomenon which was aided by the proliferation of the internet and the associated capability for people to work remotely. How did coworking start? may come from your decision.

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aweissman.com

JANUARY 11, 2012

One can follow the Cash Mobs twitter account and see these things in cities such as Cleveland, Houston, Ann Arbor, Kansas City - and thats just this week. One can follow the Cash Mobs twitter account and see these things in cities such as Cleveland, Houston, Ann Arbor, Kansas City - and thats just this week. at 10:27 AM. Cash Mobs.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Consider the method used by TPGTEX Label Solutions, a Houston -based software company that specializes in bar codes and labels for manufacturers and chemical companies. Consider the method used by TPGTEX Label Solutions, a Houston -based software company that specializes in bar codes and labels for manufacturers and chemical companies.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 20, 2013

In the last decade, however, that common wisdom has shifted, at least for consumer internet companies. My partners at Greylock and I have invested in a number of young founding CEOs who match this pattern and are doing a fantastic job leading their companies through hypergrowth, such as Brian Chesky of AirBnB and Drew Houston of Dropbox.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Thanks to the power of the Internet, you can build channels that are selling to many people without the need to communicate with them individually. Drew Houston made a funny video that got over 75,000 views featuring a non­existant product prior to the launch. Inbound marketing: Selling one-to-many.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Graduate Drew Houston grew tired of transferring files on USB drives… (Dropbox was finding natural roots). Qiangdong “Richard” Liu of Jingdong decided to check out the Internet. As a first time Internet user, the risks were immense… 3. What has been their motive to set up the Startup? The Challenge.

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Austin Startup

MAY 17, 2018

To put it in context, Houston has 548, Dallas has 288, San Antonio has 66. The number connected devices (also known as the Internet of Things or IoT) will almost double in a few short years. (Small cells are briefcase-sized technology that attach to light poles or buildings to boost mobile broadband connectivity.) Austin has two.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

5 Lessons Dropbox CEO Drew Houston Learned When His Business Boomed | Fast Company – [link]. Google Serves 25 Percent of North American Internet Traffic – [link]. . “A solid business model and a great story will at best have 10% chance of succeeding” – [link]. Video] – [link].

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www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, and others in the debate agree to a dramatically simplified term sheet with some significant changes against the norm : - The elimination of participation , which has become a common request since the Internet bubble burst.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Salon K CF Member: Blake Garrett, Aceable Register: SXSW badge required Third Coast: Can Austin Be The Next Big Tech City? Date: Sat March 10, 2018 Time: 5:00 PM?—?6:00 If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 8, 2012

The Internet and all its associated machines and gadgets enable anyone to be connected to anyone else -anytime, anywhere. That experience is consistent with research conducted by Aziz Gilani, a director at Houston venture capital firm DFJ Mercury. Location Still Matters. It’s a central paradox of our time.

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